SOFTWARE INTEGRATION MANAGER

Company Description

#WeRackTheWorld

The warehouse of the future contains high-density, high-precision racking with automated pallet shuttles (like our atlas 1D) instead of wide aisles that forklifts need to pass through.

Our customers benefit from much better utilization of their warehouses (up to 70% more pallet storage than traditional rack!), maximized vertical space, improved accuracy in pallet selection, and minimized labor costs and product damage.

Over the span of more than 40 years, we’ve grown into a company with 10 manufacturing facilities, 19 commercial offices, and the know-how of around 2000 employees serving customers in 40 countries.

We Rack the World. Early 2021, we opened our first U.S. Office in Romeoville, IL and we have already grown to over 70 employees. We are also soon opening our first stow manufacturing plant in the greater Atlanta area to serve our current and future customer base. It's exciting times to be at stow!

Location:  Romeoville, IL or remotely 

Job Description

The SOFTWARE INTEGRATION MANAGER is an integral person in helping projects to be profitable as our customer’s vision for an automated storage solution from Movu US comes to life.

Solutions: Fully automated storage solutions including pallet shuttles (atlas), tote shuttles (escala), automated mobile robots (ifollow), as well as our picking robot (eligo) and ancillary systems such as conveyors and lifts.

Customers: End users are located throughout the United States and Canada. We work with many of the leading integrators as our Sales partners.

Typical project size: 1-30M

Qualifications

Position Summary:

• The Software Integration Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the integration of software systems that support automated material handling solutions. This includes managing data and control interfaces between Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Warehouse Execution Systems (WES), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and customer enterprise systems. The ideal candidate combines strong technical acumen with project leadership skills to ensure seamless, reliable system performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end software integration efforts across warehouse automation projects.
• Define system architecture and interface requirements between WMS, WES, WCS, PLCs, SCADA, and ERP systems.
• Coordinate with internal software, controls, and commissioning teams, as well as customer IT and operations groups.
• Oversee interface development, configuration, and testing (FAT, SAT, UAT).
• Troubleshoot integration issues during commissioning and go-live phases.
• Manage change requests and support customer-specific adaptations.
• Ensure documentation of data flows, integration logic, and technical procedures.
• Validate system performance, scalability, and cybersecurity compliance.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives across integration activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s a plus).
• 5 years of experience in software integration, preferably in material handling, automation, or industrial systems.
• Strong understanding of WMS/WES/WCS systems, PLCs, and common industrial communication protocols (OPC, TCP/IP, MQTT, etc.).
• Proficient in software development with Python
• Ideally experienced with databases such as PostgreSQL and containerization using Docker
• Familiarity with web technologies such as REST, JSON, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS is a strong plus
• Experience with .NET Core is a bonus, particularly in C#, Entity Framework, Web API, REST, and SignalR
• Experience with enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and database integration.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical teams in a project-based environment.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and customer-facing skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with major warehouse automation providers (e.g., Dematic, Honeywell, Swisslog, Vanderlande).
• Familiarity with scripting, SQL, or industrial software platforms.
• Understanding of cybersecurity standards in OT/IT environments.
• PMP or similar project management certification is a plus.
   

This lets us know you’re up for the job

Practical

• You live in vicinity of a major airport
• You’re willing and able to travel to project sites across the United States and Canada consistently; occasional weekend or evening work may be required based on project schedules, especially during the go-live phase.
• The travel percentage will vary depending on project lifecycle, it should average at 30% across the year.
• Travel for onboarding and training to our Romeoville, IL office; and possibly also to our headquarters in Belgium (usually no more than 2 weeks for international visits)
• We work closely with our European colleagues. The morning hours are the most important so we can connect with them while our business hours overlap across time zones. Most people start their workday no later than 8 am CST. Start time will vary depending on the project site (e.g., West Coast projects).

Additional Information

What do we offer you?

1. PTO, sick leave, & paid holidays
2. Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
3. Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
4. Company Paid Life Insurance
5. Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
6. 401K with employer match, currently 4%
7. Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months
8. Gross Salary

Salary Range: $100k to $110k

Quality, Safety, Health, Environment, Compliance

Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely, efficiently, and in a qualitative way. stow’s standards, policies, instructions, and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.

EEO

stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.