Principal Software Engineer - JHB at Landis+Gyr

Overall Objectives                    Technical authority for his team, provides a long term technology focus to the team

Key Performance Indicators

Responsibility / Authority / Accountability

Overall technical responsibility for software, hardware or test activities. Represents L+G interests on standards committees and working groups Ensures L+Gs technical competitiveness in his area

Must keep up-to-date with state-of-the-art technologies and techniques Sharing of knowledge in his/her team and with other L+G departments Work within the defined processes

Line Management:   No direct reports, but may coach/mentor other team members

Reports to Reports to Team Leader (R&D Manager) or direct to R&D Head depending on local organization

Note: In some organizations the Team Leader (R&D Manger) and principal engineer roles will be held by the same person

Contacts           

• Other R&D Principal and Specialist Engineers throughout L+G EMEA Project Managers and System Architects/Application            Technology Product Management, Contact with technology suppliers, Members of Standards Committees with technology suppliers

Key Tasks

• Architecture for L+G platforms
• Technology scouting to ensure L+G choose the right technologies and techniques for use in the future Support Product Management during the definition of new product ideas and roadmaps Coaching/mentoring of junior team members
• Proof of concept or pre-development project implementation possibly with a small team of engineers
• Member of standards committees or working groups
• Embedded software development for the metering market (mostly done in C/C++)
• A very focused approach towards software quality
• Must have a very analytical approach towards design and debugging
• Must be able to interpret technical documentation and specifications
• Must be able/capable to work with the meter support tools

Experience

• Professional:  Minimum of 10 years industrial experience, at least 5 years at senior engineer level.  Experience of working in international teams

Education

• General:  Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject, probably combined with a post-graduate degree or diploma, or Bsc Comp Sci

Languages:  

• Must be able to understand and create technical documentation written in English
• Must be able to communicate in English within company internal technical meetings