JOB SUMMARY

Does bringing modern technologies into new domains interest you? Or making measurable and consistent improvement available to your customers? Or being able to help lead new initiatives from the ground up? If yes, we'd love to hear from you! We're looking for an experienced engineer to help us build hardware and software solutions that help our customers reduce waste, improve quality, and gain greater control over their businesses.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
2. 4 years of experience in software development
3. Experience with Azure IoT or a similar IoT platform
4. Familiarity with common platforms like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and ESP32
5. Ability to code reliable solutions on those platforms (C, C , Node-RED)
6. Experience assessing and using sensors, servos, and other interesting peripherals
7. Experience with protocol interfaces such as MODBUS, CAN, SPI, SCI, IIC 
8. Excellent analytical skills 
9. Capability to understand electronic schematic documents 
10. Experience with electronic measurement equipment like scopes, logic analyzers, SPI/I2C bus analyzers
11. Strong prototyping and R&D skills

1. Enjoy tinkering and experimenting in areas outside of your core competencies
2. Comfortable with Git, GitHub, and CD/CI practices

JOB RESPONSIBILITES 

TECHINICAL 

• Delivering reliable hardware and software to fielded devices.
• Collaborating to make the best choices concerning technology stack.
• Leveraging Azure services to develop modern, reliable, low latency systems to facilitate the ingest and routing of up to millions of events per day to critical internal systems and customer interfaces.
• Work with product and engineering leaders to help define what we can deliver to our customers.
• Owning the entire hardware development lifecycle; from planning and design, to implementation and testing, and followed by operation and maintenance.
• Being self-driven and motivated to deliver clean solutions that meet and sometimes exceed requirements
• Various other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

1. ORGANIZING, PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING: Analyzes problems, identifies issues, establishes priorities and accomplishes outcomes in a sequential fashion; anticipates needs and develops alternative courses of action in recognition of changing conditions. 2. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL: Acquires training or skills to apply up-to-date knowledge to achieve results; demonstrates innovativeness in applying leading edge technology and/or new procedures and approaches. 3. JOB COMMITMENT: Willingly accepts responsibility and performs expected and unexpected tasks as needed. Demonstrates initiative and tenacity; exerts extra effort when necessary to get the job done. Performs effectively under stressful conditions. 4. RESULTS ORIENTED: Able to focus on the desired outcome of assigned tasks and completing tasks on schedule. Sets challenging goals, focuses effort on goals, and meets or exceeds goals.5. LEADERSHIP: Keeps the company vision, mission and values at the forefront of actions and decision making and encourages others to do the same. Is able to organize and influence a group of people to achieve a common goal

COMPANY PROFILE

Hydra-Flex was founded in 2002 as 2 men, a beer fridge, and a machine shop - driven by the simple belief that we could "find a better way" to manufacture innovative and reliable fluid handling products. Our core values of innovation, reliability, and accuracy are evident in the products we develop - products that are revolutionizing the way our customers do business.

Today, with equipment in thousands of locations, Hydra-Flex is proud to maintain its reputation as The Most Trusted Name in Chemical Dispensing. Based in Savage, MN, we are a part of a vibrant Twin Cities community of innovators. Our people are passionate problem-solvers who believe in a purpose. With an all-out war on waste, our mission is to develop innovative products that solve problems, save precious resources, reduce operating costs, and provide exceptional and measurable results for our customers. 

Listed on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, the MSPBJ Fast 50, MinneInno 50 on Fire, a Top Inventor, an Employer of Excellence and winner of multiple MN Manufacturing Awards, Hydra-Flex is a small, dynamic organization that has a track record of growth with aggressive plans for the future. We're proud to say that we're leading the way for others to follow. Fostered by a work hard, play hard culture, we set the bar high, and when we achieve our goals we celebrate.