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Hybrid
Posted
Oct 2, 2026
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Job Description

Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience
Location Castle Donington, DE74
Hybrid working 2days/week on-site


An opportunity has arisen in our Industrial Metrology group for a Software Engineer. The successful applicant will join a team responsible for maintaining and extending existing flagship software being used by leading manufacturers around the world. It would suit a candidate who is looking to expand their knowledge of Software Engineering who also enjoys the challenge of working with physical engineering teams.

As part of this role, the applicant will have exposure to Renishaw’s advanced probing systems and have experience working on Metrology software.

About the role

As a Software Engineer within the Industrial Metrology group your responsibilities would include:

  • Building Windows applications for use within the manufacturing industry
  • Maintaining, upgrading and extending existing production code
  • Working within an agile team to breakdown stories into manageable tasks
  • Writing tests to ensure products that are produced are of suitable quality


Key requirements

Our ideal applicant would have a number of the following key skills and experience:

  • Educated to at least degree level in a technical subject; OR the ability to demonstrate comparable applied knowledge and expertise to an equivalent level
  • Knowledge and experience of:
  • Legacy and modern C++
  • Legacy UI frameworks
  • SQL databases
  • Computational geometry and 3D maths
  • Using AI for safe and efficient code development
  • Willing to work within a team to complete tasks
  • Desire to continue to learn and improve through continuous improvement
  • Willing to travel with a full and valid passport and driving licence

Benefits


When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).


We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.


Please click here for further information about our benefits.


At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.

If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.


Please click here for further information about diversity and inclusion at Renishaw.

Employment Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Requisition Number:

R9891 Software Engineer (Open)

About Us

Renishaw is a FTSE 250 global engineering and scientific technology company, with core skills in measurement, motion control, additive manufacturing, healthcare, spectroscopy and manufacturing. We supply products and services that push the boundaries of what is possible in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. We are also a world leader in the field of metal additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where we design and make industrial machines that ‘print' parts from metal powder.

We currently have 77 offices in 36 countries, with around 5,200 employees worldwide. Over 3,000 people are employed within the UK where we carry out the majority of our research and development, and manufacturing.

With a global presence in a broad range of sectors, we aim to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse global communities we serve. Every year we welcome a wide range of new employees, from apprentices to experienced professionals. By joining Renishaw you will be making a difference to the world in which we live, in a global company that encourages innovation and personal achievement.

Take a closer look at what we do!

Our people help us to pursue this purpose so that we can continue to be a world leader in precision technology and deliver on our vision to innovate and transform capabilities in manufacturing, science and healthcare through unparalleled levels of precision, productivity and practicality.

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