Engineer 3, Software QA 

LOCATION: Westminster / Maryland (US-MD), United States | BRAND: Knorr Brake Company | REQUISITION ID: 11262 | JOB GRADE:16  | ON-SITE/REMOTE: Hybrid 

Knorr Brake Company is the innovative leader in the manufacture and supply of braking systems, passenger doors and climate-control equipment for all types of Mass Transit customers such as: METRO, Light Rail Vehicles, High-Speed Trains, Commuter Rail and Monorail Vehicles for the North America market. We’re part of the Knorr-Bremse Group, the global leader in braking technologies. We challenge our employees to pursue their work with passion while keeping an unparalleled commitment to technological excellence, integrity and social responsibility.

Knorr-Brake Company 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Software Engineer will have the primarily responsibility of providing assurance that the software portion of a project fulfills commitments for the software product:
• As specified in the customer and end user’s technical specifications and contract documents; 
• In compliance with project-specific, software related plans;
• Consistent with Knorr’s internal process requirements.  
The software product may be produced by Knorr Brake for brake systems, Merak NA for HVAC system, or IFE NA for door systems.
Must be familiar with embedded control system environments typical in Knorr hardware systems.
A secondary responsibility is to provide support for format and correctness of software design documents required for submittal to the customer:
• Meet IEEE or EN document content requirements
• Are correctly formatted for maximum readability
• Consistent with Knorr’s existing document templates
Further requirements include:
Executing full lifecycle software development including executing Knorr's full SQA
Programming well-designed, testable, efficient code
Producing specifications and determine operational feasibility
Supporting testing in and out of house
Working with customers and other engineering groups to complete work on time and to requirements

•  Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment and ensure the compliance with company's rules and policies.
•  Must be able to comply with quality, product safety, and HSE rules, guidelines and regulations.  Be energy conscious, if applicable.
•  Must understand and comply with applicable standards. ( i.e.: ISO 9001, ISO 22163, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, AAR, and CMMI).
•  Maintain and safeguard business records.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Additional Essential Functions:  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1.  Review customer and end user specifications and support proposal development.
2.  Prepare, maintain, and implement documentation to IEEE and/or EN standards
3.  Prepare and/or review software design documentation submitted to customers.
4.  Oversee specified software verification and validation tasks.
5. Work with all other departments to execute projects
6. Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC)
7. Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility
8. Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
9. Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
10. Document and maintain software functionality
11. Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing systems
12. Deploy programs and evaluate user feedback
13. Comply with project plans and industry standards
14. Ensure software is updated with latest features

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.