Join Our Team and Grow With Us!

As the Applied Scientist at Lucas Systems, you are at the forefront of innovation. Always challenging the status quo, your team is discovering new techniques to capture and transform data to inform, optimize and disrupt a rapidly changing and expanding industry. Our cross-functional team of experts know the only constant is change…and that excites them!

As a member of Lucas’ Data Science and Optimization team, you will work in collaboration with some of the brightest, most talented software engineers in Pittsburgh. You’ll enjoy knowing that your team is making a recognizable impact to the growth of a profitable, established but entrepreneurial, software solutions company. Your primary focus will be in solving large scale optimization problems, performing statistical analysis, and building high quality prediction systems integrated with our suite of products. You’ll help build applications that can be productized for the market as part of the entire Lucas platform and experience.

The Applied Scientist will be responsible for:
• Hands-on development of algorithms, building predictive analytics, optimizing work flows, applying machine learning, and using the right combination of tools and frameworks to turn sets of disparate data points into objective answers to help Lucas’ customers make informed decisions.
• Building scalable and reusable data science components, maintaining and evolving models, and tracking overall performance.
• Actively engaging with domain experts and customers to understand the challenges that exist within the Supply Chain/Warehousing and Distribution space.
• Working with product development team members to bring high integrity, analytic solutions that align with organizational and revenue goals to market.
• Being the resident advisor to cross-functional teams with regard to analysis, insights and statistical methodologies. Clearly articulating the same to a wider audience as well (e.g., presenting at trade shows, writing white papers and blogs, etc.).

Requirements:
• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Math, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Ideally, 2+ years of experience developing machine learning, data science and/or optimization applications.
• Hands on experience with one or more of the following programming languages (Python, Julia, R, C#).
• Experience solving large scale optimization problems using AMPL, JuMP, Pyomo, CPLEX, Gurobi, Xpress and/or open-source solvers
• Experience with cloud-based solutions (preferably Azure).
• Biased toward action. Do what it takes to ramp up and solve problems quickly. Ability to synthesize large amounts of data to make informed decisions and act on them.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex ideas to various groups.
• Commitment to producing high quality, well-designed and flexible solutions.

Additional Valued Experience:
• Additional programming languages.
• Experience with at least one major deep learning framework
• Experience with customer interaction to discuss requirements and use cases.

Lucas has a challenging career opportunity for a well-rounded, passionate engineering leader with an entrepreneurial drive and who is up-to-date with technology and industry best practices.

A strong business acumen is equally as important as technical capabilities. The ideal candidate will have created software in a commercial environment, led teams of software engineers, and managed substantial, simultaneous projects with firm fixed price contracts / customer deadlines. A background in warehousing and distribution, while not essential, is helpful.

From a technical perspective, the Director of Software Engineering – Projects will be well-versed in .NET, with exposure to modern web technologies like JavaScript and Angular as well as database technologies such as MS SQL and Oracle.

Position Responsibilities

• Mentor and grow the Applications Engineering group, a mid-size high-performing, distributed software engineering team.
• Interact directly with customers to thoroughly understand customer needs and business drivers, and to manage customer support technical escalations and requests for modifications to their software solution.
• Foster and support a culture of innovation and excellence within the engineering organization.
• Oversee the support and staffing of multiple customer projects, balancing large- and small-scale projects.
• Manage the sales & operations planning process within Lucas to ensure that engineering capacity aligns with sales projections and financial revenue models.
• Champion and establish software discipline standards for the Applications group. Maximize quality, reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Optimize engineer performance by driving efficient and effective Agile software development process.
• Develop operational process design and workflows and then drive the design decisions needed to achieve user-friendly, high-performance solutions.
• Continue to develop and share industry/domain expertise and business acumen.
• Reporting to the Vice President of Project Operations, contribute to the creation of infrastructure and processes to support rapid organizational growth.
• Attract, develop and retain high performing individuals. Set goals to measure and evaluate performance.
• Produce and manage to all customer-facing engineering estimates.
• Establish project schedule and assign resources to projects.
• Work with cross-functional team (Sales, Tech Pre-Sale, Project Management, QA, etc.) throughout the customer engagement process.
• Maintain relationships with key customers

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years developing commercial software.
• 5+ years of relevant, hands-on technical leadership of software architects and engineers, delivering business-critical enterprise class software.
• 2+ years of experience in managing and hiring engineering teams.
• B.S or M.S in Computer Science or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to grow and lead a team of engineers in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to build world class products using Agile/Scrum, or similar development best practices.
• Experience managing and executing complex operational and strategic initiatives.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to be personable yet persistent, with a focus on getting things done.
• Works well under pressure, is self-motivated, and is driven by results. Places great emphasis on the customer experience and relationships.
• Experience in leading distributed teams is highly desirable.
• Up to date with technology and industry best practices.
• Well-versed in object-oriented and microservice design and development; adapts easily to multiple frameworks and technologies.
Experience with Angular, Web API, Entity Framework, and RabbitMQ is a plus.
• Experience with Voice/Speech recognition technology is a plus.
Exposure to Warehousing/Distribution Applications is a plus.
• Ability to travel 10-15%.

