As a Custom Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in designing, coding, and enhancing system components. Leveraging modern frameworks and agile methodologies, you will deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to unique business requirements.

This role focuses on developing custom software solutions within the SAP PP domain for discrete manufacturing. You will utilize AI-assisted development tools to streamline requirement analysis, configuration, testing, documentation, and issue resolution. The objective is to enhance production planning, shop floor execution, and material staging processes, integrating pre-built AI services where beneficial.

Configure and support SAP PP processes, including Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Production Orders, Routings, Work Centers, BOM Management, Capacity Planning, Scheduling, Backflushing, Costing Integration, Goods Movements, and Shop Floor Reporting.

Utilize AI copilots to accelerate the creation of functional specifications, validation of routings/BOMs, generation of test cases for MRP and order creation, and automation of documentation.

Support the full lifecycle delivery, from requirements gathering and design to configuration, testing (SIT/UAT), deployment, and hypercare.

Integrate SAP PP with MM, QM, SD, FI/CO, and MES systems using standard APIs and middleware.

Employ AI copilots for automated summarization of requirements, analysis of MRP exceptions, validation of order execution, and faster defect isolation.

Integrate pre-built AI services into production workflows for predictive insights, intelligent classification of issues, automated summarization of deviations, and smart suggestions.

Leverage LLM-assisted troubleshooting to expedite the analysis of MRP exceptions, order failures, and material shortages.

Ensure adherence to production governance, change controls, data accuracy standards, and audit policies.

Participate in workshops and solution reviews, contributing to process optimization with AI-generated insights.

Collaborate effectively with production, quality, warehouse, procurement, cost controlling, and integration teams to achieve end-to-end planning excellence.

Develop reusable templates, checklists, test packs, and AI-enabled best practices for SAP PP deliveries.

A strong foundation in SAP PP is essential, with a deep understanding of discrete manufacturing processes. This includes expertise in BOM/routing management, production order cycles, capacity planning, scheduling, and MRP.

Experience integrating SAP PP with MM (material availability), QM (inspection lots), SD (demand), and FI/CO (costing) is required. Familiarity with order confirmations, settlements, and shop floor data capture processes is also necessary.

This role demands AI-ready skills, including the ability to effectively use AI copilots, automated documentation tools, and AI-assisted test accelerators. You should be comfortable embedding pre-built AI capabilities into production planning and execution, without needing to build custom models. Awareness of responsible AI usage and its limitations in manufacturing and planning environments is important.

General professional skills encompass strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, particularly concerning production variability, MRP outcomes, and resource planning. The capacity to translate manufacturing requirements into scalable SAP PP configurations is key.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills are vital for working effectively across technical and operational teams. A continuous learning mindset and comfort with adopting AI-assisted workflows are also highly valued.