PTC Test Engineer

Job location: Erie PA

Job Duration: 3 Months Contract to Hire

Job Description:

• We are seeking an experienced Test Engineer to join our team with a focus on testing and validating software applications for Positive Train Control (PTC) systems.
• The successful candidate will have a strong background in software testing experience with PTC systems and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• This is an excellent opportunity to work on critical safety-critical systems and contribute to the development of innovative railway solutions.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans test cases and test scripts to ensure software quality and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Test and validate PTC (Positive Train Control) software applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development systems engineering and project management to identify and resolve software defects.
• Participate in Agile Scrum teams to ensure timely and high-quality software delivery.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and develop test cases for new PTC features.
• Analyze and troubleshoot software defects and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including test plans test cases and test reports.
• Stay up to date with industry trends standards and regulations related to PTC systems.

Job Responsibilities:

• PTC (Positive Train Control) Testing
• Hardware level testing experience
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using programming languages such as Java Python or C
• Experience in IBM Jazz Jenkins Git JIRA WinSCP Putty Wireshark

Qualification:

• 6 years of experience in software testing (test plans test cases creation test execution reporting bug reporting)
• 5 years of experience in Software release Regression testing
• 2 years of experience with PTC - (Positive Train Control) software applications
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using programming languages such as Java Python or C
• Experience in IBM Jazz Jenkins Git JIRA WinSCP Putty Wireshark

Mandatory skills:

• PTC (Positive Train Control) Testing
• Rail domain experience or Strong Hardware level testing experience

Other key skills:

• Experience in Rail domain
• Good knowledge on messaging protocols
• Experience on hardware level testing (firmware)
• Experience on Linux operating system
• Experience on installation of software/firmware on hardware
• Test experience on fail-safe system
• Good communication and presentation skills

Experience in Rail domain:

• Good knowledge on messaging protocols
• Experience on hardware level testing (firmware)
• Experience on Linux operating system
• Experience on installation of software/firmware on hardware
• Test experience on fail-safe system
• Good communication and presentation skills