System Engineer

Motion Applied; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Applied is seeking a Systems Engineer to analyze, design, and implement advanced systems across transportation markets. You will work under Senior Engineers, contributing to requirements capture, test planning, and deployment.

The role involves on-site collaboration and ongoing learning within a dynamic, cross-functional team. Ideal candidates will have a computing background, strong systems skills, and experience with Linux, LAN/WAN networking, and programming with version control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computing, Computer Science, Information Systems, or other highly quantitative field.
• Experience analyzing and implementing systems with hardware, embedded software, application software and mechanical components.
• An understanding of communications systems in transport or related industry.
• Experience with LAN/WAN networking and IT Network Operations.
• Experience with programming skills, including working with version control tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and design end-to-end systems across multiple market segments, including transportation.
• Provide technical input from needs elicitation through to test & verification planning.
• Contribute to system architecture and roadmap alongside UK Systems Engineering team.
• Assist in pre-sales and proposals with technical presentations and product demonstrations.

Skills

LAN/WAN networking

Linux servers

Programming with version control

Systems analysis

Embedded hardware/software knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computing, Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar

Job description

Please note that we are specifically looking for candidates from the Washington DC or Seattle area (or willing to relocate) and there is an expectation of being on site 30% of the time.

Background

The world around us is experiencing significant change, the greatest in generations.

At Motion Applied, we're accelerating the response to that change. Our vision is that our people and technologies will pioneer a better future. Our mission is to achieve breakthroughs in performance.

We're at the cutting edge of innovation in industries including automotive transportation and motorsport. We create solutions that drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Our focus is on electrification and telemetry, control and analytics.

To deliver efficient lightweight electric powertrain and vehicle development; motorsport solutions that make series more sustainable and efficient; reliable connectivity solutions for transportation and insightful analytics and monitoring of transport fleets.

By applying our expertise, we deliver real benefits and pioneer a better future.

Our team

Our agile cross functional portfolio teams work collaboratively to solve interesting and challenging problems in industries we participate in.

Typically, our teams comprise of System Engineers, Data Scientists, Full Stack Software Engineers, Test Engineers, System Reliability Engineers (DevOps) and Computer Systems Analysts.

The role

You will become one of our key contributors who guide and foster innovation by analyzing, designing, and implementing leading edge systems that span various market segments including the transportation market.

As a Systems Engineer you will be actively involved in the end-to-end systems analysis lifecycle of complex communications and technology projects; giving technical input from eliciting user/product needs,requirements capture/management/traceability, through to test & verification planning for systems deployments.

With oversight from a Senior Systems Engineer, you will help analyze and develop communications solutions and input into the communications technology roadmap keeping the business at the forefront of industry trends. You will provide technical contribution to the planning and implementation of projects, bids and proposals including involvement in pre-sales and sales activities, requirements capture and deployment of proof of concepts.

The role includes championing systems analysis best practice in MA and working closely with the UK Systems Engineering team to continuously improve the practice and processes. This includes proactively contributing to knowledge dissemination by, for example, being a technology evangelist, learning and being coached, etc. fostering links to other technical disciplines across the team.

We are looking for an applicant who has:

• Bachelor's degree in Computing, Computer Science, Information Systems, or other highly quantitative field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience analyzing and implementing systems with hardware, embedded software, application software and mechanical components.
• An understanding of communications systems in transport or related industry.
• An understanding and appreciation of requirements capture, management, traceability processes and the importance thereof.
• Evidence of involvement in testing & validation of distributed electronic and software systems.
• Using in-depth product and/or industry knowledge to provide specialized technical application knowledge and expertise to sales and business development teams and the client through technical presentations and product demonstrations.
• LAN/WAN networking and IT Network Operations experience.
• Experience of working with Linux servers (preferably Debian derived), including set-up and administration of common services, routing and IP
• Experience with programming skills, including working with version control tools.

Desirable & Development Areas

Some of the below would be beneficial to the applicant, but opportunities to develop in these areas will also be provided:

• Rail or other Transport industry experience
• Technical sales involvement would be an advantage
• Experience with wireless network deployment, wireless LAN controllers and an appreciation of networking in a dynamic environment
• Experience of automation platforms such as Saltstack, Puppet, Ansible etc.
• Experience of programming in Python and/or Bash
• Experience of working in virtualized and cloud-based environments
• Experience in the rail vehicle environment with an appreciation of rolling stock regulations. In particular, evidence of defining and specifying systems to be installed onto rail vehicles would be a distinct advantage
• Some understanding of US rail/bus market would be desirable
• Extensive customer facing experience in a technical or product capacity
• Professional qualifications in communications systems (e.g. CCNA).
• Experience with requirements management and lifecycle management tools

Who we are

Motion Applied are a medium-sized tech firm spun out of McLaren Group. We're looking for people who will thrive in a non-hierarchical, growth-orientated company, self-starters who are flexible and somewhat entrepreneurial in their approach.

Motion Applied are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) and promote DEI in all we do