Advanced Lead Engineer - Verification & Validation

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.

It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Who will you be working with?

You will be part of MCA (Modular Control Architecture) software team. The MCA SW architecture is highly flexible, made up of many modular software, application, and hardware elements. While flexibility adds opportunity and capability, it also adds complexity, driving the importance of a robust platform SW and communication strategy. MCA is built on MBSE (Model Based System Engineering) principles for requirements management and test cases with full traceability built into the MBSE model.

How will you make a difference?

The Advanced Lead Engineer is responsible for development and maintenance of test plans, procedures to execute the testing on HITL & locomotive environment.  This role includes the review and analysis of design requirements, functional specifications and then creating test plans, test procedures, categorizing test steps to be executed on appropriate test platform to efficiently utilize available test platforms and analyzing test results.

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics, electrical, instrumentation engineering with a broad technical understanding of IV&V activities.

• 5 to 10 years of related design/test engineering experience with hands on experience on testing and validation utilizing the following platforms: HITL, SITL, system level (preferable Locomotive or Automotive)

• Strong knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering principles and a background in testing and troubleshooting.

• Experience in developing test procedures for control software, electrical and electronic equipment, systems, and components.

• Strong understanding of general control design principles including various communication protocols (Serial RS232/422, CAN or ethernet).

• Ability to work "hands-on" in test labs and on locomotives.

• Ability to travel (domestic and overseas) as required (travel < 25%)

What will your typical day look like?

• Participate in design system requirements review, specification reviews at various levels within the system sub-system.

• Development of test procedure on Magic Draw and Doors to perform system integration testing and system level testing.

• Provide inputs for creating test environment setup, review & maintain test results.

• Execution of test procedures on control software and components utilizing the following platforms: Hardware in the loop (HITL), Model in the loop (MITL), Locomotive.

• Create a record of all deviations/defects with enough details using formal software life cycle management tools (Clear Quest etc.) & provide support until resolution.

• Develop automation scripts to automate test procedures, data collection, generate reports and ensure repeatable measurements with the help of test tools and simulators.

• Perform system-level testing on HITL Locomotive against the system requirement and interface specification prior to production release.

• Working closely with the internal and external design/test teams in identifying problems & implementing solutions.

• Produce periodic status and operational reports

• Apply and improve the utilization of all software and hardware tools and assist in the creation of new testing software, hardware to