Interior Vehicle Engineering Specialist

STV•Sacramento, CA

1d•$114,346 - $130,681

About The Position

STV currently has an opening with our Rail/Transit Vehicle group for an Interior Vehicle Engineering Specialist with a minimum of 5 years of experience to work in our Vehicles/Engineering Systems group in The Centers of Excellence. This is an opportunity to work on a variety of mechanical and electrical systems projects. You will assist in providing technical advice and support concerning design, overhaul and/or maintenance issues for vehicles. Exposure to electrical/mechanical systems and control systems of any type of passenger/commercial vehicle, marine or aerospace systems would be a plus. Job Responsibilities: Assist with design reviews or problem solving on rail vehicle subsystems. Provide support for the inspection and field testing of rail rolling stock, at client locations Nationally and Internationally. Information take-offs from engineering drawings and drawing interpretation. Preparing technical studies and small AutoCAD projects. Spreadsheet and database (MS Excel and Access) development and test data analysis. Preparation project and design review meeting reports; possibly at client locations. Assist with systems specification development changes and revisions for clients. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Requirements

Candidates must hold ABET accredited four-year bachelor’s degrees in electrical or mechanical engineering.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Vehicle Engineering.
Willing to undertake a very wide variety of tasks and activities, demonstrate flexibility and a desire for a wide range of engineering experiences.
Travel requirements can be up to 25% time for intermittent short periods, with most of the travel being same day trips to our client sites.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate the ability to speak effectively before groups or employees of the STV and client organizations.
Candidates should possess the ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Capable of solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of variables in situations where only limited information exists.

Nice To Haves

FE/EIT or PE preferred yet not required.
Exposure to electrical/mechanical systems and control systems of any type of passenger/commercial vehicle, marine or aerospace systems would be a plus.
Opportunities for re-location.

Responsibilities

Assist with design reviews or problem solving on rail vehicle subsystems.
Provide support for the inspection and field testing of rail rolling stock, at client locations Nationally and Internationally.
Information take-offs from engineering drawings and drawing interpretation.
Preparing technical studies and small AutoCAD projects.
Spreadsheet and database (MS Excel and Access) development and test data analysis.
Preparation project and design review meeting reports; possibly at client locations.
Assist with systems specification development changes and revisions for clients.
Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Benefits

Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
Disability insurance
Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
401(k) Plan
Retirement Counseling
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
Paid Holidays (9 days)
Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
Continuing Education Program
Professional Licensure and Society Memberships