Test & Commissioning Engineer
 

LOCATION: Charlestown / Massachusetts (US-MA), United States | BRAND: KB Signaling | REQUISITION ID: 7336 | JOB GRADE: 14 |

ON-SITE/REMOTE: Remote 

KB Signaling delivers unparalleled end-to-end wayside and onboard conventional signaling Control, Command, and Signaling (CCS) platforms and solutions. A trailblazer, we are driven to provide the best solutions for improved safety, performance, and lower overall operating cost for today’s transit and freight railway systems and operators in North America and beyond. Our team is fueled by innovation and grounded in solid values, like giving back to the communities where we do business and embracing sustainability to help protect our planet. KB Signaling is part of a global, high-tech company that will challenge you and help you grow. Discover your potential.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Test and Commissioning Engineer supports the design, development, verification and validation solutions for onboard train control and wayside signaling software and hardware systems. This position open to candidates located anywhere in the United States. Due to the nature of the work, the engineer will be required to travel extensively. Each month, the engineer will spend approximately three weeks on-site at assigned project locations and one week working remotely from their home base. 

Essential Functions:

• Supports the design, development, verification and validation solutions for onboard train control and wayside signaling software and hardware systems. 
• Supports Verification and Validation teams in development and design of documentation and test strategies.
• Coordinates across multi-functions engineering teams to identify test solutions and resolve  complex technical challenges for a wide range of product solutions to include high-speed, passenger, and freight signaling solutions. 
• Defines and executes FIVP testing architectures across all subsystem layers and V-model activities related with in-house validation (Validation, Integration, Testing). 

Knowledge:

• Previous Engineering, V&V, T&C or Maintenance for Railway Signaling is an asset.
• Team management skills

Skills:

• Flexibility and mobility, available for short or long mission in different locations and countries
• Available to work at night, during weekends and on public holidays
• Rigorous & team player
• Resilience, with an analytic way of thinking in order to solve complex system failures
• Customer satisfaction and results orientated
• Able to communicate in an open and clear manner with various stakeholders
• Ability to use new technologies and tools
• Driving license

Education:

• Master's degree in engineering (preferably electronics or embedded systems) or equivalent experience.
• Good knowledge of English language (read, written, spoken)

Please note: At this time,  we are not able to offer immigration sponsorship for new hires. All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

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What does KB Signaling have to offer you? 
- Competitive Health Benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision and Virtual visits
- Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Company-paid Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Voluntary life, Disability, and other Supplemental coverages
- Identity Theft and Legal Protection benefits
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Generous 401(k) plan
- Personal Paid Time Off
- Company-paid holidays 

The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Boston, MA is $89,900 to $134,900 per year. The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type of years and experience within the industry and education. KB Signaling is a multi-state employer, and this pay scale may not reflect positions that work in other states or locations. Provided they meet all eligibility requirements under the applicable plan documents, employees (and their eligible dependents) will be eligible to enroll in group healthcare plans that offer medical, dental, vision, and basic life and disability insurance. Employees also will be able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive 120 hours of vacation leave and 40 hours of Personal Paid Absence every year. Employees will also enjoy 12 paid holidays, and 1 floating holiday throughout the calendar year, subject to relevant terms outlined in the employee handbook. 6 weeks of paid parental leave will also be available for use. Requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents and policies. Employees working on federal contracts covered by the Federal Paid Sick Leave requirements will be notified and will receive benefits consistent and compliant with the FPSL requirements. Hired applicant will be able to purchase company stock, subject to the relevant plan documents and annual bonuses based on achievement of certain metrics of up to 10% of annual salary. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies. Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis 

KB Signaling Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.