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What you’ll do

Thermal constraints limit AI infrastructure, semiconductor equipment, power electronics, and defense systems. JCI removes those constraints. Enabled by the Stack Forging™ process, JCI produces high-performance thermal components and cooling loop solutions — purpose-built for direct integration into AI, HPC, and mission-critical systems. JCI has built the industry's leading thermal management platform for the applications that demand it most.

As a Senior Software Engineer, Slicer, you'll work with an interdisciplinary team to design and implement software for JCI’s Stack Forging process throughout its lifecycle. You will work to define, design, develop, implement, and maintain JCI’s Stack Forging software suite. Your end-users are in the building, and there are many opportunities for rich collaboration.

This position is based onsite at our facility in Burlington, MA. Candidates must be commuting distance to the facility, or able to relocate. Various relocation packages are available.

How you will do it

Co-design a software suite that runs end-to-end workflows for JCI’s novel Stack Forging manufacturing process.
Develop 3D algorithms to improve part accuracy and simplify support removal
Take products and features from requirements definition to proof-of-concept prototypes to production code
Develop 2D motion and path planning algorithms to improve the throughput of JCI’s Stack Forging manufacturing equipment
Collaborate in the team’s agile development process
Provide feedback and improve the team’s code quality
Work with external designers and developers as needed

What you will need
Required

Able to balance long-term strategic thinking with short-term focus on details
2+ years of experience with computational geometry or an adjacent field (i.e. CAD, Simulation, Graphics, CAM, etc.)
Experience in C++: object oriented design and development, design patterns, and other software development methodologies
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
5+ years of industry experience building, testing, and shipping high-quality production code
Experience developing in an agile production code environment

Preferred

Comfort in a fast-paced environment with a bias towards action
Comfortable developing for both back-end and front-end applications, and preferably worked with embedded Linux environments
Experience in architecting software systems, considering customer workflow, and process dataflow
Have broad applications experience and have shipped production code
Worked in a relevant field such as additive manufacturing, industrial inspection, 3D CAD tools, motion planning, or control

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000 - $135,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-usJCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected categories.

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