Salary: $85k - 100k per year
Reference: 955375

job summary:

A Test and Commissioning Engineer is needed for a rail transport company, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling and locomotives in the Boston, MA area. This position will conduct tests in compliance with company standards, project requirements, relevant test procedures, safety standards.

location: Boston, Massachusetts
job type: Permanent
salary: $85,000 - 100,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• Perform system test activities such as breakdown tests, operational and system level tests.
• Conduct tests in compliance with company standards, project requirements, relevant test procedures, safety standards.
• Use of test fixtures and follow functional test procedures.
• Identify operational and technical problems and assist in practical solutions and improvements to system design when appropriate.
• Interface with customers, consultants and installation contractors, as needed.
• Act as Lead T&C engineer in directing other test personnel.
• Perform installation and testing of field modifications.
• Assist in the installation and test of factory and field modifications.
• This may be performed on "live" circuits and on new or existing equipment.
• Assist in the installation and adjustment of various signaling equipment (switch machine, trip stops, track circuits, code systems, Carborne etc.).
• Accurately complete test documentation, data sheets, marking plans, expense reports, daily logs, lost time and discrepancy reports.
• Maintain location plans to reflect the "as installed or as tested" condition of locations under test.
• Must maintain highest regard for safety, fail safeness, system reliability and system integrity.

Skills:

• Previous hands-on experience with test equipment (VOMs, DMMs, voltage meters, oscilloscopes, frequency counters, digital multimeters and signal generators).
• Working knowledge of signaling products and "vital" and "non-vital" circuit concepts.
• Proven railway safety awareness.
• Proven "troubleshooting" skills for problem identification and resolution.
• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office software.
• strong written and oral communication skills.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline or
• 8+ years equivalent of related experience testing train control systems.
• 5-7 years of related experience with electronics/ electrical background.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Knowledge of Linux and/or Windows operating systems.
• Knowledge of C++, Visual Basic, and/or Java programming languages.
• Knowledge of software test tools such as Exceed, VMware, subversion.

qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Education: Bachelors

skills:

• Commissioning
• Testing

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