Senior Software Engineer
About the role
Job Description
Cognex is the global leader in the exciting and growing field of machine vision. We combine a 40+ years history of leading edge vision products and strong growth year to year with a special culture that embraces a fast-paced and creative environment of a startup. The 3D, Computational Imaging and Robotics Product Engineering Group develops high-performance 2D & 3D tools and sensors that are crucial to maintain company leadership in a rapidly growing market environment. The Jena team creates leading-edge 3D technologies for industrial machine vision, including fast and precise 3D data acquisition, embedded vision processing and real-time robotics.
Senior Software Engineer
The individual is a team member of experienced & highly motivated embedded and computer vision software engineers that create robust embedded vision solutions for industrial applications. In that domain, the individual will design, implement and test system-level software for embedded Linux platforms, as well as software for 2D/3D data acquisition and post-processing. Having several years of professional experience in software design and development, the individual is keen to implement new features and functionality on embedded platforms to enable Cognex devices to run latest machine vision and acquisition algorithms. The candidate is driven by a passion for thinking out-of-the-box, analyzing complex problems and creating new and innovative solutions.
Essential Functions:
Design and implementation of system-level software and algorithms for embedded Linux devices
Participate in code reviews across teams and codebases
Automated testing, QA and runtime performance evaluation of new features and functionality
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
5+ years of hands-on experience in advanced software design and development with modern C++, preferably under Linux
Professional experience with software development tools, like GCC, CMake, Git preferably on embedded Linux systems (ARM, x86)
Team skills to jointly create solutions in the vision group
Strong communication and collaboration skills in English to work effectively in distributed teams
Keen to work in a global and industry-leading company
The Jena team is looking for a highly motivated and open-minded colleague to jointly tackle complex and challenging tasks and create embedded vision software products with industry leading functionality and quality.
Office Location: Leutragraben 2-4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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