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Who will you be working with?

This responsibility is cross functional in nature and requires close collaboration amongst various teams.

How will you make a difference?

The Software Engineer will focus on delivering and sustaining an integrated series of board support packages (BPS), core software services, and middleware applications that are foundational to the Modular Control Architecture (MCA).  The engineer will contribute to the definition of the strategy on which technologies to leverage, security practices to employ and be responsible for implementing those strategies.

MCA (Modular Control Architecture) is the Next Gen Locomotive Control Architecture that modernizes the electronics, software, applications, and network communication compared to previous generations of locomotive controls.  MCA has been a journey of Controls development to incrementally update aspects of various locomotive types, including Evo, AC44, Dash 9, and FLX locomotives, to improve software quality, improve engineering productivity, meeting cyber security expectations, all while addressing the latest customer needs.

What do we want to know about you?

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other Engineering discipline.Embedded software engineering experienceExperience in developing, modifying, and debugging device drivers, bootloaders, or board support packagesKnowledge and experience with Linux kernel internals (scheduling, memory management, IPC, file systems, etc)Experience with hardware/software integration, Docker, C/C++, Bash, and PythonAbility and willingness to support hands-on validation in simulation laboratory and on-locomotiveAbility and willingness to travel as requiredAdvanced English skills

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with ARM development, Data Distribution Service (DDS), Embedded RTOS, GoogleTestKnowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering with SysMLExperience defining system-software designs and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffsKnowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including requirements management, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, defect tracking, testing, and operations

What will your typical day look like?

Design, develop, maintain, and test MCA software: BSP, Platform Services, Middleware applicationsEnsure MCA software is robust against expected configurability, performance, cyber security, and quality requirementsReview and refine control system-level requirements to understand design intent and reconcile with MCA capabilitiesDerive MCA software requirements and interfaces from system requirements, allocate them to MCA software componentsDevelop, review, and execute hardware/software and software/software test plans for unit testing and MCA software integration testingLead and participate in MCA software troubleshooting efforts to root cause failures and defects on the various test environmentsEnsure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and proceduresParticipate in, or lead as appropriate, design and code reviews.Plan individual work for assigned MCA software features as input to project plans

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