Senior Software Engineer (C, C++)

Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description

Cognex is the largest, most successful, and recognized global player in industrial machine vision! We are a financially strong, international company with no debt and have been in business for over 40 years. Using advanced optics, image sensors and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and ID systems capture an image then analyze it to make sense of what’s being seen. We are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment, guided by our "Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast" culture, which celebrates employee innovation, determination, and dedication in a dynamic, fun, and distinctive atmosphere.

We are working on a hybrid schedule, 3 days in the office, 2 at home.

The Team: In-Sight Products: 

In-Sight Products is one of the Business Units at Cognex that is actively growing and developing new sensor platforms for the machine vision industry. Our software engineers get to design, develop, and implement the next generation of machine vision sensors and user interfaces.  They do this by working in a full stack environment that includes a combination of embedded Linux platforms, Microsoft Windows technologies, exciting new technologies, and a variety of programming languages. 

The Role: Senior Software Engineer: 

The team is seeking a talented, innovative, senior software engineer who constantly seeks ways to maximize their contributions to the business unit.  The successful senior engineer will do this by being a technical leader who can design and develop the latest and greatest product features.  This individual may also be asked to architect underlying software components and frameworks for next-generation machine vision sensors. 

Essential Functions: 

• Design and architect new software components that control and drive machine vision sensors. 

• Transform complex marketing requirements and use cases into an easy-to-use customer experience.

• Collaborate with engineers from various teams across the engineering organization to ensure their teams are producing components that successfully integrate into our products.

• Identify tool and/or process pitfalls in all areas of the product build process that engineering teams are running into and help lead them to better solutions. 

• Define new automated test frameworks and test configurations.

• Research best practices and new technologies to provide creative engineering solutions to complex issues, making you and those around you more efficient and more productive. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate skills in some of these areas: 

• Excellent skills with C and C++ 

• Excellent skills with C# or Java

• Excellent skills with TypeScript and JavaScript  

• Experience with embedded Linux is a plus 

• Experience with object-oriented design and programming is a must

• Comfortable leading design and review sessions 

• Familiar with software development processes, source control, and build environments  

• Familiar with operating in an Agile/Scrum development environment

• Experience with developing Windows applications for PC’s 

• Experience with Microsoft WPF

• Experience with Microsoft .NET Framework technology 

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills 

• Team player with the ability to work on multi-site development projects  

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently  

• Good presentation, communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills  

Minimum education and work experience required:  

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related technical field  

• 5 or more years of experience in a software development environment 

• If you are interested in working in a high-energy, fast-moving company with leading-edge machine vision technology, strong values, a corporate culture unlike any other in the world, and the best industrial machine vision products available, please apply online below.

Additional Job Description

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cognex is an equal opportunity employer. Cognex evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.