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KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse automation.
The KNAPP Group is a global provider of intelligent automation solutions for intralogistics and manufacturing, specializing in the sectors healthcare, fashion/apparel, general retail, food retail, industry and service. We live and breathe automation. We – more than 8,000 employees of the KNAPP Group in over 60 locations worldwide, shaping the future-oriented industry of intralogistics are dedicated to making complexity simple.
One of the KNAPP’s primary goals is to use continuous innovation to drive warehouse automation forward, always with the specific needs of the customers in mind. KNAPP Group’s unrelenting development activity is evident in everything from automated order picking systems and continuing refinement of container handling technology to its state-of-the-art, industry leading software solutions.
WHAT YOU GET TO DO
The Logistics Software Consultant II offers support and guidance to new employees during the early employment period. Completes detailed preparation of the solution concept selected in the design phase as the basis for the order execution. Develops control engineering solutions based on the requirements of our customers using information technology.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for clear customer communication / clarification of details
- Creates interface document
- Creates specification sheet
- Creates internal documents for project-executing departments
- Creates test plans (factory tests, internal and customer-specific acceptance tests)
- Responsible for factory acceptance testing and internal testing
- Creates development requests
- Coordinates and participates in planning meetings (with mechanical engineer, hardware engineer, electrics engineer)
- Supports project-implementing departments (Planning, Development, Commissioning, etc.)
- Responsible for continuous updating of customer specific SW-documents during order execution; Integration of change requests
- Verifies the layout for feasibility of the software processes
- Supports Project Management project initiatives and timelines
- Communicates deviations from the original scope of supply to project stakeholders
- Coordinates customer projects with software suppliers
- Supports new employees
- Improves planning documents through necessary periodic updates and revisions
- Obtaining information from Project Management, Product Management, Project Planning, Software Development, Sales, Affiliates and all KNAPP employees involved in the order execution
- Independent agreement of the information technology solution with the customer (host protocol and requirement specification document) in coordination with project management and project planning
- Acceptance and assessment of factory test and internal acceptance tests
- Creating development requests
- Offering support and guidance to new employees during the early employment period (Mentoring)
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reliability and ability to work under pressure
- Able to complete tasks in high quality and in time, also in stressful situations
- Ensure performance targets are consistently met and commitments are kept
- Ability to focus on goals when blockers arise
- Positive and confident attitude towards the company and the role responsibilities within the team
- Willingness and ability to improve skills and to learn new things to remain current and innovative in skill set
- Ability to take criticism and use it in a constructive way
- Ability to manage conflicts and work with stakeholders to resolve challenges collaterally
- Ability to recognize, troubleshoot and in the end resolve system failures and problems
WHAT YOU HAVE
- Engineering degree (Information Technology, Logistics), or equivalent work experience
- Intermediate level of understanding of system components of KNAPP-Group (function, software, hardware)
- Intermediate level of understanding of complex processes in the workflow of our customers
- Intermediate level of understanding of requirements for integration of the KNAPP system into the customer environment
- Ability to plan and hold meetings (with planning team and with customers)
- Intermediate level of computer skills (MS Office, KNAPP-internal tools)
- Language skills (English mandatory, another language beneficial)
Working Conditions and Environment:
- Overtime (occasional) as required by work.
- Travel is required (up to 30%)
- Ability to travel by air both domestically (US) and internationally (primarily Austria and other parts of Europe as well as Canada)
- Willing to travel often and work flexible hours based on the project (e.g. night shift or weekends)
- Authorization to work in the U.S
- Passport or ability to obtain passport
- Professional office etiquette is required at all times
- Physical requirements: sitting for long periods of time, standing, walking, climbing a ladder, speaking, visual acuity, finger dexterity, listening, reaching at arm’s length, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
WHAT YOU WILL GET
- 2 remote days per week
- Half day Fridays
- A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
- Industry competitive compensation
- Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
- 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Parental Leave
- Subsidized Daycare
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Pet Insurance
- Subsidized food delivery
- Monthly celebrations
- Quarterly employee events
- Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering
KNAPP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other basis protected by law.
