Business Analyst III/SW Engineer III

Rate: $100k Salary

Hours: 9 – 5, Mon – Thurs, and Friday is a half-day

Location: Headquarters, Kennesaw, GA

What you get

· Corporate Social Responsibility - including recycling, sustainability, and volunteering

· Low-cost Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, short-term & long-term Disability coverage

· 401(k) with 5% employer match and no vesting

· Paid Vacation 15 days & Holidays 12 days

· Profit Sharing

· Paid Parental Leave

· child-care

· Tuition Reimbursement

· Pet Insurance

What you will do

Employees must ensure that all tasks and job duties are completed. This is a hybrid role in which you will perform the role of a business analyst and software engineer combined, offering support and guidance to the new employees during their early employment period. You will be responsible for the detailed preparation of the solution concept selected in the design phase as the basis for the order execution and for the development of control engineering solutions for our customers using innovative information technology.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Responsible for the customer communication/clarification of details

Creating interface documents, specification sheets, internal documents for project-executing departments, and test plans (factory, internal, and customer-specific acceptance tests)

Participate in factory acceptance testing and internal testing

Create development requests

Organize and participate in planning meetings with the mechanical, hardware, and electrical engineers

Provide support to the project-implementing departments (Planning, Development, Commissioning, etc.)

Conduct continuous updating of customer-specific SW-documents during the change order execution and responsible for the integration of the change requests

Check the layout for the feasibility of the software processes

Support Project Management

Monitor and address any deviations from the original scope of supply

Coordinate customer projects with the software suppliers

Provide support to the new employees

Develop and improve planning documents

Perform internal review of work from other employees in the department (e.g., documents produced for customer’s approval)

Responsible for Controls Information and knowledge transfer for the department (local at SWENG KUS) and within your own special field (including setting up and driving associated processes)

Build up additional knowledge through external material, optimizing the flow of ideas and effective solutions, e.g., stay apprised of current trends and innovations, study applicable marketing and new technical material, attend seminars on relevant topics, etc.

Actively support the stakeholders in the department, by asking and determining, who needs information/ ongoing updates on the subject, in what granularity, and for what purpose

Engage in active knowledge transfer not only of self-development but also of others in relevant to the industry topics (through lectures, trainings, further education, expert advice, and/or problem-solving)

Prepare provision of modern specialist training materials (e.g., eLearning)

Support department management with the development and implementation of assigned strategic initiatives

Perform administrative tasks to support the Supervisor (e.g., approval of hours for other team members in KNAPP’s time-tracking system)

Other duties as assigned

What you need

B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Logistics, related discipline, or equivalent work experience (required)

3+ years of intralogistics automation software and process design experience (required)

5+ years with KNAPP (preferred)

Excellent knowledge of intralogistics, automated storage systems, and understanding of complex processes

Strong knowledge of intralogistics/automation software architecture (WMS, WCS, SRC), interface communication, programming, databases, and data structures

Strong knowledge of inventory strategies commonly deployed in the process of warehousing

Sound understanding of system components of KNAPP-Group (Function, software, hardware)

Sound understanding of complex processes in the workflow of our customers

Sound understanding of integration possibilities of the KNAPP system into customer environment

Ability to plan and hold meetings with the planning team and customers

Knowledge of picking technologies such as automated storage systems, goods-to-person, voice, PTL, A-frames, unit sorters, and different methods of deployment of each technology

Computer skills (MS Office, KNAPP-internal tools)

Language skills: English required; bilingual preferred

Working Conditions

Authorization to work in the U.S.

Professional office etiquette is always required

Required to go beyond the standard working hours to fulfill workload requirements.

Travel is required (ca. 30%)

Physical requirements may include sitting for long periods of time, standing, walking, climbing a ladder, speaking, visual acuity, finger dexterity, listening, reaching at arm’s length

Who we are

At KNAPP (pronounced KaNop, not Nap!) "We Make Complexity Simple" by using cutting-edge technologies to deliver groundbreaking solutions for our clients. By leveraging the latest software, AI, and Robotics technology we are disrupting the logistics automation industry. We work with the world’s industry leaders in grocery, healthcare, retail, e-commerce, apparel & manufacturing.

We are a global company with our US headquarters right outside of Atlanta, GA. We specialize in dock-to-dock automation of the supply chain process for both B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Consumer.) With over 6,000 people in our group worldwide we are different than most other supply chain automation companies in that we not only offer robotics, but also offer software-based solutions as well. We also reinvest 7% of our revenues in R&D ensuring a strong and vibrant future! Come help us change the world! For more information, visit www.knapp.com.