Software Engineering Specialist-Rail & Transit

Burns Engineering, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Burns Engineering, Inc. is seeking a licensed Software Engineering Specialist to join the Railroad & Transit team in Pittsburgh, PA or Philadelphia, PA.

Under supervision, you will design and implement software solutions for railroad and mass transit applications, including simulators and data automation, with a focus on reliability and performance. You will work on automated testing, data parsing, and report generation, and will set up virtual machines, collaborate with senior engineers, and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer or software engineering, or computer science from a four-year college or university.
• 2-5 years of professional work experience.
• Must have prior experience in software development for automation, scripting, or laboratory simulators.
• Railroad and/or public mass transit industry experience is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Develop automated tools for testing and reporting.
• Generate files and reports from a custom database environment.
• Parse data and generate reports from data files.
• Develop simulators and stimulators in a lab setting following design specs.
• Set up and maintain virtual machines in a lab environment.
• Assist senior staff in analyses and ensure conformance to specs and customer requirements.

Kenntnisse

JavaScript/React

Python

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer or software engineering, or computer science

Tools

Virtual machines

Version control

Windows Office

Jobbeschreibung

About Burns:

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. We help our clients attain their strategic goals and initiatives through successful large-scale infrastructure projects. Burns' full-service capabilities include mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, transportation, and energy consulting engineering.

Recently voted a Top Workplace by Philly.com, we credit our strength as an organization to our talented, driven, vibrant team. Burns is an ENR Top 500 Firm and has been named an MEP Giant by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, as well as a Hot Firm by Zweig. We are industry experts, proven leaders, innovative thinkers, and team players. We put our clients' successes and best interests first, because their success is our success. We have fun at work because we love making a difference in the world. We are looking for high-energy, bright, collaborative individuals who want the opportunity to \"write their own story\" with us.

Railroad & Transit Team

Burns provides design and construction solutions to help maintain, improve, and expand the nation's railroad and transit infrastructure. We have designed the implementation of critical programs across the country and support the renewed emphasis on a public transit-oriented lifestyle.

Burns is currently seeking a licensed Software Engineering Specialist to join our Railroad & Transit team in Pittsburgh, Pa or Philadelphia, Pa.

SUMMARY

Under direct supervision of the project manager, and with the cooperation and guidance of other ranking technical staff, prepare designs and implement software solutions for railroad and public mass transit applications. Designs include simulators for a wide range of rail applications, automation for data collection and analysis, and automatic generation of files and reports from custom databases.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Development of automated tools for the purposes of:


• Automatic test and reporting


• Automatic file and report generation from a custom database environment


• Automatic data parsing and report generation from data files


• Development of simulator and stimulators within a laboratory environment following existing design interface specifications


• Setup and maintain virtual machines within a laboratory environment


• Learns and participates in the execution of specific engineering and design analyses


• Assists activities to ensure that design, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications and customer requirements


• Accompanies senior technical staff in performing on-site inspections during testing


• Performs work in the timeframe and budget allotted.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Proficient in using common Microsoft Windows Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel).


• Ability to setup virtual machine environments on a server


• Experience with version control


• Programming Languages/Skills: JAVAScript/REACT, Python, MySQL, Postgres


• Understanding of standard communication protocols, such as TCP/IP, UDP

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer or software engineering, or computer science from a four-year college or university accredited program.


• Two to 5 years' professional work experience.


• Must have prior experience/educational focus in software development for automation, script development, or laboratory simulators.


• Railroad and/or public mass transit industry is considered a plus.

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