Lead Software Engineer in Fort Washington

Job Description

Avo Photonics is a dynamic contract engineering services company that designs, develops and manufactures custom opto-electronic products for a large customer base. Members of our staff have the opportunity to design, prototype and produce next products for a diverse range of markets including environmental, medical, military, industrial, aerospace, and communications.

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We seek a diligent, dedicated and meticulous person who will help to further our success and reputation in the industry through world-class customer service. The successful candidate must plan his/her own work schedule, keep multiple records, be self-motivated, maintain a professional presence, and have the desire to take ownership of projects.

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Specifically:

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• Oversee and contribute to the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of manufacturing software; applications include assembly and test automation, manufacturing execution, and shopfloor control systems.

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• Manage, train, and mentor software engineering team; supervise any contracted software development resources.

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• Through code reviews, ensure software development activities follow best practices including in-line documentation, unit and continuous integration testing.

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• Interact with business unit managers to ensure software meets testing, traceability, product, and end user requirements.

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• Generate documentation to include in the quality management system; contribute to business knowledge repositories for software development and test automation.

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• Promote team research and engagement of new techniques and options supporting software development, including AI tools.

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Requirements:

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• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

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• 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with expertise in Python

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• 4 years of software architecture experience

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• Demonstrated strong supervisory and leadership skills with at least 2 years of project and personnel management

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• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

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• Experience with FastAPI, MongoDB, GitLab, SAP Business One, manufacturing, or hardware interfacing is a plus

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Equal Opportunity Employer: Avo Photonics is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee of Avo Photonics by any method without a valid written contract in place with Avo Photonics will be deemed the sole property of Avo Photonics. No will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Avo Photonics as a result of the referral or through any other means.