Technical Recruiter Since 1981 Positions Available as of:  March 26, 2008

  SR. SOFTWARE ENG. – C# /ASP.NET Norfolk County, MA. This one offers you the best of both worlds-- the relaxed, close knit atmosphere of a consulting software house, but with the benefits of being part of a highly respected, global, publicly-held corporation. Due to a strong focus on R & D, this company is #1 technically in their field. Their aggressive management team has acquired four other companies in as many years. Because employee-oriented management sets realistic goals, they have many long term, talented employees. They try to promote from within whenever feasible. Their customers come from a wide range of industries, including consumer electronics, computers, capital equipment, aerospace, automotive, and more. 2006 was their best year—ever. In fact, from 2004 to 2006, sales jumped by 45%! You will be working alongside of a highly respected, friendly architect/lead developer, extending and enhancing custom in-house business and MRP/ERP manufacturing software used throughout the corporation. This includes gathering business requirements, advising on software & hardware architecture, implementing software modules written in C#, ASP.NET, VB.NET, Javascript, VBScript, and Perl, directing software test, integration, even user training. This means you will work along with MIS, engineering, manufacturing, sales & marketing, quality, and management, so there could be some occasional local travel. The salary ranges from $80,000 to $90,000, depending on level of experience, and I will submit qualified developers to $95,000. Benefits here include three weeks vacation the first year, generous profit sharing plan, company-matched 401 (k) plan, tuition aid, "high performer awards", stock purchase discounts, cafeteria medical plan, relocation assistance, and more. This position requires a BS in Computer Science, Math, or Physics, at least five years of manufacturing/business applications development experience using ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, SQL Server, some project management background, and permanent U.S. residency. Some experience with MRP/ERP systems is highly desired.  

  SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER- C++ & STL- Coastal New Haven County, CT. Interested in doing engineering/scientific development with a smaller company? This Software Engineer will function as senior individual contributor, working on sections of the new product line. This twenty year old, privately held company designs and manufactures leading edge equipment for their market. The close-knit, casual atmosphere here makes for minimal politics. Some employees here have developed arrangements with management to work from home a day a week, and they have flex hours. The developers use C++/MFC Visual Studio 6.0 with STL, COM, and XML for data transmission. Most of the applications will be on data acquisition, data analysis, and algorithm development on systems communicating with custom embedded hardware. There could be occasional GUI work, and there is no web development. The salary ranges from $75,000 to $85,000, depending on level of experience, and there is a merit bonus program. The positions require five or more years of C++/MFC development experience, ability to handle projects independently, and a BS degree. They will interview individuals with business applications background, who would be interested in engineering work. Due to the lack of time for training, they do conduct a quiz on C++/Windows on the interview. Requires permanent U.S. residency.  

  SR. SOFTWARE ENG. MANAGER- C++/C# Eng. App. Central CT. Like to handle one of this manufacturer’s strongest selling product lines? 2006 was this producer of commercial electronic systems best year ever. In fact, from 2004 to 2006, sales jumped by 45%. This aggressive, publicly held company boasts of being #1 technically in their field, due to their emphasis on research and development. They have acquired four companies in the past four years. Their recently expanded facility is beautiful. Because the employee-oriented management sets realistic goals, they have many long term, talented engineering employees. They try to promote from within whenever feasible. Their customers come from a wide range of industries, including consumer electronics, computers, capital equipment, aerospace, and automotive. You’ll be directing at least twenty Project Leaders, Software Section Managers, Software Engineers and outside consultants in multiple locations developing engineering/ data acquisition applications using C++/C#, Visual Studio and Microsoft Team Foundation. Will develop quotations for projects, developing project management processes, coordinating software development efforts with other business units, successfully completing development projects. There will be about 15% national/international travel. Salary ranges from $110,000 - $115,000, maybe higher. Benefits include three weeks vacation the first year, generous profit sharing plan, company-matched 401 (k) plan, tuition aid, "high performer awards", stock purchase discounts, cafeteria medical plan, relocation assistance, and more. Requires a BSCS, a minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering, at least five of these in management. They also require solid experience in engineering/scientific applications experience, vs. IT-oriented work, using C++/C#, Visual Studio and Microsoft Team Foundation.  

