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Renishaw plc
New Mills
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8JR
Tel: 01453 524524
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Benefits include:
- 21 days holiday + 4 company days
- Subsidised BUPA private medical scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Access to a company doctor
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Onsite fitness centres
- Annual appraisal review programme
- Annual salary review and discretionary bonus scheme
- A variable working programme ﴾not available to shift workers﴿
- Training and development
- Inventors scheme awards
- Subsidised onsite restaurants
- Long service awards
Principal Software Components Engineer - R6605
New Mills
Job Description Wotton under Edge Hybrid pattern: 3 days onsite/week Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 depending on experience An opportunity has arisen for a Principal Software Engineer. The successful applicant will be responsible for working on the graphics and CAD components that are used in MODUS and other products throughout the business. This opportunity would suit a candidate who is looking to further their career by taking responsibility for these components and technically leading this new team. This role will be technically focused with managerial responsibility for the small team - including mentoring and performance management. Good knowledge of C++ is required along with overall software engineering practices. Responsibilities Building Windows components for use within the manufacturing industry Working within an agile team to breakdown stories into manageable tasks Writing tests to ensure products that are produced are of suitable quality Working with Product Owners and other members of the wider group to break down feature requests into manageable work Taking full ownership of software products to ensure design and implementation are completed to a good level Knowledge of graphics and CAD would be desirable Technically leading a small team of Software Engineers Key requirements Educated to at least degree level in a technical subject; OR the ability to demonstrate comparable applied knowledge and expertise to an equivalent level. Demonstrable commercial knowledge of C++ Good experience of C# and the .Net frameworks especially WPF Knowledge of best practice for software design and design patterns Experience of using standard software engineering tools e.g. Git, Azure DevOps, Atlassian tools Ability to technically lead and motivate a team and monitor progress Setting objectives for team members Desire to continue to learn and improve through continuous improvement Willing to take on occasional travel with a full and valid passport and driving licence Role is permanent, full time and ideally based at New Mills but other UK sites will be considered. Travel to other UK sites will be required Benefits When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter, York & Edinburgh sites). We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family. Please click here for further information about our benefits. At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement. If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or recruitment@renishaw.com. Please click here for further information about diversity and inclusion at Renishaw. Employment Type: Permanent Time Type: Full time Requisition Number: R6605 Principal Software Components Engineer (Open) Renishaw is a FTSE 250 global engineering and scientific technology company, with core skills in measurement, motion control, additive manufacturing, healthcare, spectroscopy and manufacturing. We supply products and services that push the boundaries of what is possible in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. We are also a world leader in the field of metal additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where we design and make industrial machines that ‘print' parts from metal powder. We currently have 77 offices in 36 countries, with around 5,200 employees worldwide. Over 3,000 people are employed within the UK where we carry out the majority of our research and development, and manufacturing. With a global presence in a broad range of sectors, we aim to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse global communities we serve. Every year we welcome a wide range of new employees, from apprentices to experienced professionals. By joining Renishaw you will be making a difference to the world in which we live, in a global company that encourages innovation and personal achievement. Our people help us to pursue this purpose so that we can continue to be a world leader in precision technology and deliver on our vision to innovate and transform capabilities in manufacturing, science and healthcare through unparalleled levels of precision, productivity and practicality.
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