Senior Engineer - Automation Job Listing at Nextracker in United States of America (Job ID NX-481)

Description

Job Description:

TITLE: Senior Engineer - Automation

Experience: 5+ years

NEXTracker, the worldwide leader in solar trackers, is looking for an experienced and talented software developer as an Automation Engineer to help us develop software products to build out our ecosystem.  We have hundreds of thousands of devices in the field, controlling our solar trackers and advanced energy storage systems.  To realize our vision to be market leaders and trendsetters, we need disruptive innovations and conscious automation efforts.  When you work with us, you will be making a positive, material impact on the solar capacity of the planet and learning how to scale business by leveraging efficiency.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Passionate drive to innovate and create
• Integrity to the core
• Enthusiastic customer focus
• Consistent interactive teamwork
• The desire for continuous improvement and top performance
   

Here is a glimpse of what you will do:

• Interact and collaborate with our stakeholders to identify automation needs and opportunities
• Experience using Autodesk Products AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Inventor Professional, AutoCAD vault Professional clients.
• Consult design engineers for the further development of the CAD tools and handling
• Development of Autodesk product's plugins and Autodesk product API consumptions.
• Writing effective and scalable programs using .Net framework and C# language.
• Solving complex issues with geometry operations and its algorithms.
• Expertise in Python coding
• Performance tuning and automation of applications 
• Integrating user-oriented elements into different applications
• Working with Python libraries like Pandas, NumPy, etc
• Provide technical expertise in the planning phase of the potential solution
• Define, Document, and Evolve best practices.
• Set and strive toward reaching professional development goals
   

Here is some of what you will need (required)

• 5+  years of experience working on AutoCAD/Revit/Civil 3D/Inventor API using Visual Studio 2019 and above.
• Gather requirements, design, build, and deploy integrations using Python, pandas 
• Python development skills with AWS Cloud C Experience in any ETL development like PL/SQL, MySql, Datastage etc
• Shell scripting experience
• Strong knowledge of code quality, performance and security
• Programming languages/environment (C#, .net and Windows applications.).
• Good knowledge of aptitude and analytical geometry.
• Passionate about creating good design and usability
• Experience in working with teams spread across multiple locations and time zones.
• Must be willing to dive into software environments and technical issues.
• Strong leadership, time management, problem-solving skills, and resource administration.
• A strong desire and ability to learn quickly.
• Proficient in WPF application development, architectural patterns like MVVM, Forge API deployment, automated testing platforms including unit tests, code versioning tools such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial, agile methodologies, and administration tools like Jira.
   

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:

• A team player with excellent communication skills
• Capability to work in an environment with a high degree of ambiguity.
• Exhibit a high level of individual initiative and ownership.
• Passionate and Self-motivated individual, with keen attention to detail, action-and-results oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong logical, analytical, problem-solving skills and reporting skills.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Aptitude to present ideas in user-friendly language.
• Experience in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
  
   

At Nextracker, we are leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.