Software Application Engineer Entry Level

About Pratt Miller an Oshkosh company

Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports defense and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development engineering prototype manufacturing test & validation and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.

OVERVIEW:

The Software Application Engineer supports our Motorsports clients with application support and development of PME-proprietary created software applications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Candidate will work in a team environment with responsibilities including but are not limited to the following items:

Act as the liaison between PME Software Development Team and customer

Provide customer application support for PME created database software application and motorsports competition service tools

Assist customer in development of customizations to PME products via API based development

Set up manage and run project meetings with customer

Design execute and maintain test cases to validate functionality performance and reliability of software applications.

Contribute to continuous improvement of QA frameworks tools and methodologies.

Maintain test documentation to reflect evolving requirements and system changes.

Identify document and track defects through JIRAs Ticketing system

Communicate and Work closely with developers to resolve issues.

Collaborate with developers product managers Business Analyst and other stakeholders to clarify requirements and define acceptance criteria.

Build and maintain strong client relationships by understanding their needs concerns and objectives.

Maintain clarity and set realistic expectations for customers under high-pressure conditions

Provide training demonstrations and onboarding sessions to help clients adopt and utilize solutions effectively.

Gather client feedback to inform product improvements and relay insights to internal teams.

Diagnose and resolve technical issues reported by clients through systematic investigation and root cause analysis.

Ability to travel and be on-site with clients for data ingestion support training discussions and on-boarding.

Provide on-site or remote support when needed for client Events.

Outline process and client workflow for tool integration and training.

Engage constructively in discussions by listening actively and contributing thoughtful input.

Design and draft clear concise and well-structured reports that meet the clients requirements through Telerik.

Collaborate with development QA and operations teams to plan and schedule database deployments

Monitor deployment processes to identify and resolve issues in real-time

Diagnose and resolve errors or performance issues during and after deployments

Document deployment steps lessons learned and improvements for future releases.

Perform routine maintenance tasks such as updates patches and system upgrades.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Required Education and Training:

Bachelors Degree in Software Eng Computer Science Mechanical Eng or a related field

1-3 years experience in top-level Motorsports

Experience writing custom software using mostly Microsoft technologies

Experience in working in a collaborative team environment with members in multiple locations

REQUIRED SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Candidate will work proactively and professionally to improve performance through analytical thinking and strong organizational skills

Strong communication and attention to detail skills

Very good Interpersonal verbal and writing skills

Good analytical and organizational skills

Software development experience

Willingness to learn and stay current with software development technologies

PREFERRED SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

C# / MS SQL / Angular

Proficient in Excel Word Power Point SQL Azure MATLAB and Networking

Software Management Platform experience (JIRA & Confluence)

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Limited amounts of travel may be required

Must be able to multi-task in a fast passed dynamic and stressful environment while producing accurate decisions and results

Pay Range:

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