Monday, March 2, 2015

Software is created in the team – Computer Week

software controls the robot in the transfer lines.
software controls the robot in . the transfer lines
Photo: BMW

Bosch Software Innovations (Bosch SI) developed concepts and software for the Internet of Things. Key sectors are industry, mobility, energy and smart home. The company’s software controls digital factories and power plants, in which renewable energy electricity is generated.

Simon Hirscher (26) develops software for the industry at 4.0 Bosch SI in Immenstaad. There he wrote his Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis. He studied computer science economy out of conviction: “You have to understand the processes to reflect them in Software Technology is the tool for that..” From the business part of his studies he has his process, from the information technology their IT knowledge. “I’m interested to software development, to see what comes out in the end.” He is fascinated by how to transfer lines of robots and machines cars are built, controlled by software.



Simon Hirscher develops software for industry 4.0.
Simon Hirscher develops software for . Industry 4.0
Photo: Bosch

In the development team Industry 4.0 Hirscher is responsible for the part of predictive maintenance. Can be accessed in a database, the data of vehicle transfer lines and their sensors are collected, this vast amount of data analyzed and stored so that it quickly. “I’m programming software for the evaluation of sensors and machines in Java,” said Hirscher. Because of the large amount of data the application needs to run on multiple computers. “The data provide us with information when and which parts should be replaced with foresight on the machines.” As a result, downtime can be reduced.

Special knowledge helps

Another object Hirscher is new . introduce database or analysis systems for data analysis

Julia Niklas, HR Director at Bosch SI, explains what skills they also expect their IT professionals, “developers have to deal with different techniques such as object-oriented programming, Web technologies and databases. There are also common modeling notations, such as UML, and software and architectural patterns. ” Specific know-how should developers areas have as the sector for which they develop, the core product of the software company, in which they work, and on a specific topic, such as cloud and big data.

SKILLS FOR DEVELOPERS

Software developers need: analytical skills, strong problem-solving skills, creativity and inventiveness, high quality standards. And they must be able to work in a team carefully and independently.

This item is in COMPUTERWOCHE special issue “The future of IT professionals” appeared, which for free download here (PDF) is available .

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