Position Summary
The Software Engineer will be responsible for supporting the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of automation solutions for smart factories / high-tech manufacturing lines. This role involves hands-on execution of automation tasks, integrating equipment with factory systems, troubleshooting connectivity issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions meet performance and quality goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in gathering operational requirements and executing technical tasks to support automation solution scopes.
- Develop, test, and implement automation scripts, components, and software integrations to enhance system performance.
- Integrate and test vision-based and spatial-sensing components to support automated inspection and equipment monitoring.
- Write and maintain ETL pipelines to collect, transform, and integrate equipment and MES data into usable formats.
- Maintain software version control, track configurations, and document changes to ensure traceability across automation systems.
- Write database queries and assist in maintaining automation-related databases (monitoring, backup, and recovery procedures).
- Follow established data governance standards, access procedures, and life cycle management guidelines.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve daily automation, equipment connectivity, and dataflow issues to minimize downtime.
- Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to support the successful delivery and integration of automation projects.
- Research and test emerging automation, IIoT, and digital technologies under the guidance of senior team members.
- Perform any ad-hoc duties assigned by the Company as and when required.
3. Qualifications& Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- 3 years of experience in equipment automation (ideally in semiconductor, solar, or electronics manufacturing).
- Working knowledge of equipment interface protocols (SECS/GEM OPC UA, Modbus, etc.).
- Hands-on experience diagnosing and troubleshooting hardware/software connectivity to equipment.
- Experience with PLCs, control systems, sensors, actuators, robotics.
- Proficiency in programming languages (C, C++, C#, Python, VB,Golang, Java, etc.).
- Basic understanding of MES / factory systems integration and IoT/ data connectivity.
- Familiarity with relational databases and writing basic SQLqueries (Oracle, DB2, SQL, Postgresql, MySQL).
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
- Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team.
- Willingness to travel between sites on project assignments.
4. Preferred/ Additional
- Experience in high-precision, contamination-controlled factory environments such as cleanroom / semiconductor / solar fabs
- Exposure to AI / machine learning applications in automation
- Prior experience leading multi-site deployments
- Familiarity with Industry 4.0 frameworks