Due to the safety-sensitive nature of this position, strict adherence to KNAPP’s drug-free workplace policy is required. All candidates will be subject to drug-screening in accordance with the policy and will be expected to remain drug-free during their employment. There will be no exception if recreational or medical use of marijuana is permitted in the location of employment and/or residence or if use of marijuana is only during “off-hours.”
WHO WE ARE
KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse automation.
The KNAPP Group is a global provider of intelligent automation solutions for intralogistics and manufacturing, specializing in the sectors healthcare, fashion/apparel, general retail, food retail, industry and service. We live and breathe automation. We – more than 8,000 employees of the KNAPP Group in over 60 locations worldwide, shaping the future-oriented industry of intralogistics are dedicated to making complexity simple.
One of the KNAPP’s primary goals is to use continuous innovation to drive warehouse automation forward, always with the specific needs of the customers in mind. KNAPP Group’s unrelenting development activity is evident in everything from automated order picking systems and continuing refinement of container handling technology to its state-of-the-art, industry leading software solutions.
WHAT YOU GET TO DO
The Logistics Software Consultant II offers support and guidance to new employees during the early employment period. Completes detailed preparation of the solution concept selected in the design phase as the basis for the order execution. Develops control engineering solutions based on the requirements of our customers using information technology.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for clear customer communication / clarification of details
- Creates interface document
- Creates specification sheet
- Creates internal documents for project-executing departments
- Creates test plans (factory tests, internal and customer-specific acceptance tests)
- Responsible for factory acceptance testing and internal testing
- Creates development requests
- Coordinates and participates in planning meetings (with mechanical engineer, hardware engineer, electrics engineer)
- Supports project-implementing departments (Planning, Development, Commissioning, etc.)
- Responsible for continuous updating of customer specific SW-documents during order execution; Integration of change requests
- Verifies the layout for feasibility of the software processes
- Supports Project Management project initiatives and timelines
- Communicates deviations from the original scope of supply to project stakeholders
- Coordinates customer projects with software suppliers
- Supports new employees
- Improves planning documents through necessary periodic updates and revisions
- Obtaining information from Project Management, Product Management, Project Planning, Software Development, Sales, Affiliates and all KNAPP employees involved in the order execution
- Independent agreement of the information technology solution with the customer (host protocol and requirement specification document) in coordination with project management and project planning
- Acceptance and assessment of factory test and internal acceptance tests
- Creating development requests
- Offering support and guidance to new employees during the early employment period (Mentoring)
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reliability and ability to work under pressure
- Able to complete tasks in high quality and in time, also in stressful situations
- Ensure performance targets are consistently met and commitments are kept
- Ability to focus on goals when blockers arise
- Positive and confident attitude towards the company and the role responsibilities within the team
- Willingness and ability to improve skills and to learn new things to remain current and innovative in skill set
- Ability to take criticism and use it in a constructive way
- Ability to manage conflicts and work with stakeholders to resolve challenges collaterally
- Ability to recognize, troubleshoot and in the end resolve system failures and problems
WHAT YOU HAVE
- Engineering degree (Information Technology, Logistics), or equivalent work experience
- Intermediate level of understanding of system components of KNAPP-Group (function, software, hardware)
- Intermediate level of understanding of complex processes in the workflow of our customers
- Intermediate level of understanding of requirements for integration of the KNAPP system into the customer environment
- Ability to plan and hold meetings (with planning team and with customers)
- Intermediate level of computer skills (MS Office, KNAPP-internal tools)
- Language skills (English mandatory, another language beneficial)
Working Conditions and Environment:
- Overtime (occasional) as required by work.
