TOMRA Food is a member of the TOMRA Group that was founded on innovation in 1972 that began with design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. The Group employs ~4,500 globally and is publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: TOM). For further information about TOMRA, please see www.tomra.com
We design and manufacture sensor-based sorting machines and integrated post-harvest solutions for the food industry, using the world’s most advanced grading, sorting, peeling, and analytical technology. Our mission is to enable our customers to improve returns, gain operational efficiencies, and ensure a safe food supply via smart and easy-to-use technologies. To achieve this, we operate centers of excellence, regional offices, and manufacturing locations within the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.
Our HQ Team in Leuven is home-base for 60+ engineers and scientists working on next-generation optical food sorting platforms.
We are currently looking for an experienced Technical Lead to join the team and help drive the high-level technical design of the software system used in some of the latest TOMRA Food sorting machines.
The person will take responsibility for the design of system components, taking into consideration the software architecture and how it should integrate with hardware and other technology solutions. S/he will also provide support and guidance for the software development team.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining a deep technical knowledge of the evolving system on both a high level and an individual component level through architecture reviews
- Selecting the appropriate technologies for implementations and component connections
- Maintaining up-to-date documentation and diagrams that can be shared with the team and other stakeholders
- Managing decisions on how to balance the evolution of system design with project deadlines
- Plan for newer technology integrations and evaluate any risk or impact associated with new changes to architecture
- Technical mentorship and guidance of a development team to ensure newly designed sections are compliant with the overall system architecture
- Collaborating with colleagues across various TOMRA offices to share knowledge, initiatives and standardize designs and processes where appropriate.
Your profile
- M.S. in Computer Science or related discipline.
- 8+ years industry experience in a similar role.
- Structured mindset with a good ability to analyse problems and organize solutions alongside project milestones.
- Ability to assume a functional leadership role alongside one of a mentor.
- Strong skills in documentation, presentation and communication.
- Experience working in an agile software development environment.
- Knowledge of software development for both Windows & Linux
- Experience with embedded SW systems C/C++.
- Knowledge of containerization (docker)
- Experience in Performance Computing: