What are the responsibilities and job description for the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Engineer position at Open Systems Inc.?
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.
