Senior System Validation Engineer

Hitachi•Pittsburgh, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, seeks a Senior System Validation Engineer to guarantee the compliance of complex systems (multi signaling technologies, mostly consolidated technology solutions) to the customer requirements and to build the required System Validation evidences in compliance with project schedules and budgets. This position is for a roving employee who will work in unanticipated locations throughout the United States. The employee will have to relocate, but travel is not required from any particular location.

Requirements

test strategy definition and laboratory management
requirements analysis, verification and validation on CBTC projects
validation documentation development
setting up and deploying test platforms, simulators, virtual machines, and network configurations
functional and integration testing execution in different CBTC projects
debugging and anomaly investigation
requirements traceability management
Cenelec 50126/128/129 norms
the Communication-Based Train Control System (CBTC) for CBTC based projects
Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Robotics is required
Five (5) years of laboratory, factory, and platform experience as a signaling engineer or system integration and validation engineer in or for the railway industry
English Proficiency

Responsibilities

defining the strategy of ATC (Automatic Train Control) integration and validation testing as well as preparing and managing laboratory testing activity schedules
performing analysis and validation of requirements (functional and non-functional, architectural, software, and hardware) allocated to safety critical systems and applications
preparing the documentary set relating to the overall set of System Validation activities
preparing and executing test activities in laboratory environments and setting up platforms (SW/HW)
executing functional and integration tests
performing verification/debugging of SW/HW anomalies and errors by means of logs analysis
ensuring traceability between requirements, test cases, and validation results
defining and coordinating System Validation activities related to system level operational scenarios
collaborating with design and development teams to clarify issues and support problem solving
providing support for preliminary commissioning and integration activities