Transportation Engineer/Planner/Data Analyst

Responsibilities

Noblis is currently seeking a Transportation Engineer/ for our Surface Transportation Program.

 

Do you want to be involved with making automated and connected vehicles a reality? How about helping to manage Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) programs that use state of the art communications and information technologies to make our roads smarter and connect our vehicles with each other and the roadside? Are you the type of person who likes solving difficult problems with a requisite attention to technical detail? Would you like to be actively engaged in a challenging and rewarding work environment, working with smart, passionate, and motivated people at the intersection of technology and operations for the national surface transportation system? If you answer “yes” to all of the above, this is the job for you!

 

Noblis has a team of 40+ professionals supporting multiple research, development, and deployment-focused programs for the USDOT. These programs focus on using emerging technologies – including Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), connected vehicle, automated vehicle, and other emerging mobility and smart community technologies – to transform how we travel – enhancing safety, improving mobility, and reducing transportation’s impact on the environment and climate. We are positioning to grow our Surface Transportation Team with other terrific team members.

 

This is an opportunity for someone with a background and experience in transportation to support the USDOT ITS programs. Noblis provides strategic, technical, and programmatic support to the USDOT ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) – planning and conducting research activities, coordinating technology deployment programs, and seeking disruptive innovation to transform the increasingly connected and automated world of surface transportation systems.

 

As a member of this dynamic team you will participate in the following activities:

• Analyzing the potential of emerging transportation system technologies and their implications including: connected and automated vehicles, wireless communication technologies, integrated payment systems, data management systems and advanced sensors.
• Conducting analysis of user needs and requirements.
• Writing research, economic analysis, training, and program evaluation white papers and presentations.
• Assisting USDOT program managers with technical and programmatic activities.
• Developing data analyses and visualizations using data in USDOT databases.
• Developing statements of work and Government cost estimates.

 

Required Qualifications

• BS in a related technical are/field such as: Civil Engineering, Systems Engineering, Transportation Engineering/Planning, Urban Planning, Operations Research, Economics, Public Policy, Data Science, or a related field
• BS with 3-5 years of transportation experience
• Strong analytical ability required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required
• Strong professional, interpersonal, and organizational skills

Desired Qualifications

Candidate demonstrates the following:

• Helps write and edit a variety of technical documents and prepares and presents briefings
• Works independently to determine approach to and technical objectives of work assignments
• Helps ensure client objectives for quality, schedule, and budget are met or exceeded through direct and creative approaches
• Interacts with project team on significant technical and project matters
• Identifies and develops solutions to program problems

 

Preferred Qualifications:

An understanding of, and familiarity with, the following is a plus:

• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
• Connected and/or automated vehicle technologies
• Benefit cost analysis for transportation projects
• Data analysis and visualization tools

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

 

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters