Software Engineer
Location Manchester, England, United Kingdom Date posted May 28, 2026 Job ID 22203Our Opening and Your Responsibilities
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Software Engineer to join a leading global supplier of industrial equipment to the food and beverage market, based in Salford. You'll work on new features for next-generation products, focusing on both desktop and embedded software development.
We’re looking for someone with strong communication skills who can work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You'll collaborate with sales, marketing, and product management to gather requirements and deliver innovative solutions.
If working with the latest tools and technologies in a dynamic environment excites you, apply now to be part of our growth!
What You'll Do
- Design, develop and maintain innovative software solutions that meet end user requirements, with a strong focus on integration and optimization within industrial electronic platforms.
- Elicit requirements from key stakeholders, generate software requirements and technical specification documents, seek clarification as and where necessary.
- Create and maintain technical documentation using defined technical documentation templates & techniques.
- Maintain watching brief on development of new technologies, techniques and methodologies.
- Work closely and collaboratively with the Software Architect and other team members.
- Identify and correct reported defects in collaboration with the Software Test Team.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Travel as individual projects necessitate (minimal and infrequent).
- Perform duties in accordance with all Company policies, procedures and processes.
What You Need to Succeed
- Bachelor's degree in electronics, physics or another relevant engineering related degree. (Significant industry experience considered in exceptional cases, e.g. Computer Sciences)
- Experienced in analysing situations, summarising issues and providing effective solutions to problems and design challenges
- Actively engages and respects the diverse contributions of the team, partners or networks
- Hands-on experience of developing commercial object-oriented applications using a C-like language
- Experience of developing for a resource-constrained embedded platform
- Experience of developing for HMI based systems
- Experience of software development using Microsoft Visual Studio & git version control
Our Offer to You
- Comprehensive benefits – including employee bonus, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays.
- Strong Work-Life Balance – enhanced policies, focus on employee wellbeing, employee engagement events, free breakfast and early finish on Fridays.
- Global Exposure – work with international stakeholders and teams across METTLER TOLEDO's global network.
- Inclusive Culture – thrive in an environment that values authenticity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Career Progression – learn from industry experts, enhance existing skills, benefit from our commitment to training and development.
- Community Involvement – actively contribute to the well-being of our community through initiatives such as local litter picking and supporting charity events.
Choose what you do with your skills and apply now to be part of a team that engineers solutions for a better, safer world.
About Mettler Toledo
METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We promote equal opportunity worldwide and value diversity in our global workforce, which reflects the diversity in the many countries in which we operate internationally. Our commitment to Equal Opportunity and Diversity begins with our recruitment and selection process. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process. If you consider yourself to have a disability or learning difficulty which means you are unable to complete the application process online, please get in touch by email to ukrecruitment@mt.com so that we can make alternative arrangements for you. For more information on our commitment to Sustainability, Diversity and Equal Opportunity please visit us here.
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