Senior Software Development Engineer

Creating impact together at Bühler!
Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.
Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries.
We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.
Senior Software Development Engineer
Join Bühler's Business Area Value Nutrition and help shape the next generation of automation and software solutions for advanced machine control systems. In this role within R&D, you will combine PLC programming, modern software development, and interdisciplinary collaboration to develop reliable, efficient, and high-performing solutions that support our customers in achieving outstanding process and product quality.
This is where you'll excel

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You develop and implement PLC software for machine control systems, primarily using Siemens automation platforms; Rockwell knowledge is an advantage

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You design, implement, and maintain visualization software, including C# backend services and Angular-based frontend applications

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You analyze technical requirements and translate them into robust automation and software solutions aligned with engineering standards and best practices

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You collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, process, and project teams, including close cooperation with our development team in China

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You support machine commissioning, troubleshooting, optimization, and 3rd-level support for machine control systems and related services, both remotely and on-site when required
These are the skills you'll need

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Degree in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a comparable technical field, ideally from a University of Applied Sciences or ETH

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Several years of experience in industrial automation, with solid knowledge of PLC programming, machine control software, relevant automation standards, C# backend development, and ideally Angular, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS frontend development

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Good understanding of software engineering principles, including modular design, testing, version control, and documentation, combined with analytical thinking, strong problem-solving skills and deployment strategies as well as willingness to learn data science, data analytics, and machine learning methods for industrial applications

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Strong communication and collaboration skills in interdisciplinary teams, along with very good English and good German skills

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Willingness to travel up to 10% per year
Questions? We are happy to answer them!
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