Senior Software Engineer

Job Title:- Senior Software Engineer
Location:- Buena Vista, FL 32830
Duration:- 12 Months+

Job Summary:

• Would you like to be a part of a team that contributes to every stage of the client attraction life cycle, from Blue Sky to Sustainment.
• As a Senior Software Engineer on the Modeling, Simulation, and Training Tools (MST) team, you will build software tools that are used to provide detailed engineering simulation and analysis services internationally for Client Imagineering (WDI), Park Operations Line of Business, and other Global Engineering & Technology partners.
  These services include systems-level simulations of our rides and attraction and Software-In-the-Loop (SIL) or Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) software design/testing platforms.
• You will report to the Manager - Software Engineering.

• Lead and assist in the development of desktop applications and software APIs for use by internal engineering and creative partners.
• Write unit tests and regression test documentation for software.
• Write detailed documentation for software, both for developers and users.
• Assist users with troubleshooting and resolving bugs in deployed software.
• Provide computer hardware and software expertise to multi-disciplinary teams to influence purchasing decisions and system design
• Five (5) or more years of experience with the design, implementation, and testing of Windows/Linux desktop applications using C or C++
• Five (5) or more years of experience with industrial control equipment, such as Rockwell or Client PLCs and/or Beckhoff GPCs.
• Experience with networking communications such as sockets, UDP, TCP, and other industrial protocols
• Experience developing high-performance and/or real-time applications or simulations
• Proven ability to work with a highly technical project team in the development of software applications, including architecting solutions and mentoring new team members
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting directly with partners, internal customers, and users
• Ability to be a proactive team member, willing to support and collaborate with other developers to achieve project milestones
• Willingness to learn new technologies and languages, and apply them to solve engineering problems
• Proficiency in object-oriented design principles
• Experience with writing unit tests and regression test documentation for software
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and assess software errors to develop and implement solutions
• Practice using engineering software and software development environments (e.g., Visual Studio)
• Proficiency in Agile software development practices, including Scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc.
• An understanding of source control tools such as Git, and continuous integration tools such as GitLab CI or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or Equivalent from ABET-certified curriculum.

• Engineering within the entertainment industry, Ride and Show Control Systems, Programming and troubleshooting PLC hardware
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop simulation
• Systems Engineering concepts, tools, and processes (SysML, IDEF0)
• Scripting languages including PowerShell and Python

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Sci .
• Preferred Education Post-graduate engineering degree.