Lucas Systems helps companies transform their distribution center operations and continuously adapt to changing market dynamics. We dramatically increase worker productivity, operational agility, accuracy, and reduce the need for labor. Lucas solutions are built on 23-plus years of deep process expertise and smart software using AI-based optimization technologies. Our solutions feature Jennifer, the brain, voice, and orchestration engine that drives performance improvement gains. We help customers make the smartest moves at the lowest cost with Jennifer.

Founded in 1998, Lucas is a growing and consistently profitable organization with an expanding global customer base and offices in North America and Europe. We offer a dynamic, collaborative, innovative and entrepreneurial work environment that continues to create opportunities for both personal and professional growth for high-performing individuals throughout the United States and Europe.

Our culture has been as carefully managed as our growth and our products. We believe in what we do, as much as we believe in each other. We believe in rewarding great thinking and initiative. We attract high-quality people who like to work hard, and they stay with us for many years.

Position summary: The Director Software Product Development leads the software engineering team that builds our next generation Warehouse Optimization Suite. This role requires hands on management and direction of the product team, while working hand-in-hand with product management, data science, and customer engineering teams.

We are seeking a well-rounded, passionate engineering leader with an entrepreneurial drive and who is up-to-date with technology and software development best practices. The ideal candidate will have a commercial mindset and experience leading a team developing software for external sale. This position reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

Responsibilities:
• Continuously improve and be an advocate for a high-quality software development process which improves cycle times, code quality, and consistency of delivery.
• Own agreed product roadmap commitments, staffing assignments, and resource estimates and be the voice of product engineering to senior leadership.
• Be a hands-on player leading oversight of the development process including establishing technical feasibility of product requirements, conducting design reviews, code reviews, etc.
• Have a commercial mindset in vetting architecture and guiding the design approach to ensure quality, maintainability, scalability, performance and usability.
• Mentor team member development both in technical and in leadership skills to help team members grow their careers and sustain a strong product development capability for Lucas.
• Develop relationships with customers and prospects to learn about their business challenges in support of on-going and future revenue opportunities.

Skills and Experience
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Experience within a software or tech company that sells products to external customers
• 10+ years of related software development experience, with 5 years in team leadership roles
• Mastery of significant portions of our technology stack including: OO programming languages (ideally .NET), SQL databases (ideally SQL Server and MySQL), Angular (or any modern browser-based framework), no-SQL databases, Spring, Hibernate, JSON, XML, and HTML(5).
• Experience with micro-services architecture and distributed messaging-based design patterns
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to lead and develop teams
• Has an agile mindset, works well under deadlines, is self-motivated, and is driven by results
• Experience in building applications for the cloud or migrating applications to the cloud is a plus
• Understanding of the supply chain or distribution domain is a plus

If you’ve been working in the C# (.NET) ecosystem for at least 4 years, and you enjoy the excitement and responsibility of being part of a team that builds a commercial software product from the ground up, then Lucas Systems, Inc. has a great opportunity for you!

If you write clean, testable, elegant code while embracing the principles of Agile software design and DevOps, then we should talk. If you love new UI technology or mobile platforms, not because “everyone is doing it” but because it is based on rock-solid software design principles, then we think alike!

As part of the Product Development team, you will design and develop the next generation of Lucas’ software products and explore cutting edge technologies as part of ongoing R&D to expand the Lucas platform.

• Work with cross-functional team members to understand the functional and technical product requirements.
• Document and articulate the proposed design/implementation.
• Design and implement major functional components.

