Application Engineer - Tulip

Position:
Application Engineer – Tulip

Location:

Sparks, MD

Duration: 12 Months

Total Hours/week: 40.00

Workdays/hours: M – F 8 am – 5 pm

• The client Integrated Diagnostics Systems (IDS) division is looking for a junior to mid‑level software developer who has a passion for delivering great software products that meet customer needs.
• The right candidate will be a self‑motivated, positive person who can work independently as well as being a team player, has excellent debugging/problem‑solving skills, has built innovative forward‑looking solutions, and appreciates delivering a quality product.
• The candidate will be responsible for creating and documenting applications within a cloud‑based process execution system called Tulip.
• This candidate will collaborate on design efforts with multiple teams to ensure that paper‑based manufacturing and quality processes are accurately translated to electronic form.
• The candidate must be self‑directed, requiring minimal daily direction while collaborating with the team to achieve agreed‑upon scheduled deliverable work.
• The candidate will participate in an Agile software team.

• Works independently to specify, plan, design, develop, test and support software components as assigned.
• Contributes to project schedule generation including scope of work, duration of tasks, and order of execution.
• Monitors work progress against schedule commitments, reports progress to leadership in a timely fashion, including when work will not be completed according to schedule milestones.
• Proposes solutions to maintain schedule milestones including prioritizing efforts and monitoring scope creep.
• Works with team to establish necessary requirements specifications and test plans for software product validations.
• Responsible for translating requirements into design and implementation of well‑structured and documented software components.
• Implement new software component designs or enhancements to existing software products; participates in the implementation of more complex subsystems and systems.
• Troubleshoot/debug issues within existing automation systems and implements modifications to resolve these issues.
• Participate in technical design reviews and code inspections.
• Insure adherence to IDS development policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements including 21 CFR part 11 requirements, client quality standards, and conveys an expectation of high‑quality software.

• Requires a BS degree in Computer Science, Process Engineering, Continuous Improvement, or a related engineering discipline.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Knowledge of software development in a process‑oriented/regulated environment and adherence to a quality management system.
• Experience with Agile software development.
• Knowledge of automation/process control experience.

• Application development experience using Tulip.
• Experience working in an FDA/ISO‑regulated environment.
• Experience writing code to interact with electro‑mechanical instrumentation via communication protocols such as RS‑232/485, USB, CANBUS, or TCP/IP.
• Experience with the Microsoft stack including C# and SQL Server.