Hybrid Scientific Software Engineer I – Precision Op

at QED Technologies International LLC

• Job title: Scientific Software Engineer I – Precision Op
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: $70,000 - $85,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Rochester, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer developing advanced software for precision optical manufacturing systems at QED Technologies. Collaborating with engineers and scientists on complex physical systems and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes software requirements under guidance from senior engineers to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Contributes to software designs by implementing components that follow established architecture and design patterns.
• Codes, debugs, and tests software features.
• Documents code and development work to support maintainability and future enhancements.
• Collaborates with team members to follow and continuously improve software engineering best practices.
• Modifies or develops algorithms related to optical metrology, optics manufacturing, and optical data analysis
• Consults with hardware engineers and other engineering staff to evaluate interface between hardware and software, and operational and performance requirements of overall system.
• Uses engineering reasoning and quantitative thinking to design software that behaves predictably and meets requirements
• Supports definition of development milestones by estimating assigned tasks and communicating progress.
• Participates in identifying and documenting risks related to quality, cost, or schedule
• Assists in developing and executing software system test procedures.
• Provides support for customers or field engineers regarding software issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university with a major in: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering, with significant coursework or experience in math, physics, optics or engineering.
• OR Physics, Optics, Imaging Science, or other Engineering discipline, with significant software development coursework or experience
• 0 - 3 years of relevant software development experience, including professional work, internships, co‑ops, or substantial project‑based work.
• A master’s degree (M.S.) is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills
• Strong software debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Strong math, physics, and engineering knowledge
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, linear algebra, signal processing, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, and calculus.
• Proven ability to write clean, testable, readable code in a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.