Software Engineer HMI

Syntegon Packaging Solutions B. V. • Weert

Full-time

Industriekade, 6001 SE Weert

from today

At Syntegon, together with 6,300 colleagues worldwide, we are a strategic partner in process and packaging technology for the pharmaceutical and food industries. With efficient processes, innovative technologies, and sustainable solutions, we help our customers achieve their goals. For example, we ensure that vaccines are safely filled and that tablets can fully release their active ingredients. Additionally, your favorite chocolates and snacks are sustainably packaged with our help.

As a Center of Competence for vertical form-fill-seal machines within the Syntegon Group, our location in Weert develops and produces intelligent and sustainable technologies for packaging a wide range of food and non-food products. The portfolio includes both stand-alone machines and system solutions.

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Your duties

The objective of this position is to develop software modules based on specific market, customer or Syntegon internal requirements for the HMI platform. This includes setting up the design, implementing and testing the software modules and generating the corresponding documentation. Subsequently you extend the tools that generate software for customers, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and scalability. Subjects such as HMI software development, software testing and creating user-centered interfaces are daily routine for this specialist.

Your tasks and responsibilities include:

Generating and / or developing within time- and cost boundaries a design in a systematic way that fulfills the requirements set for that design. This involves coordinating with colleagues within and outside your own field about the chosen solutions. Furthermore, you take responsibility for the quality and functionality of your own code.
Converting machine functionality into HMI-software and user-centered interfaces.
Maintain and extend the software generation pipeline.
Coding of software according to established design rules and principles.
Creating tests, testing and working with test set-ups for developed software.
Providing information to the project engineering, service, assembly and sales departments through (but not limited to) technical descriptions, hours estimates and user instructions.

Your profile

Bachelor’s in Software Engineering, Electronics or Informatics.
Several years of experience of HMI software development:
- Development environment: Visual Studio
- Programming languages: C#, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) elements
- Markup languages: HTML5
Setup of requirements, documentation and performing reviews.
Work with agile tools: Scrum and Jira.
Preferably have experience with the HMI software platforms Zenon and FactoryTalk Optix.
Preferably have experience with version control tools like Subversion and Git.
Preferably have basic knowledge of networks and security patch management.
Preferably has basic knowledge in the development of real-time embedded software:
- Programming languages: C++ and Python
- Development environment: Beckhoff TwinCAT3 platform
Preferably have basic knowledge of and experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design, UML and design patterns.
Basic knowledge of field busses e.g. EtherCAT, ADS, Ethernet/IP, IO-link and Modbus TCP.
Basic knowledge of industrial communication protocols e.g. OPC-UA and OPC-DA.
Basic knowledge of MES/SCADA systems.
Basic knowledge of ISA-88 / OMAC / PACKML is preferred.
Experience in the machine building industry.
Hands-on mentality.
Willing to visit customers (maximum once per quarter).
Proficient in English and Dutch both written and spoken.

More information

Stability and continuity with an employer with international allure and career opportunities.
Pleasant collegial working atmosphere with enthusiastic and professional colleagues.
High degree of responsibility and independence.
Good primary and secondary employment conditions with a gross monthly salary between €3,900 and €5,300 depending on age and experience.
The secondary employment conditions include a 38-hour working week, 28 days off, flexible working hours and a profit-sharing arrangement.
A fun and challenging position!

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Compelling Reasons to join us:

Your Attractive Compensation Package

Benefit from competitive salaries and attractive additional benefits.

Your Work-Life Balance

For a better balance between work and personal life, we support you with flexible working time models.

Your Development

We support your career with personalized training opportunities and promote your career development, for example, through our talent programs.

Your Contribution

Sustainability is part of our identity. We promote a dynamic culture of innovation where you can contribute your ideas and creativity.

Your International Environment

Immerse yourself in an intercultural work environment and work on exciting projects worldwide.

Your Health

We promote health and well-being with a variety of health offerings.

My Job. My Passion.

My passion is to make highly complex packaging systems work to the point.

My passion is to achieve the best result for the department both qualitatively and commercially.

My passion is to make highly complex machines work with just a few lines of code.

My passion is to develop a new machine concept from sketch to fully functional machine.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Syntegon is a globally operating company that values diversity. We explicitly welcome an environment where all employees, regardless of gender, age, background, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or special needs, are equally valued.