- Travel is required (up to 30%)
- Ability to travel by air both domestically (US) and internationally (primarily Austria and other parts of Europe as well as Canada)
- Willing to travel often and work flexible hours based on the project (e.g. night shift or weekends)
- Authorization to work in the U.S
- Passport or ability to obtain passport
- Professional office etiquette is required at all times
- Physical requirements: sitting for long periods of time, standing, walking, climbing a ladder, speaking, visual acuity, finger dexterity, listening, reaching at arm’s length, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
WHAT YOU WILL GET
- 2 remote days per week
- Half day Fridays
- A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
- Industry competitive compensation
- Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
- 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Parental Leave
- Subsidized Daycare
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Pet Insurance
- Subsidized food delivery
- Monthly celebrations
- Quarterly employee events
- Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering
KNAPP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other basis protected by law.
Due to the safety-sensitive nature of this position, strict adherence to KNAPP’s drug-free workplace policy is required. All candidates will be subject to drug-screening in accordance with the policy and will be expected to remain drug-free during their employment. There will be no exception if recreational or medical use of marijuana is permitted in the location of employment and/or residence or if use of marijuana is only during “off-hours.”
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Software Consultant
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code maps to an approved STEM field in USCIS's STEM Designated Degree Program List. Computer science, information systems, and software engineering degrees typically qualify, but your DSO confirms the match.
Filter job postings by E-Verify enrollment status
STEM OPT is only valid with an E-Verify employer, so confirm enrollment before accepting any offer. Ask recruiters directly or search the E-Verify employer database to avoid offers that fall through at onboarding.
Benchmark consulting wages using OFLC Wage Search
Software Consultant roles span multiple SOC codes, which affects prevailing wage levels on the LCA your employer files. Run your target job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search to know what wage tier your role falls under before negotiating.
Start the I-983 training plan before your OPT end date
Your employer must sign a formal I-983 training plan outlining how the Software Consultant role connects to your STEM degree. Get this drafted and signed before your initial OPT expires so USCIS can process the extension without a gap in authorization.
Target consulting firms with active H-1B filing history
Use Migrate Mate to identify consulting employers who have sponsored H-1B petitions for roles matching your background. Filing history signals that the employer understands the sponsorship process and won't stall when your OPT runway shortens.
Understand specialty occupation framing for your specific role
Not every Software Consultant posting is written to satisfy USCIS's specialty occupation standard. Review the O*NET profile for your SOC code and confirm the job description requires a directly related bachelor's degree, not just a general technical background.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Software Consultant role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It can, but two conditions must both be met. Your degree must appear on USCIS's STEM Designated Degree Program List under an approved CIP code, and the Software Consultant role must genuinely require that degree. Roles coded under Computer Systems Analysts or Software Developers in the SOC system typically satisfy the requirement, but your DSO reviews the specifics before authorizing the extension.
What E-Verify obligation does my employer have for STEM OPT?
Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify before you can start working on the STEM OPT extension. USCIS requires this enrollment as a condition of the program, and your DSO confirms it when authorizing your I-20 endorsement. If a company isn't enrolled, they must complete E-Verify enrollment before your extension start date or you can't legally begin. Browse STEM OPT-ready employers on Migrate Mate to find companies already meeting this requirement.
What does the I-983 training plan need to include for a Software Consultant role?
The I-983 must explain how the day-to-day work of your Software Consultant position directly relates to your STEM degree. That means naming specific technical competencies from the role, mapping them to coursework or degree objectives, and having both you and a company supervisor sign off. Vague descriptions like 'applies technical skills' won't satisfy the STEM OPT program's practical training requirement.
How does cap-gap protection apply if I'm on STEM OPT and selected in the H-1B lottery?
If your STEM OPT authorization is still valid when you're selected in the H-1B lottery and your employer files Form I-129 before the extension expires, cap-gap protection automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 of that fiscal year. You don't file separately for cap-gap. Your EAD's cap-gap extension is confirmed through your updated I-20, which your DSO issues after USCIS receives the petition.
Can I work as a Software Consultant for a staffing firm or client-site placement on STEM OPT?
Yes, but the staffing firm itself must be your employer of record and enrolled in E-Verify, not the end client where you're placed. The I-983 training plan must reflect the work you actually perform at the client site, and the staffing firm's supervisor takes responsibility for signing and maintaining it. USCIS expects a direct employment relationship, so contract-to-hire arrangements require careful documentation.