Release Engineer, Level 2 (SH/ATEC)

Daifuku Airport America Corporation is a subsidiary of Daifuku North America a group company of Daifuku in Japan - the largest material handling company in the world. Our advanced systems move everything from car bodies at auto plants to luggage at airports to packaged goods at warehouses. We are known as experts in engineering, manufacturing, and servicing innovative automated materials handling systems including conveyors, automatic guided vehicles, automated storage & retrieval systems, and integrated controls.

The company is currently seeking an experienced Release Engineer Level 2.

Position Summary/ Primary Purpose

Reports to the Software Engineering Manager and works as a member of a small (approx 2 to 4 person) project team. Works, as directed, to produce software builds and releases for AGV system software products and Automatic Baggage Handling Systems software products. Authors and reviews operational specifications, formulates, and analyzes software requirements. The Release Engineer Level 2 applies principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and maintaining security to software development and deployment.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Responsible for software builds and releases of all Daifuku Software products for initial releases and for project driven releases.
• Responsible for the design development and execution of builds, scripts, installation procedures, and systems including source control and issue tracking.
• Works closely with the project team to ensure functionality is complete and meets project requirements.
• Assist in the production and review the related product/project documentation for both internal and external use.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed to meet product/project goals. 

Broad Knowledge as Follows (Basic/Preferred)

• 2+ years of extensive C, C++,C# and .NET development.
• 2+ years of developing with MS SQL Server.
• Superior knowledge of Visual Studio, and Windows Server 2019 and later with IIS
• 2+ yrs experience with Release Engineering, Software Deployment
• Experience with Software Release Life Cycle
• Experience with applying Bug Tracking software
• Experience with Source Code Management Software
• Working experience with Git,   GitLab.
• Software Deployment experience
• Industrial automation (PLC or OPC) experience is a plus.
• Browser development (JQuery, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5) is a plus.

Skills & Abilities as Follows (Basic/Preferred)

• Good working knowledge of current Microsoft Office products
• Ability to travel up to 10%, annually.
• Able to work some overtime will be required.
• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of you, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Verbal and Written Expression and Recognition — The ability to listen to, understand and communicate information and ideas presented through spoken or written words and sentences.
• Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Education & Experience

• BS-CS/CE or Equivalent is required.
• Microsoft.NET, DB certification(s) strongly preferred

Demonstrated Physical Abilities as Follows: remain stationary for 50% of the time; move/traverse throughout the office to access file cabinets and office equipment; operate a computer and other productivity machinery; inspect documents; communicate with others through talking/hearing; read/identify/assess forms and correspondence

After qualifications

Daifuku Airport America Corporation is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled, and federal sub/contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status or medical condition. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please call 248-553-1000.

Daifuku Airport America Corporation offers an excellent compensation package including great benefits such as excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid vacation time, paid sick time, and paid holidays, 401K, Flexible Spending Programs, and more.

At this time our company only receives applications online. If you need assistance applying online to this position, please call 248-553-1000 and leave a message and your call will be returned.