Position Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have experience that meets most of the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field with 5+ years of total experience.
• Minimum 4 years of C# software development with a team that built a commercial software product. (Combination of C#/Java/C++ with a desire to learn quickly also welcome)
• Hands on experience with Distributed Systems, Microservice-based architectures and building RESTful Web Services. Familiarity with Domain Driven Design is a plus.
• DevOps mentality. Experience with build/deploy tools.
• Dedicated mindset for automated testing and performance testing
• Hands on experience with relational database technologies like MySQL, Oracle, or MS SQL Server. Bonus points for Entity Framework.
• Familiarity with open source frameworks for DI, ORM, MVC/MVVM
• Understanding of modern browser-based JavaScript frameworks such as Angular (preferred), Backbone, Ember, React, or Knockout
• Bootstrap, HTML5 and CSS3
• Exposure to an Agile development environment
• Experience architecting and designing new features

• Bonus experience: Python, ELK, Machine Learning, Cloud, Agile

If you’ve been working in the C# (.NET) ecosystem for at least 7 years, and you enjoy the excitement and responsibility of being part of a team that builds a commercial software product from the ground up, then Lucas Systems, Inc. has a great opportunity for you!

If you write clean, testable, elegant code while embracing the principles of Agile software design and DevOps, then we should talk. If you love new UI technology or mobile platforms, not because “everyone is doing it” but because it is based on rock-solid software design principles, then we think alike!

As part of the Product Development team, you will design and develop the next generation of Lucas’ software products and explore cutting edge technologies as part of ongoing R&D to expand the Lucas platform.

• Work with cross-functional team members to understand the functional and technical product requirements.
• Document and articulate the proposed design/implementation.
• Design and implement major functional components.

Position Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have experience that meets most of the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field with 10+ years of total experience.
• Minimum 7 years of C# software development with a team that built a commercial software product. (Combination of C#/Java/C++ with a desire to learn quickly also welcome)
• Hands on experience with Distributed Systems, Microservice-based architectures and building RESTful Web Services. Familiarity with Domain Driven Design is a plus.
• DevOps mentality. Experience with build/deploy tools.
• Dedicated mindset for automated testing and performance testing
• Hands on experience with relational database technologies like MySQL, Oracle, or MS SQL Server. Bonus points for Entity Framework.
• Familiarity with open source frameworks for DI, ORM, MVC/MVVM
• Understanding of modern browser-based JavaScript frameworks such as Angular (preferred), Backbone, Ember, React, or Knockout
• Bootstrap, HTML5 and CSS3
• Exposure to an Agile development environment
• Experience architecting and designing new features

• Bonus experience: Python, ELK, Machine Learning, Cloud, Agile

Lucas Systems helps companies transform their distribution center operations and continuously adapt to changing market dynamics. We dramatically increase worker productivity, operational agility, accuracy, and reduce the need for labor. Lucas solutions are built on 23-plus years of deep process expertise and smart software using AI-based optimization technologies. Our solutions feature Jennifer, the brain, voice, and orchestration engine that drives performance improvement gains. We help customers make the smartest moves at the lowest cost with Jennifer.

Founded in 1998, Lucas is a growing and consistently profitable organization with an expanding global customer base and offices in North America and Europe. We offer a dynamic, collaborative, innovative and entrepreneurial work environment that continues to create opportunities for both personal and professional growth for high-performing individuals throughout the United States and Europe.

Our culture has been as carefully managed as our growth and our products. We believe in what we do, as much as we believe in each other. We believe in rewarding great thinking and initiative. We attract high-quality people who like to work hard, and they stay with us for many years.

Position Summary

The Senior Software Product Manager drives the product roadmap for Lucas Systems by gathering customer input; tracking market trends; working with Sales team members to understand key market dynamics, challenges and opportunities; and working with Engineering to ensure product viability and on-time delivery. The Senior Software Product Manager serves in a strategic as well as a hands-on tactical role with product direction responsibility for the entire product life cycle from product conception, through development, market introduction, support and end of life.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and own the Lucas product portfolio roadmap in support of Lucas growth objectives. Work across key stakeholders internally and externally to prioritize product development work as the business evolves.
• Develop a strong Voice of the Customer (VOC) network and process to guide Lucas decisions on product and service requirements, competitive differentiation, bundling, pricing, value proposition, and messaging.
• Lead the assessment and business case for new product and service opportunities especially in the area of Machine Learning and AI, to expand Lucas differentiation and opportunities for business growth.
• Experience with rich-client mobile application development targeting Android
• Own the preparation and launch plans for product rollouts including product go-to-market materials, Sales and Marketing enablement, and readiness of customer support.
• Support go-to-market activities such as webinars, digital campaigns, and tradeshows with content development, presentations, and thought leadership.
• Develop relationships with customers and prospects to learn about their business challenges in support of on-going and future revenue opportunities.

