Senior Software Engineer

Job Summary

The Senior Software Engineer will play a critical cross-functional role in the setup and expansion of a state-of-the-art smart water meter manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will leverage their dual expertise in mechanical systems and software engineering to ensure the design, integration, customization, and maintenance of test benches, firmware interfaces, and plant automation systems. The candidate will also contribute to the development and integration of Head-End Systems (HES), Meter Data Management (MDM) platforms, and cloud-based utilities management solutions tailored to the global smart water and multi-utility metering markets (India, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Africa).

Key Responsibilities

Test Bench Integration & Optimization

• Understand the mechanical and software functionalities of smart water meter test benches.
• Collaborate with design and validation teams to ensure software integration of test benches with production line systems.
• Customize test bench software based on specific regional certification standards (MID, ISO 4064, etc.) and customer requirements.
• Monitor performance, implement upgrades, and troubleshoot both mechanical and software components.

Plant Software Systems Support

• Ensure reliable operation and connectivity of all plant-level software systems including MES, ERP, calibration and QA tools.
• Provide proactive maintenance schedules and incident response for software-controlled machinery and instrumentation.

Product Software & Firmware Collaboration

• Interface with firmware teams to validate firmware functionality during meter manufacturing and testing.
• Conduct regression and integration testing of software releases impacting smart water meter production or test automation.

Smart Metering Ecosystem Development

• Support design and implementation of HES and MDM software modules customized for smart water meters.
• Enable multi-utility platform convergence using shared analytics, data models, and protocols.

Quality, Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure software systems adhere to quality management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 17025).
• Prepare SOPs, technical documentation, test cases, integration reports, and validation logs.

Cross-functional & Global Collaboration

• Work closely with local and international teams for global customization needs.
• Coordinate with international offices and clients for region-specific software customizations and regulatory adaptations.

Key Requirements

Education:

Diploma in Engineering with demonstrated proficiency in Software Engineering.

Experience:

6–10 years of experience in smart metering or smart manufacturing industries.

Skills:

• Proficiency in Python, C/C++, or Java.
• Experience with SCADA, PLC, OPC-UA, LabVIEW, or similar industrial automation tools.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), containerization (Docker), and HES/MDM systems.
• Knowledge of communication protocols and standards relevant to smart metering.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and cross-disciplinary system thinking.

Authority and Decision-Making Rights

Operational Authority

• Recommend and execute customizations in test bench software.
• Approve software changes and test setups on production lines within defined quality norms.
• Escalate mechanical failures impacting software-controlled processes to relevant heads.

Collaborative Authority

• Participate in software-hardware interface reviews.
• Represent the manufacturing unit in global technical calls concerning smart water metering.
• Approve localized software tools for validation labs and production.

Strategic Influence

• Advise leadership on tech stack improvements, automation opportunities, and digital twin models.
• Contribute to platform convergence roadmaps for electricity, water, and gas metering.

Growth Path

This role offers a clear progression to Technical Program Manager – Multi-Utility Platforms or Head of Plant Automation & Integration, with the opportunity to lead innovation across global manufacturing units as the company expands into water and gas metering.