Software Engineer - Fitness - Olathe, KS at Olathe

Job Description

GPS Manufacturer/Distributor

Associates get the royal treatment at Garmin. Regardless if youre a newbie or a veteran, engineers dream it, design it and use it. Here, you will be surrounded by others who share the same passion about what they do every day. We offer a relaxed team environment (no dress code!) where advancement is found from sharing knowledge, not hiding it! While we promise you a lot of responsibility, you also will have the opportunity to have ownership over projectsoh, and we promise you there will be some fun mixed in there, too!

Are you ready to work up a sweat? Our fitness team is looking for self-motivated, confident and passionate engineers to help us create products that solve complex problems and make peoples lives safer, healthier and more enjoyable.
Our fitness technology provides a combination of performance, safety, quality, value, innovation and ease of operation to help our consumers get the most out of their workouts. We strive for continual innovation, resulting in high-quality, state-of-the-art products aimed at giving our consumers an unwavering level of confidence when theyre out running, biking, golfing or swimming. If fitness is your passion, we need to catch you!

Our fitness product development team is hiring a full time Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and project planning for software development for the next generation of fitness products at our headquarters in Olathe, KS.

In addition to serving as a Software Engineer for complex software development projects in C. Fitness Software Engineers will design and/or review architected modules and software systems supporting new technology or improving capability/performance of existing functionality.

Software Engineers on the Fitness team will also:

• Decomposes functional requirements into well defined tasks
  
• Researches fundamental problems and implements algorithm solutions that are appropriate
  
• Balances quality, quantity and complexity in work output
  
• Offers peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
  
• Assist design engineering as needed with component datasheet review and schematic design review
  
• May partner with electrical engineering and process manufacturer to turn on new processors
  
• May work with software vendors to integrate externally developed deliverables into project
  
• Evaluates new technologies as they apply to existing functions
  
• Participates in project leadership and/or program planning including providing technical input to product development plans and concept documents
  
• Makes substantial contributions toward determination of project goal/objective feasibility
  
• Mentors and/or supervises to less experienced Software Engineers (1 & 2)
  
• Contributes to advanced technical research on new technologies
  
• Independently determines general approach and specific solutions to technical problems
  
• Offers process improvement suggestions and authors new procedures as appropriate
  
• Provides reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques
  
• Applies good judgment in setting schedules and risk taking
  
• Exemplifies Garmins Mission Statement and Quality Policy and proactively works to improve Garmins image and culture
  
• Applies knowledge of production and operations issues as they relate to engineering
  

Other responsibilities include reviewing product and/or application information manuals and brochures for technical accuracy and participating in product definition activities such as feature analysis and system tradeoffs.

Job Requirements

Candidates for this role should possess a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math or Physics or another relevant engineering/technical field AND a minimum of 3 years relevant experience OR Bachelor of Science Degree in any of the fields noted above AND a minimum of 5 year relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience plus a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule.

Qualified candidates will also demonstrate proficiency with designing well architectured software systems and modules that support new technology or improve capability/performance of existing functionality and competence with researching fundamental problems and implementing appropriate algorithmic solutions. Demonstrated ability to serve as a lead software engineer for a complex software project and the ability to decompose functional requirements into well defined tasks while balancing quality, quantity and complexity in work output are also required.

Other requirements for this role include:

• Demonstrated capability to offer peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
  
• Must possess proficiency in writing software in C, C++, C# or Java as appropriate for performing the essential functions of this job description
  
• Must possess relevant experience and/or training in data structures or object oriented design methodology relevant to Garmins business needs
  
• Must possess relevant education and/or experience in software design, development and maintenance, as required for the successful performance of the essential functions of the position
  

Candidates with experience working in a team environment are preferred!

At Garmin, we like to laugh, have fun and work hard. It comes easily when you work on cool products with hard-working individuals who share the same passion. We offer numerous opportunities to get involved kickball anyone? and believe strongly in a work-life balance so your creativity can flow.

Garmin offers one of the most comprehensive compensation and benefit plans around. We offer extensive health care coverage with little to no contributions, depending on the plan. Plus, we offerdental insurance, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a Garmin Retirement Plan, and much more.trust us, it doesnt get much better than this. Unless of course, you want to talk table tennis, fitness spaces, product discounts.come on, what are you waiting for? Apply today.

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Country: USA, State: Kansas, City: Olathe, Company: Garmin International Inc..