Industrial Software Engineer IIoT

You are building the next generation of cyber-physical systems. We inspire the industry by showing what we can do with the latest IIoT technology.

Together with you, we will show on new prototype production lines how to capture data from end-to-end sources. It’s part of Flanders Make mission to guide companies towards the product life cycle of the future. To this end, we are – amongst other things – working out solutions for the digital product passport. Together with you we will build up an extra layer of intelligence on top of the software of production environments. After all, we want to use the captured information to derive insights and areas for improvement for the various aspects of machine operation and production planning, even maintenance.

Connectivity projects from concept to realisation

As an Industrial Software Engineer IIoT, in research projects you will:

• Start connecting data sources end-to-end;
• Together with expert researchers in data modelling: PLM, robotics, automation, data science, artificial intelligence, software architecture and logistic production processes;
• Engage to implement a fully functional IIoT infrastructure;
• Explore the newest technologies and tools to generate application oriented IIoT solutions.

More specifically, you will:

• Start from our compute-powered cloud infrastructure and various proprietary data flows;
• Analyse specifications of various industrial software, tools and systems (such as Manufacturing Execution Systems);
• Convert requirements into a fully functional architecture (mainly based on existing building blocks), configuring and mutually linking (connecting) it to other architectures;
• Where necessary, select the corresponding communication technology and design the connectivity system;
• Conceive, design, programme and implement innovative extensions, for instance for automating data ingestion pipelines;
• Make the whole system work in a cyber-secure manner;
• Present the progress of your technical concepts and findings at regular intervals to colleagues and partners;
• Actively develop your expertise in software development and software architecture for the Industrial Internet of Things, as well as in adjacent topics, such as authentication and cyber-security, formal data modelling, automation and machines.

Creative developer or architect with a passion for IoT & automation

We are looking for:

• A technology-driven software developer or architect who likes to co-shape connectivity projects from concept to realisation;
• With at least 3 years of proven experience in back-end development of Cloud, Edge and Internet of Things applications;
• A creative and analytical conceptual thinker who is keen to explore new software capabilities;
• You are handy in programming tools and databases and would work on a daily basis with: Python, Javascript, RDBMS, graph databases and Azure.
• You are passionate about industrial automation (OPC-UA, PLC, SCADA);
• You love having a job with plenty of autonomy and learning opportunities and have a relevant Master’s degree.

Contribute to industrial innovation and production digitisation

This animated film illustrates how Flanders Make sees operators functioning in the factory of the future, working side by side with cobots and autonomous mobile robots. All research starts from a generic theoretical point of view with one or more business cases that require a working prototype. Digitisation of data in production lines is one of the applications here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHSAhXoaVKU