Senior Application Developer Jobs in Northfield, MN

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Full Time Professional Minnesota, Bloomington, MN, US

Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $140,000.00 Annually

This is Where Tradition Becomes Legend

Ritchie Engineering Co., Inc. is a family-owned company that has been innovating HVAC & Refrigeration tools and test equipment for more than 75 years. From idea conception through development, production, and shipment; every team member plays a crucial role ensuring the quality, reliability, and efficiency of these American-made products.

What We Offer:

Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your loved ones:

• 401(k) Retirement Plan: 100% company match with no vesting schedule on up to 4% of your contributions
• Health Insurance: Two Medical Plans, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account options to suit your needs
• Company Paid Insurance: Short-term disability, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance at no additional cost
• Paid Time Off (PTO):We value work life balance and offer a generous PTO plan for exempt employees. You will start with 52 hours during the first 6 months, with the accrual increasing to 160 hours annually after 6 months. The accrual rate will continue to increase with tenure up to 202 hours annually after 20 years of service.
• Holiday Pay: In addition to PTO, all employees receive up to 80 hours of paid holidays annually
• Telemedicine:24/7 access to healthcare professionals for you and your family
• Referral program:Earn rewards for helping the team grow

Compensation

• As you evaluate your career options, we recognize that salary is a key consideration. For this role, the pay range is $90,000.00 - 140,000.00, with individual compensation determined by your unique skills, experience level, and other relevant factors

Schedule:

• Enjoy a 4-day work week, 10-hours a day (Monday–Thursday Between 6:00am and 6:00pm).
  • Additional hours may be required during busier times

What You Will be Doing:

Senior Engineers will lead the planning, design, and development of tools, machines, and accessory products for the HVAC/R markets both for new product introduction and improving on current designs with substantial latitude for unreviewed actions and decisions generally involving the largest and most important work on projects.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Leads other engineers in the design of individual tools and machines including acting as the lead on some projects
• Evaluates the progress and results of projects they lead
• Owns the project level goals involving multiple engineers and helps to break down ambiguous tasks into smaller units, establishing clear milestones for progress measurement
• Mentors Engineer I, II, and IIIs with their projects coaching them through complex issues and problems
• Provides technical leadership bringing design concepts to production solutions as the subject matter expert in their area
• Supports department goals by designing test plans and performing testing
• Provides advanced production line support
• Develops product specifications for Ritchie Engineering product ideas
• Supports new production development reporting on work completed at department, new product, and stage gate meetings
• Transforms initial rough product designs into working production ready documents
• Updates released production documentation utilizing documented change processes
• Responsible for interviews, selection, onboarding, time approval, time off calendar management, performance reviews, and addressing performance concerns of up to two direct reports
• Other duties as assigned including training others on known processes

What You Will Bring:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• 8 years of progressively demanding experience in embedded firmware and mobile/desktop application development and testing
• Understanding of the new product development process
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information to an audience in a presentation setting
• Knowledge of lean principles
• Software: Experienced inUWP, Visual C++, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET
• Software: Ability to code and test for both Android and iPhone applications
• Software: Experienced in full product software life cycle from concept to post-launch
• Proficiency in reading and writing in English
• Highly organized, self-motivated and can work independently
• Must be highly self-motivated, work with minimal supervision and be able to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills as well as excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred:

• Infor ERP experience
• EPA 608 Certification
• DBWorks or Enterprise PDM experience
• Software: Experience in Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, Ethernet, TCP/IP
• Software: Experience with JIRA

Where and How You Will Work

On-site Engagement and Collaboration:

This role works on-site in Bloomington, MN, where your direct contributions will make a real impact. Being in person will allow you to collaborate closely with others, build meaningful relationships, and play a key role in our company success.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to sit, stand, walk, handle or feel objects, tools and controls
• Vision required to inspect products and documents in detail
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; some workstations require lifting and/or moving up to 60 pounds

The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment, may work near moving equipment, and exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes, and noise.