Associate Software Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking a software engineer to join our Wide Area Networking team. In this position, you will design and develop new features for our WAN network management software as well as maintain the existing codebase. You will also occasionally assist our Application Engineers in supporting internal or external customers. We are looking for a talented programmer who is a great fit with a friendly, supportive, and high-performing team. The ideal candidate will be an excellent problem solver, driven to improve in their craft, and willing to learn a broad range of software skills and technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Specify, design, implement, review, and test software systems. Understand hardware and software interactions and collaborate with firmware engineers. Serve as a technical contact for internal customers. Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles. Understand. Create. Simplify. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience with object-oriented design.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL.
• Negative drug test result(s).

Preferred Qualifications

• C# and .NET
• Windows application development with WPF and XAML
• Front-end web application development in Angular
• Back-end REST API development
• SQL databases
• Network Management System / Element Management System development
• Agile software development
• Familiarity with:
  • Atlassian tools
  • Version control (preferably Git)
  • Continuous integration
  • Automated unit testing (preferably NUnit)

Location Information:

Pullman, WA- SEL’s corporate office is located in Eastern Washington where you'll enjoy an unmatched quality of life. Enjoy the smaller town life: country space, freedom from traffic, easy access to recreational activities in nearby mountains, rivers, and forests, as well as great schools and universities.

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

• We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401K options.

• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.

• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.  

• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range:

$78,000 - $95,000. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with differing experience. Our salary ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. The salary range may differ in other locations based on cost of labor. We base our starting pay offer on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

Communication with Applicants 

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.