  SR. SOFTWARE ENG. C/C++ Embedded Systems- No. Fairfield County, CT. This privately held company tends to do quite well during recessions. They are the world leader in their market. Sales have increased greatly in the past three years, due to an influx of orders from the Orient. All of this company’s vendors are in the U.S., and they build everything in house, stamping products "Made in the U.S.A". Their products incorporate proprietary hardware and microcontroller-based embedded software. You’ll function as a senior individual contributor, handling projects of all sizes on your own. This is machine control firmware written for 8 and 16 bit microcontrollers in C & C++. Salary ranges from $80,000 to $100,00 and beyond. They require a BSEE or BSCS degree, coupled with at least seven years experience writing embedded software for realtime controls in C. This company gives a logic quiz and a technical "C" quiz on the interview. Sorry, no relocation on this one. Requires permanent U.S. residency.  

  SOFTWARE ENGINEERS- (3) Central Connecticut C#.Net Enjoy scientific development projects? Prefer developing software that controls hardware, and acquires and analyzes data? Due to a strong focus on R & D, this company is #1 technically in their field. Their aggressive management team has acquired four other companies in as many years. Because employee-oriented management sets realistic goals, they have many long term, talented engineering employees. They try to promote from within whenever feasible. Their customers come from a wide range of industries, including consumer electronics, computers, capital equipment, aerospace, automotive, and more. Their recently expanded facility is beautiful. 2006 was their best year—ever. In fact, from 2004 to 2006, sales jumped by 45%! The Software Engineers will develop and enhance software for their new products using multi threaded C# / .NET, and both managed & unmanaged code. The applications usually include algorithm development, data acquisition, data development, GUI, and communications routines. Much of the work centers on hardware-interfacing and machine control for "frame grabbing" applications. The salaries range from 80,000 to $105,000, depending on level of experience. The benefits include three weeks vacation the first year, generous profit sharing plan, company-matched 401 (k) plan, tuition aid, "high performer awards", stock purchase discounts, cafeteria medical plan, relocation assistance, and more. These positions require permanent U. S. residency, a BSCS/Math/ or Physics degree, and four or more years of C++/C# .NET development experience on engineering or scientific applications. They will not interview candidates with a sole background in IT/MIS applications. They might consider someone with a Bioinformatics background, if they know the tools.
 

  ASSOC. SOFTWARE ENGINEER- CENTRAL CT C#/.NET Enjoy scientific development projects? Prefer developing software that controls hardware, and acquires and analyzes data? Due to a strong focus on R & D, this company is #1 technically in their field. Their aggressive management team has acquired four other companies in as many years. Because employee-oriented management sets realistic goals, they have many long term, talented engineering employees. They try to promote from within whenever feasible. Their customers come from a wide range of industries, including consumer electronics, computers, capital equipment, aerospace, automotive, and more. Their recently expanded facility is beautiful. 2006 was their best year—ever. In fact, from 2004 to 2006, sales jumped by 45%! This Software Engineer will start out writing installer programs, come up with suggestions for licensing software, and will design and implement a "fingerprinting" utility to handle all aspects of software and hardware components on the product line using C#.Net 2.0,Visual Studio, and InstallShield. Salary ranges from $50,000 to $60,000, depending on level of experience, and I will submit qualified engineers to $65,000. Benefits here include three weeks vacation the first year, generous profit sharing plan, company-matched 401 (k) plan, tuition aid, "high performer awards", stock purchase discounts, cafeteria medical plan, and more. Requires some experience writing C#/C++ software on a scientific or engineering application for industry, either as employee or as an intern, familiarity with InstallShield, a BS in Computer Science, Math, or Physics, and permanent U.S. residency. Sorry, no relocation assistance on this one.
 

  Sorry, all positions require permanent U.S. residency.

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