Software Specialist

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John Deere Forestry Oy offers innovative solutions for forestry. Our green forest machines enhance productivity in forestry operations all over the world. Advanced digital solutions support sustainable forestry practices, simplify site planning and improve fleet management. Cutting-edge operator assisting innovations make work easier and help attract future talent to the industry.
John Deere forest machines are designed and manufactured in Finland. The product development and marketing center is in Tampere and the factory is in Joensuu. The company employs over 700 people in Finland.
Deere & Company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of agricultural, turf care, construction and forestry machines. The company's products and services help produce food, raw materials and infrastructure for the needs of a growing population.

Position: Software Specialist
Primary Location: Tampere, Finland
Hiring Manager: Joonas Kaarnametsä

Major Purpose

We are looking for a

Software Specialist (embedded)

to join our R&D automation team, which is responsible for the control systems of harvesters, forwarders and full-tree machines worldwide.
In this position, you will design and implement versatile software features for our machine control systems. You will work together in active cooperation with local and international cross-technical design teams, and on your part be responsible for high-quality software development in our projects.

We require
- Software development expertise in embedded systems (e.g. C, Matlab/Simulink)
- High motivation for continuously improving your skillset as a professional
- Self-initiative and proactive approach to tasks at hand
- Good teamwork skills in an international work environment

We value
- Experience in software engineering methods (e.g. agile, Git, continuous integration)
- Experience of model-based software development (e.g. Matlab/Simulink)
- Ability to work in practical machine control system development projects
- Fluency in Finnish considered as an advantage

The exact area of responsibility and tasks can be tailored in more detail based on your skills.

We offer:
- Interesting, diverse and responsible work in a large and respected international company
- Competitive salary, annual bonus system and personnel fund benefit
- Onboarding to work duties and good development opportunities
- Transparent, fair and safe workplace in an equal work community, where everyone can succeed. We have a strong team spirit and your success is supported by our entire work community consisting of true professionals. Our work, operating models and decisions are guided by our values: integrity, quality, humanity, commitment and innovation.
- Your well-being is important to us, and we offer you tools to help you stay fit both at work and in your free time: exercise and hobby opportunities, employee bicycle benefit, sickness fund, and flexible working hours. We are a substance-free and nicotine-free workplace.

The position is permanent and full-time. The starting date is flexible and can be agreed separately. Salary according to agreement.

Questions? Please contact Joonas Kaarnametsä, Engineering Manager Software Development: kaarnametsajoonas@johndeere.com or by phone +358 20 584 6062.

Please submit your application as soon as possible and no latest April 21, 2025. We process applications during the application period and hire employees as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

We would be happy to have you as part of our team! We value equality and diversity in our work community. John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a qualified individual with disability. Please let us know if you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or other special needs. Our application process is anonymized. Your name, age and gender will only be revealed when you move on to the interview phase. This ensures that we can focus on only the essential skills in our recruitment decisions.

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