Job Description Summary

At Colibrium Additive, a GE Aerospace company, we work every day to bring the transformative power of additive manufacturing to businesses around the globe. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Signal & Image Processing) to join our team in Lichtenfels, Germany. In this role, you will design, build, deliver, and maintain software and sensor applications that are part of our additive manufacturing machines. Your main focus will be on process monitoring solutions for laser-based additive machines, contributing to print documentation, anomaly detection, and process stabilization. This is a great opportunity for someone who combines strong software engineering skills with deep expertise in camera systems, imaging, and signal processing. This role is based in Lichtenfels, Germany and we offer a hybrid working model with up to two home-office days per week.

What you’ll do

Design and implement complex software features and systems for additive manufacturing applications

Develop and maintain software using .NET, Python, and Node.js

Drive solutions related to camera integration, imaging, frame grabbers, data transfer, image normalization, calibration, and resolution

Contribute to architecture decisions, coding standards, and engineering best practices

Support hardware selection and performance evaluation to ensure system requirements are met

Collaborate with product managers, hardware teams, manufacturing, and additive engineering teams

Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives

Improve codebase quality, tooling, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and monitoring

Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for production issues

Ensure compliance with quality, safety, cybersecurity, export control, and data protection requirements

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other engineers

What we’re looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or another STEM field

Several years of professional experience in software engineering or a comparable technical role

Strong experience in product development

Good understanding of SDLC, Lean/Agile, CI/CD, software security, scalability, and testing practices

Experience in signal processing, image processing, camera systems, or machine vision

Fluent German and English

Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Nice to have: Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or additive / 3D printing environments

Familiarity with data acquisition, machine control, industrial protocols, or hardware integration

Experience with Docker or other containerization technologies

Knowledge of secure coding, identity and access management, and enterprise compliance requirements

What we offer

GE Aerospace supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognizes the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance. This role is based in Lichtenfels, Germany, and we offer a hybrid working model with up to two home-office days per week.

Company pension plan

Supplemental health insurance

Long service awards

Invalidity and death insurance

Holiday storage

Fitness subsidy

At Colibrium Additive and GE Aerospace, we value inclusion, diversity, and respect for people. We are committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Additional Information

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Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.

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