Skills and Expertise:

• BA/BS required. Technical degree preferred. MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience with software, SaaS, or technology consulting companies
• 5+ years of product management experience
• Knowledge of supply chain domain – warehousing, logistics, transportation preferred
• Entrepreneurial and flexible mindset. Proven ability to think strategically and commercially.
• Ability to guide, mentor, lead and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including presentation and active listening skills.
• Results-driven, self-starter with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to travel less than 20%

Seasoned pros, as well as candidates meeting the minimum qualifications below, will be considered for our growing team

Would you like to collaborate with some of the brightest, most talented software engineers in Pittsburgh AND make a recognizable impact in a profitable, established and growing software solutions company? As a member of the Lucas Project Engineering Team, you could be doing just that!

At Lucas, you will be responsible for: designing, developing, documenting, and supporting major components of the next generation of Lucas’ software products. Technologies include software that runs on a variety of leading-edge mobile devices from Zebra, Bluebird, Unitech, Samsung, Etc.

The skilled Software Engineer will be involved, at varying degrees, in the following:

• Designing and developing software using MS Visual Studio and C#;
• Designing and developing database components and software modules for Lucas’ software products;
• Extending MS Windows services, IIS, and multi-threaded server and mobile client applications;
• Designing and developing host interfaces using various transfer methods (e.g., socket, XML, FTP, etc.);
• Debugging and tuning of applications using Visual Studio, Profiler, and various in-house tools;
• Assisting Lucas’ software services/support team with troubleshooting and developing fixes and enhancements for existing client deployments.

At the Senior Level:

• Working with Lucas Project Managers and customers to gather requirements as well as Product Managers to build a stronger product offering.
• Working directly with Lucas’ customers to gather requirements and design functional specifications to provide unique solutions that increase efficiency and solve operational challenges;
• Serving sometimes as the technical lead for customer projects, supervising other engineers to meet both internal and external expectations;
• Developing architecture diagrams and software specifications;
• Assisting in the creation of system specifications, systems installations and customer training;
• Coordinating and conducting user testing and training;
• Developing prototypes for R&D evaluation; and
• Evaluating new software tools.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline together with related practical software engineering experience is required.
• Object-oriented programming (preferably C#.NET) and database skills (preferably SQL Server).
• Experience with Visual Studio, MVC, Angular, Message Queues, and Mobile Applications preferred.
• Commitment to producing high quality, well-designed and flexible applications.
Solid troubleshooting, analytical, and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Dedication to collaborative working style and desire to learn and adopt new technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel occasionally (up to 15% applicable for Tech Leads; not applicable for all Software Engineering roles though some travel expected for all).

Additional Valued Experience:

• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or other supply chain software solutions; systems that include mobile devices; Android development; microservices based software.

Are you a fast learner? Do you prefer hands-on learning? Does the idea of shadowing an experienced software engineer appeal to you?

This unique opportunity involves working directly with a senior level engineer to learn software and coding best practices, designing reusable code, and every aspect of the Software Development Lifecycle. 

You’ll need to be able to think quickly, solve complex problems, and have a knack for testing your code.

As a Software Engineer at Lucas Systems, you will be involved in:

• Designing and Developing: software using MS Visual Studio and C#; database components and software modules; host interfaces using various transfer methods (e.g., socket, XML, FTP, etc.)
• Extending MS Windows services, IIS, and multi-threaded server and mobile client applications
• Debugging and tuning applications using Visual Studio, Profiler, and various in-house tools
• Assist Lucas’ software services/support team with troubleshooting, developing fixes and enhancements for existing client deployments

You may be a fit if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Prior Internship with hands-on coding experience is a plus
• Object-oriented programming (preferably C#) and database skills (preferably SQL Server)
• Commitment to producing high quality, well-designed and flexible applications
• Solid troubleshooting, analytical, and organizational skills and are detail oriented
• Dedication to collaborative working style with a desire to learn new technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Additional Valued Experience:

• Experience and/or desire to work with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or other supply chain software solutions; systems that include mobile devices; Android development.

Lucas Systems, conveniently located at The Columbia Centre in Bracknell across the street from train and bus stations and a 5-minute walk from the new Lexicon centre, is looking to expand its global team. Seasoned pros, as well as mid-level candidates meeting the minimum qualifications below, will be considered for our growing team.

Would you like to immerse yourself in an environment working amongst a team of bright and talented software engineers, creating high quality solutions in a well-established and continually growing software company? As a member of the Lucas Project Engineering Team, you could be doing just that!

At Lucas, you will be responsible for: designing, developing, documenting, and supporting major components of customer project implementations as well as the next generation of Lucas’ software products. Technologies include software that runs on a variety of leading-edge mobile devices from Zebra, Bluebird, Unitech, Samsung, Etc.

