PTC Lab Contractor

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 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 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 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

• 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