PTC (Positive Train Control) Test Engineer

Title: Positive Train Control Lab

Location: Atlanta, GA 30308 (Hybrid: 4x/week)

Type: 12+ Months, Long Term Contract.

Industry: Rail Transportation.

Primary Purpose:

Become an expert on Positive Train Control (PTC), Energy Management (EM) and related systems and rail operations to ensure modifications to the systems and applications are safe and reliable for implementation in the production rail environment.

Principal Duties:

• Develop and provide functional and technical expertise of the client PTC and EM system components and implementation
• Create positive and negative test scenarios based on desired functional operation of the system in the rail environment
• Adhere to the client test strategy and its execution for requirements traceability, regression testing, test case development, interoperable releases, testing automation, defect management and reporting, testing metrics, and scheduling
• Test, validate and verify software/hardware functionality, compatibility, and system integration components perform as specified and work with test team colleagues and vendors to resolve all test findings
• Highlight potential problems in software and escalate critical test findings according to department policy
• Work with systems engineering and operations center team members to understand field operation system behavior and defect characteristics
• Review requirement changes, maintain test procedures and ensure test records required by regulation are generated along with artifacts and test findings
• Support field testing activities, as needed

Job-Related Experience:

• Minimum Level: 2-5 years
• Preferred Level: 6-10 years

Education:

• Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (BS)
• Preferred Majors: Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology or Management

Technical Skills:

• MS Office 365
• Test case development
• Test Management platform (qTest)
• Project Management tools (Jira)
• Automation tools, agile methodology
• Lab environment and architecture
• Software/system requirements comprehension
• Knowledge of Positive Train Control and Energy Management systems
• Knowledge of relevant client Operating Rules and Practices
• Knowledge of train operations, train reporting and corresponding systems
• Knowledge of dispatch system functionality and corresponding systems
• Knowledge of Enterprise GIS database for rail track data

Skills and Abilities:

• Enjoy being part of a creative, dynamic, problem-solving team
• 1+ years of software testing, engineering, or relevant QA experience
• A collaborative, supportive, and innovative approach to teamwork
• Strong critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Time Management ability to meet deadlines
• Hardware and Software troubleshooting experience
• Risk Analysis

Notes:

• Advanced Train Control Department
• Environment: Hybrid (4 days in office, 1 day remote)
• Shift Work: No
• On-Call: rarely
• Weekend Work: rarely
• Travel Required: rare, but possible for field testing.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Title: Positive Train Control Lab

Location: Atlanta, GA 30308 (Hybrid: 4x/week)

Type: 12+ Months, Long Term Contract.

Industry: Rail Transportation.

Primary Purpose:

Become an expert on Positive Train Control (PTC), Energy Management (EM) and related systems and rail operations to ensure modifications to the systems and applications are safe and reliable for implementation in the production rail environment.

Principal Duties:

• Develop and provide functional and technical expertise of the client PTC and EM system components and implementation
• Create positive and negative test scenarios based on desired functional operation of the system in the rail environment
• Adhere to the client test strategy and its execution for requirements traceability, regression testing, test case development, interoperable releases, testing automation, defect management and reporting, testing metrics, and scheduling
• Test, validate and verify software/hardware functionality, compatibility, and system integration components perform as specified and work with test team colleagues and vendors to resolve all test findings
• Highlight potential problems in software and escalate critical test findings according to department policy
• Work with systems engineering and operations center team members to understand field operation system behavior and defect characteristics
• Review requirement changes, maintain test procedures and ensure test records required by regulation are generated along with artifacts and test findings
• Support field testing activities, as needed

Job-Related Experience:

• Minimum Level: 2-5 years
• Preferred Level: 6-10 years

Education:

• Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (BS)
• Preferred Majors: Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology or Management

Technical Skills:

• MS Office 365
• Test case development
• Test Management platform (qTest)
• Project Management tools (Jira)
• Automation tools, agile methodology
• Lab environment and architecture
• Software/system requirements comprehension
• Knowledge of Positive Train Control and Energy Management systems
• Knowledge of relevant client Operating Rules and Practices
• Knowledge of train operations, train reporting and corresponding systems
• Knowledge of dispatch system functionality and corresponding systems
• Knowledge of Enterprise GIS database for rail track data

Skills and Abilities:

• Enjoy being part of a creative, dynamic, problem-solving team
• 1+ years of software testing, engineering, or relevant QA experience
• A collaborative, supportive, and innovative approach to teamwork
• Strong critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Time Management ability to meet deadlines
• Hardware and Software troubleshooting experience
• Risk Analysis

Notes:

• Advanced Train Control Department
• Environment: Hybrid (4 days in office, 1 day remote)
• Shift Work: No
• On-Call: rarely
• Weekend Work: rarely
• Travel Required: rare, but possible for field testing.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.