AUTOMATION SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Overview

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated AUTOMATION SOFTWARE ENGINEER who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The position is based in Naples or Genoa, Italy. Willingness to travel up to 50%.

A career at Hitachi Rail contributes to the development of superior rail transport solutions with a global presence in 38 countries and over 13,000 employees.

Responsibilities

• Support the proper requirements management for all phases of the software lifecycle
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a complete solution (modules, documentation, tools)
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
• Ensure proper operation of the software on applicable platforms
• Provide appropriate support to other functional units (RAMS, Verification, Test & Commissioning, etc.)
• Apply common methodologies, technical solutions and best practices in coherence with the Development function

Education

Master/Bachelor degree in Computer/Electronics/Telecommunications/Automation Engineering

Experience

At least 3 years in development of web applications for both front end (client-side) and back end (server-side).

Qualifications / Skills

• Creative, flexible and self-motivated
• Able to quickly and continuously learn
• Time and quality management
• Analytical thinking
• General programming skills
• Software design, debugging, documentation, testing, and problem solving
• Strong team working attitude in an international environment
• Software development fundamentals and processes
• Software requirements

Languages

English: upper-intermediate level required

Knowledge

• UI/UX design; strong background in web application development
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript; at least one frontend framework (preferred Angular)
• Backend: at least one framework (preferred Spring Boot and Node.js); server-side languages (Java, Python, C#/.NET, etc.)
• Unit and integration testing, CI concepts
• SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.) and NoSQL (e.g., Cassandra, MongoDB)
• Familiar with microservices; Docker; Linux

Additional

Location: Hitachi Rail STS Napoli

Inquiries and applications: visit https://www.hitachirail.com/careers

Hitachi Rail is an equal opportunity employer; we value and welcome diversity in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and worldview. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment.

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