Software Engineer, Manufacturing (2027 Grad)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Noblesville, Indiana, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Junior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 0+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Development, or a related technical discipline.
- 0–2 years of professional experience; new and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Proficiency in at least one of C, C++, C#, or Python, with solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and debugging.
- Working knowledge of version control (Git) and collaborative development practices such as branching and code review.
- Willingness to work hands-on with physical hardware in a lab and production environment.
- Strong documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
- Must be eligible to work in the USA long term without sponsorship.
- Employees must follow all information security policies, protect confidential data, complete required training, and report any suspected security incidents to support our information security controls
Full description
Join Toyota Automated Logistics and write the software that makes autonomous vehicles move safely through real warehouses. The PLE team owns product variants, sustaining engineering, and select new product development across our growing portfolio — conveyors, AGVs, and emerging product lines — plus the test infrastructure that validates them. This role sits on the vehicle side: motion control, safety systems, and the onboard software that decides how our AGVs behave.
The PLE Software Developer/Engineer I develops and maintains the onboard software that controls our AGV product lines — from motion and navigation behavior, to the safety systems that protect people working alongside our vehicles, to the interfaces that connect a vehicle to the wider fleet and to fixed automation. This is an entry-level role built for a new graduate: you'll start with well-scoped features, bug fixes, and test development under the mentorship of senior engineers, and grow into ownership of vehicle subsystems as your judgment develops. As PLE’s capacity to support AI robotic vision systems matures, there is a path into perception and vision-guided autonomy work for engineers who want it. Reporting to the Product Line Engineering Systems & Testing Team Lead, you'll partner daily with controls, mechanical, and project engineering.
Job Functions:
Vehicle Control Software Development
- Develop, test, and maintain onboard AGV software — motion control, navigation behavior, vehicle state management, error handling, and diagnostics.
- Implement well-scoped features, enhancements, and defect fixes across AGV product lines and variants, with design review and mentorship from senior engineers.
- Work with onboard controllers and embedded interfaces (CAN, serial, industrial Ethernet) and integrate vehicle software with higher-level PLC and fleet control.
- Contribute to code reviews, version control hygiene, and software documentation as a regular part of the development cycle.
Safety Systems & Compliance
- Support development and maintenance of AGV safety functions — obstacle detection, protective stop behavior, speed and zone enforcement, and E-stop logic.
- Implement and verify safety-related software under the direction of senior engineers, following applicable functional safety and industrial vehicle standards (ANSI/ITSDF B56.5, ISO 3691-4).
- Maintain traceability between safety requirements, implementation, and verification evidence to support product certification and audit.
- Participate in risk assessments, hazard analyses, and design reviews for vehicle safety behavior.
Testing, Validation & Debug
- Write and maintain unit, integration, and regression tests for vehicle software; support automated test development where it saves manual effort.