Engineer -Track - 90361654 - Philadelphia
About The Position
The Engineer reports to the Manager Engineering, Capital Delivery within the Clearance, Inspections, and Testing group. Assist the team with day-to-day operations. Perform troubleshooting and maintenance of the Wheel Load Impact Detectors (WILDs) as well as other select wayside instrumentation systems. Perform data analytics to check health of systems, evaluate the data captured on rolling stock to assist mechanical stakeholders. Assist with the introduction, testing, and commissioning of new technologies and support various other projects relevant to the track geometry group. This position will require travel as necessary (up to 50% of the time) and may involve extensive night work and multiple day stays away from headquarters.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree requires or equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 3 years of prior experience required
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite of tools (or equivalent)
- Experience with, or the ability to learn and understand the use of, software such as MATLAB, Power BI, Bentley AssetWise, and ArcGIS.
- Must be able to interface with all levels of employees and both external and internal customers
- Demonstrated effective communication skills both written and verbal.
- Demonstrates leadership by taking initiative and requires minimal supervision of daily tasks
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Understands how to collaborate with various work groups
Nice To Haves
- 5+ years of relevant experience preferred
- BS / AS in Computer Science or Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering
- Data analytics experience
- Experience with hand tools and working on mechanical systems
- Experience with strain gauges and/or troubleshooting of electrical systems
- Qualification in Roadway Worker Protection, AMT-2, Blue Flag Protection, MW1000, and the periodic maintenance of these qualifications. If not qualified, the candidate must have the capability and desire to become qualified.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and repair WILDs, including on-track gauges and wayside electronic components.
- Troubleshoot and repair RailBAM acoustic monitoring site and KLD WheelScanner system.
- Collaborate with Mechanical stakeholders regarding rolling stock performance and evaluate quality of alerts generating work orders.
- Perform daily health checks of various wayside systems to ensure site operation and integrity of the data produced, analyze data to drive maintenance and improve quality.
- Utilize knowledge gained on wayside detector data to develop detector health, rolling stock / fleet condition, and other analysis.
- Remotely monitor systems for failures and be prepared to react via remote troubleshooting or site visit.
- Collect and analyze wheel and rail profile data as needed for ride quality, system QA/QC, VTI analysis.
- Assist vendors with periodic site calibrations.
- Improve and develop new reporting techniques for monthly statistics and yearly tonnage reports.
- Assist Manager Engineering with various project work.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401K with Employer Match
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Wellness Programs
- Railroad Retirement Benefits
- Paid Caregiving Days and Backup Care
- Health Savings Account
- Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
- Fertility and Family Building Benefits
- No-cost Personal Health Advocate
- Student Loan Assistance
- Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance
- Medical Plan Opt-out Credit
- Tuition and Education Reimbursement
- Paid Family Leave
- Life Insurance
- Rail Pass Privileges
- Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- No-cost Financial Advisor Sessions
- Commuter and Flexible Spending Accounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
