Industry 4.0 Sr Application Developer

Lear Corporation
Coventry
11 months ago
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Driving the future of automotive. We’re Lear For You.


Company Overview


Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of more than 165,000 talented employees in 37 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation



Position overview:


As an Sr Application Developer, you will be working with colleagues focused on understanding the operational Use Cases, Data scientists using ML models to deliver solutions to support business decisions and the data engineers to deliver an end-end solution. As a UI Application Developer, you will be responsible for the development of User Interface providing data visualizations to help with business operations and decision making. You will have an eye for good user design and usability with a focus on developing tools for manufacturing operations.



Key Responsibilities:



  • Manage the execution of data-focused projects within the EU&AF AME team, utilizing Lear’s data analytics and application platform.
  • Participate in multiple projects from their inception, contributing to defining the problem statement.
  • Develop a standardized toolset across Lear for analyzing and presenting data effectively to senior management.
  • Understand data and contextualize statistical information to highlight trends and patterns from diverse data sources.
  • Transform technical data into understandable insights, providing recommendations and conclusions to stakeholders.
  • Create interactive dashboards that merge visuals with real-time data to facilitate decision-making.
  • Understand the phases of program and product delivery, offering expert analysis throughout the lifecycle.
  • Work with both new and legacy technologies to integrate separate data feeds and transform them into scalable datasets.
  • Ensure documentation and procedures align with internal practices (ITPM) and Sarbanes Oxley requirements, continually enhancing them.
  • Optimize system performance for all hardware and technology resources deployed.




Key skills and Qualifications:


Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Systems/Software Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Experience in integrated application development teams.
  • Proficiency in business analysis and requirements analysis.
  • Familiarity with Agile frameworks.
  • Knowledge of Low-Code UI and API Development.
  • Experience in developing UI from data pipelines.
  • Proficiency in data mining methods, data tools, and operational visualization of data.
  • Experience in building and supporting data-driven applications.
  • Familiarity with HTML/CSS Application Development Platforms.
  • Strong SQL skills.
  • Proficiency in English language, spoken and written



Preferred:

  • 3-5 years of experience in multinational organizations with international, cross-functional teams.
  • 2-5 years of experience in data engineering or optimization for high-volume manufacturing operations.
  • UI design experience for appealing aesthetics and user experience.
  • Experience in working with data for machine learning applications and providing visualization methods to support these tools.
  • Knowledge of architectural patterns for efficient UI development and execution.
  • Experience with the Power Bi platform.



Why Lear


We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.



Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.


Applicants must submit their resumes for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.

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