Load & Haul Division’s Turku plant with in Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a global technology and manufacturing center for underground loading & hauling equipment for mining industry. Today intelligent control system plays an essential and increasingly important role in safe and productive usage of mining equipment. R&D and Product Development organization is currently looking for a dynamic and innovative SW Engineer to work in software development of Control Systems area. The position is located in Turku, Finland.

Your mission

As a SW Engineer, you will implement of Control System SW according to high level functional specifications and approved wireframe models. You are expected to provide robust bug free code that meets the high quality requirements of Control System SW. To succeed in this role you have several years of hands on experience of SW development. You are able and willing to learn how the Load and Haul machines operate in detail and in a larger high level scope. Controls System SW is the heart of the heavy mining machine and it has to work safely and reliably in all possible cases. The lifespan of Control System SW is counted in decades and the machines operate in distant underground mines in harsh conditions, so the SW quality and maintainability must be at a very high level.

Your main responsibilities include the following:

• Implementing new features to Control System control module SW according to functional specifications with CODESYS (IEC 61131-3) and C programming languages

• Implementing new features to Control System display SW according to functional specifications and wireframe models with C, Qt and QML programming languages

• Close interaction with SW Test Engineers and System Engineers while implementing new and updating existing SW features

• Participating and contributing to SW process development activities driven by Lead SW Engineer and Lead SW Test Engineer

• Supporting Robot Framework Test Automation case and Python test library updates while changing the existing features of control module SW.

Your character

You have a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in IT/Software, automation or similar. You have a proven track record of SW development tasks with either C, C++, Qt or CoDeSys. You are a good team player that has good set of suitable team working skills. You are also able to provide high quality code independently according to the functional specifications and wireframe models. Knowledge of working machine Control Systems and distributed control SWs are considered as major assets for this role.

Your fluent communication skills in written and spoken English is a mandatory requirement. Proactive and systematic way of working and excellent skills in problem solving will be needed. You can work under pressure in a multicultural stakeholder environment and you have capability to meet the challenging targets driven by project deadlines in the field of Control System SW development. To be successful in this role, you must be eager to learn new technologies, processes and tools.

We offer you a challenging and interesting role with high impact and high visibility, in a truly international environment as well as opportunities for your professional development. We at Sandvik are sustainability-focused, have a diverse and inclusive company culture where our values are Innovation, Fair Play, Customer Focus and Passion to Win. Visit our Solid Ground stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us better.