food technology vacatures

At Syntegon, together with 6,300 colleagues worldwide, we are a strategic partner in process and packaging technology for the pharmaceutical and food industries. With efficient processes, innovative technologies, and sustainable solutions, we help our customers achieve their goals. For example, we ensure that vaccines are safely filled and that tablets can fully release their active ingredients. Additionally, your favorite chocolates and snacks are sustainably packaged with our help.

As a Center of Competence for vertical form-fill-seal machines within the Syntegon Group, our location in Weert develops and produces intelligent and sustainable technologies for packaging a wide range of food and non-food products. The portfolio includes both stand-alone machines and system solutions.

Apply now and become part of our team!

The objective of this position is to develop software modules based on specific market, customer or Syntegon internal requirements for the HMI platform. This includes setting up the design, implementing and testing the software modules and generating the corresponding documentation. Subsequently you extend the tools that generate software for customers, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and scalability. Subjects such as HMI software development, software testing and creating user-centered interfaces are daily routine for this specialist.

Your tasks and responsibilities include:

• Generating and / or developing within time- and cost boundaries a design in a systematic way that fulfills the requirements set for that design. This involves coordinating with colleagues within and outside your own field about the chosen solutions. Furthermore, you take responsibility for the quality and functionality of your own code.
• Converting machine functionality into HMI-software and user-centered interfaces.
• Maintain and extend the software generation pipeline.
• Coding of software according to established design rules and principles.
• Creating tests, testing and working with test set-ups for developed software.
• Providing information to the project engineering, service, assembly and sales departments through (but not limited to) technical descriptions, hours estimates and user instructions.

• Bachelor’s in Software Engineering, Electronics or Informatics.
• Several years of experience of HMI software development:
  • Development environment: Visual Studio
  • Programming languages: C#, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) elements
  • Markup languages: HTML5
• Setup of requirements, documentation and performing reviews.
• Work with agile tools: Scrum and Jira.
• Preferably have experience with the HMI software platforms Zenon and FactoryTalk Optix.
• Preferably have experience with version control tools like Subversion and Git.
• Preferably have basic knowledge of networks and security patch management.
• Preferably has basic knowledge in the development of real-time embedded software:
  • Programming languages: C++ and Python
  • Development environment: Beckhoff TwinCAT3 platform
• Preferably have basic knowledge of and experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design, UML and design patterns.
• Basic knowledge of field busses e.g. EtherCAT, ADS, Ethernet/IP, IO-link and Modbus TCP.
• Basic knowledge of industrial communication protocols e.g. OPC-UA and OPC-DA.
• Basic knowledge of MES/SCADA systems.
• Basic knowledge of ISA-88 / OMAC / PACKML is preferred.
• Experience in the machine building industry.
• Hands-on mentality.
• Willing to visit customers (maximum once per quarter).
• Proficient in English and Dutch both written and spoken.

• Stability and continuity with an employer with international allure and career opportunities.
• Pleasant collegial working atmosphere with enthusiastic and professional colleagues.
• High degree of responsibility and independence.
• Good primary and secondary employment conditions with a gross monthly salary between €3,900 and €5,300 depending on age and experience.
• The secondary employment conditions include a 38-hour working week, 28 days off, flexible working hours and a profit-sharing arrangement.
• A fun and challenging position!