Renishaw
Software Engineer

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Job Description
Software Engineer
Location: Wotton under Edge
Salary: Up to £37,000 depending on experience
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in high precision metrology, healthcare, and Additive Manufacturing (AM). We design and manufacture AM solutions based on a process called metal powder bed fusion (laser melting). Our products are used by customers around the world in cutting-edge engineering projects spanning sectors including aerospace, automotive, and advanced manufacturing.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for developing assembly and test systems, reusable software libraries, and manufacturing processes for next-generation Additive Manufacturing products. Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will develop software solutions that interface with production equipment, instrumentation, and automated systems, helping to bring new products from development into manufacture.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain domain knowledge in Additive Manufacturing whilst working with state-of-the-art technologies in a research and development environment.
The position is based at New Mills, our global headquarters, and does have hybrid working opportunities. From time-to-time, introduction of new software will require certain tasks to be carried out onsite, so flexibility may be required during key phases of these releases.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain software for assembly and test systems used in the manufacture of AM products
- Develop and maintain reusable software libraries, frameworks, and shared components that support multiple engineering projects and production systems
- Support the development and introduction of new manufacturing and test processes for new products
- Integrate software with hardware including sensors, motion systems, instruments, and production equipment
- Contribute to the definition of software architecture, coding standards, and best practices to promote consistency and maintainability
- Analyse test data and process metrics to support product and process development activities
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable engineering solutions
- Support validation and troubleshooting activities on production and development systems
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Key Requirements
- Degree qualified (2:1 or above) in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
- Experience developing software using C# and .NET
- Understanding of software engineering principles including design, testing, and debugging
- Ability to solve technical problems using a structured and analytical approach
- Strong communication skills and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams
- Practical hands-on engineering aptitude, comfortable using basic tools and working with both software and hardware, including assembly, installation, troubleshooting, and fault finding
Desirable Requirements
- Experience developing reusable software libraries, SDKs, or shared frameworks
- Experience developing WPF applications
- Experience interfacing software with hardware, instrumentation, or automated systems
- Familiarity with manufacturing, assembly, or test environments
- Understanding of data analysis and statistical techniques
- Experience using Visual Studio, Git, and Azure DevOps
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
Person Specification
As a Software Engineer at Renishaw, you'll be enthusiastic about applying technology to solve real-world engineering challenges. You'll be comfortable working across both software and hardware domains, with a willingness to learn new technologies and gain a deeper understanding of manufacturing processes.
You'll be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. A proactive approach to problem solving, strong organisational skills, and a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions will help you succeed in this role.


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Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme, and *24-hour fitness centres. (not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office-based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva), and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw, we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.
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Employment Type: Permanent
Time Type: Full time
Requisition Number: R9951 Software Engineer (Open)
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