Systems Engineer - NA

Motion Applied•Seattle, WA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Motion Applied is seeking a Systems Engineer to join their Connected Intelligence group. This role involves analyzing, designing, and implementing leading-edge systems, particularly for the transportation market. The Systems Engineer will be involved in the end-to-end systems analysis lifecycle, from eliciting user needs and requirements capture to test and verification planning. The position offers mentorship from a Senior Systems Engineer and involves contributing to the technology roadmap, project implementation, operations, maintenance, and incident management. The role also includes championing systems analysis best practices within Motion Applied and collaborating with the UK Systems Engineering team for continuous improvement. The company is a medium-sized tech firm spun out of McLaren Group, focused on innovation in industries like automotive transportation and motorsport, using patented communications technology for reliable connectivity and fleet monitoring.

Requirements

A degree or diploma in Computing, Computer Science, Information Systems, or other highly quantitative field (or equivalent experience).
Experience analyzing and implementing systems with hardware, embedded software, application software and mechanical components.
An understanding of wired and wireless communications systems.
An understanding and appreciation of requirements capture, management, traceability processes and the importance thereof.
Evidence of involvement in testing & validation of distributed electronic and software systems.
LAN/WAN networking and IT Network Operations experience.
Experience of working with Linux servers (preferably Debian derived), including set-up and administration of common services, routing and IP.
Experience with programming skills, including working with version control tools.
Experience with the physical installation of equipment, cabling and systems, particularly in the transport sector.

Nice To Haves

Rail or other Transport industry experience
Technical sales involvement
Experience with wireless network deployment, wireless LAN controllers and an appreciation of networking in a dynamic environment
Experience of automation platforms such as Saltstack, Puppet, Ansible etc.
Experience of programming in Python and/or Bash
Experience of working in virtualized and cloud-based environments
Experience in the rail vehicle environment with an appreciation of rolling stock regulations. In particular, evidence of defining and specifying systems to be installed onto rail vehicles would be a distinct advantage
Some understanding of US rail/bus market
Customer facing experience in a technical or product capacity
Professional qualifications in communications systems (e.g. CCNA).
Experience with requirements management and lifecycle management tools

Responsibilities

Analyzing, designing, and implementing leading edge systems that span various market segments including the transportation market.
Actively involved in the end-to-end systems analysis lifecycle of complex communications and technology projects.
Providing technical input from eliciting user/product needs, requirements capture/management/traceability, through to test & verification planning for systems deployments.
Implementing, analyzing and developing communications solutions with mentorship from a Senior Systems Engineer.
Inputting into the technology roadmap keeping the business at the forefront of industry trends.
Providing technical contribution to the planning and implementation of projects, deployments, operations and maintenance, incident and problem management.
Developing tools and techniques to excel at systems engineering tasks.
Championing systems analysis best practice in Motion Applied.
Working closely with the UK Systems Engineering team to continuously improve the practice and processes.
Proactively contributing to knowledge dissemination by being a technology evangelist, learning and being coached, etc.
Fostering links to other technical disciplines across the team.