Challenging work that will keep you interested:

The skilled Software Engineer will be involved, at varying degrees, in the following:

• Designing and developing software using MS Visual Studio, C#, .NET and UI technologies such Angular and HTML5;
• Designing and developing database components and software modules for Lucas’ software products;
• Extending MS Windows services, IIS, and multi-threaded server and mobile client applications;
• Designing and developing host interfaces using various transfer methods (e.g., socket, XML, FTP, JSON etc.);
• Debugging and tuning of applications using Visual Studio, Profiler, and various in-house tools;
• Assisting Lucas’ software services/support team with troubleshooting and developing fixes and enhancements for existing client deployments

At the Senior level:

• Working with Lucas Project Managers and customers to gather requirements as well as Product Managers to build a stronger product offering; working directly with Lucas’ customers to gather requirements and design functional specifications to provide unique solutions that increase efficiency and solve operational challenges;
• Serving sometimes as the technical lead for customer projects, supervising other engineers to meet both internal and external expectations;
• Developing architecture diagrams and software specifications;
• Assisting in the creation of system specifications, systems installations and customer training;
• Coordinating and conducting user testing and training;
• Developing prototypes for R&D evaluation; and
• Evaluating new software tools.

What skills you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline together with a minimum of 3+ years of related practical software engineering experience is required.
• Object-oriented programming (preferably C#.NET) and database skills (preferably SQL Server).
• Experience with Visual Studio, MVC, Angular, Message Queues, and Mobile Applications preferred.
• Commitment to producing high quality, well-designed and flexible applications.
• Solid troubleshooting, analytical, and organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Dedication to collaborative working style and desire to learn and adopt new technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel occasionally (up to 15% applicable for Tech Leads).

Additional valued experience:

Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or other supply chain software solutions; systems that include mobile devices; Android development; microservices based software.

Lucas Systems, Inc. has a great career opportunity for a Software Services Engineer who is fluent in Spanish and English. The Software Services Engineer will be responsible for maintaining existing client solutions, deploying software directly to client environments, and providing client communication throughout the lifecycle of the product. Additionally, the Software Services Engineer will have the opportunity to design, develop, and manage software enhancement projects.

Position Description

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on existing and legacy technologies
• Manage customer relationships through regular communication.
• Identify and react to complex production issues and provide timely and effective resolution
• Conduct debugging and analysis of existing software
• Develop software patches to address identified issues
• Identify and resolve 3rd party hardware issues such as printers, wireless accessories, smartphones, tablets and ruggedized handheld devices
• Design, quote, develop and deliver product enhancements
• Provide database maintenance and optimization for client production environments
• Serve as an after-hours technical resource to identify and address emergency production system issues
• Work closely with other internal teams through all aspect of the client project lifecycle
• Configure and maintain developments/tests environments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Assist QA team with integration and regression testing

Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other technical degree and/or equivalent experience is preferable
• Fluent in Spanish and English
• Ideally, some practical work experience in writing and debugging stored procedures in SQL and developing in Visual Basic and C#.Net (or other OOP language)
• Good understanding of SQL Server 2005/2008/2012 maintenance and administration
• Knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to convey complex technical subject matter to both high-level IT personnel and end users
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to work largely independently in a fast-paced environment
• Availability to work on a rotating on-call schedule (paid On-Call)

Lucas Systems, Inc. is currently looking for an experienced Software Services Engineer. The Software Services Engineer will be responsible for maintaining existing client solutions, deploying software directly to client environments, and providing client communication throughout the lifecycle of the product. Additionally, the Software Services Engineer will have the opportunity to design, develop, and manage software enhancement projects.

Position Description:

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on existing and legacy technologies
• Manage customer relationships through regular communication.
• Identify and react to complex production issues and provide timely and effective resolution
• Conduct debugging and analysis of existing software
• Develop software patches to address identified issues
• Identify and resolve 3rd party hardware issues such as printers, wireless accessories, smartphones, tablets and ruggedized handheld devices
• Design, quote, develop and deliver product enhancements
• Provide database maintenance and optimization for client production environments
• Serve as an after-hours technical resource to identify and address emergency production system issues
• Work closely with other internal teams through all aspect of the client project lifecycle
• Configure and maintain developments/tests environments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Assist QA team with integration and regression testing

Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other technical degree and/or equivalent experience is preferable
• 2+ years of practical work experience with C#.NET (or other OOP languages); Angular 6+ experience a bonus
• Good understanding of SQL Server stored procedures, maintenance and administration
• Knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to convey complex technical subject matter to both high-level IT personnel and end users
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to work largely independently in a fast-paced environment
• Availability to work on a rotating on-call schedule (paid On-Call)