Software Designer – High -Tech Semiconductor Equipment (PLC / C++ / C#)

About the company

We can tell you all about the typical Sioux culture and the high-tech challenging projects. About how you can develop yourself, like nowhere else. But we’d rather have you hear it from our own employees.

Your tasks

In this role, you contribute to the development of advanced high-tech semiconductor machines, such as next-generation sintering equipment. You operate across the full stack of machine and system control: from PLC-based machine control (TwinCAT / Siemens) to higher-level software components in C++ or C#. You work in either an environment where software is developed from scratch or with large legacy source code, which is tightly integrated with hardware and electronics, requiring a balanced skillset across machine control and modern software engineering.

As a Software Designer, you work on technically challenging semiconductor equipment where machine control and higher-level software come together. You translate requirements into robust designs, take ownership of modules or subsystems, and ensure a consistent design from the PLC layer up to system software.

• Designing and implementing machine control software using PLC technologies (TwinCAT 3 / Siemens) and or SECS/GEM.
• Developing higher-level equipment control software components in C++ and C#.
• Translating system requirements into integrated hardware–software solutions and challenging requirements to drive optimal designs.
• Bridging the gap between control engineering and software engineering disciplines.
• Contributing to the development and evolution of both greenfield and legacy architectures for high-tech machines.
• Integrating, testing, and commissioning complex semiconductor equipment.
• Collaborating within Scrum teams and multidisciplinary engineering groups across software, electronics, and mechanics to deliver high-quality solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or a related field, combined with 5–10+ years of experience in high-tech machine building and software development.
• Strong expertise in PLC-based machine control (Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 and/or Siemens) and experience with SECS/GEM combined with solid software development experience in C++ or C#.
• Proven experience designing and implementing control software for complex machines and industrial automation systems.
• Good understanding of Object-Oriented Design, software architecture principles, and requirements engineering, with the ability to translate requirements into effective technical designs.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and with modern development tools such as Git and Azure DevOps.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to bridge machine control and software domains, challenge unclear requirements, and take ownership of solutions.
• Collaborative and flexible mindset, with willingness to travel within the Netherlands and occasionally across Europe, and to work in a hybrid on-site/remote environment.
• Nice to have: Python, Java, TwinCAT Safety, or industrial robotics experience (e.g., KUKA).

What we offer

• Flexible 40 hour working week, with room to work from home
• A healthy work-life balance is very important for us. We have 30 vacation days per calendar year.
• You will work with passionate colleagues who share your drive for technology and business success.
• By combining our expertise in software, electronics, mechanics, mechatronics, mathematics and assembly, we make the impossible possible for our customers and get to work on challenging high-tech projects.
• You get a lot of freedom and responsibility; after all, you know exactly what you are doing.
• Personal coaching and training, so that you can continue to develop yourself.
• We also believe it is important to have fun together. We organize events for our employees, from summer parties for the whole family and lively Christmas celebrations to inspiring knowledge events for the high-tech community.
• Our office in Sioux is ideally located in the heart of the “Medical Valley” in the university town of Erlangen.
• You can share your knowledge with colleagues over lunch, and there are always like-minded people around for a round of darts or table soccer to lighten the mood. Sports are also a big deal at Sioux Technologies Gemany - join our running group or our beach volleyball team.

How to apply

Your new job in 5 steps Thank you for your interest. We are happy to share our selection process with you. Below you will find the steps we go through. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We wish you the best of luck with your application at Sioux Technologies!

• Interested?
• Send us your CV and motivation letter.
• Application received
• One of our recruiters will review your application and get back to you asap.
• Introduction
• We will plan an (online) introduction with a Sioux colleague to find out if there is a match.
• Follow-up conversation(s)
• In follow-up conversation(s), we dive into the (technical) depth. In some cases a personality test will be part of the conversation and will be discussed with you. In other cases you will be presented with a (technical) case.
• Both excited?
• If we are both enthusiastic, we would like to make you an offer. We will talk you through the offer and discuss it with you. Are you already curious about our terms of employment? You can find them here for the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany.
• Welcome to Sioux Technologies!
• We welcome you to Sioux and wish you success with your new challenge!

Senior Talent Acquisition +31 (0)40 - 2677100 jobs@sioux.eu

Other

From our office in Erlangen, at customer locations, and remotely when appropriate, you enjoy working on:

Important note This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the US Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require Sioux to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.