LEICA PORTUGAL is searching for a Solution Architect to its facilities in V. N. Famalicão.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Within the R&D Team, this professional will be responsible for the development of complex software systems, applications and architecture in intercultural collaboration for digital sports optics. Will interact with various company departments, suppliers and partners.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning activities
• Technology scouting in the area of camera software and imaging platform
• Discussing the technical possibilities before and during the specification phase together with developers and commercialisation management
• Identifying imprecise formulations or contradictory requirements in the specifications
• Developing the architecture of the system and the support systems
• Technical design of the system (system design)
• Analysing the feasibility
• Description of non-functional requirements
• Specification of the system integration
• Discussing the technical possibilities before and during the specification phase together with developers
• Testing of software systems
• Adopting new software development concepts and strategies
• Supporting project managers in technical issues
Development activities during the development phase
• Identification, selection and introduction of required development tools
• Co-determination in the selection of partners, suppliers and software platforms
• Managing partners (software suppliers) with regard to technical issues
• Planning test circuits and guiding other developers to set them up
• Planning the software functionality for the applications, taking into account the system architecture
• Defining software interfaces in the team
• Realising and testing the hardware and software interfaces
• Creating, testing and documenting the source code for the application
• Creating test reports and exchanging the results with developers
• Testing the hardware and software system for compliance with specifications
• Optimising, releasing and documenting the developed applications
Activities in preparation for series production
• Creation of test specifications, implementation and execution of corresponding module, function and system tests
• Defining the test conditions together with quality assurance
• Collaboration with production planning during the realisation of a test device
• Performing activities within the scope of product start-up and product maintenance
• Optimisation of a test concept for the developed software
• Searching for and identifying opportunities to optimise the quality of the software and test concept
PROFILE
• Completed university degree in electronics, IT or systems engineering or industrial management and engineering;
• 5 years of proven experience in a similar role, pref. in image processing or photographic sensors;
• Good understanding or additional training in project management;
• Problem-solving and ability to create new solutions;
• Structured, data-oriented and methodical way of working;
• Ability to work in a team, resilience and assertiveness;
• Fluency in written and spoken English
