Transit Project Engineer
Remote | Offices in LosAngeles & Houston
HEY! IMPORTANT!
Please apply by email (see#9) and include an email about why the job speaks to you (#8). It's the mostimportant thing, we need to know who you are and what you're about.
It'snot your average job ad, and we're not looking for an average project"administrator". Interested? Let's dig in.
1.Who we are:
GMVis a leading provider of Intelligent Transit Systems, specializing in supplyingpublic transit agencies in the United States with cutting-edge hardware andsoftware solutions for tracking buses. Our mission is to revolutionize publictransportation by enhancing efficiency, reliability, and passenger satisfactionthrough innovative technology. We design, manufacture, and manage a variety ofproducts and features, including driver interfaces, dispatch communications(both text and voice), passenger counters, announcers, GPS tracking, andreporting & data analytics. Additionally, we develop real-time informationsystems for riders ("Bus in 7 & 10 min"), including apps anddigital signage found at bus stops. Our products are deployed in Public TransitAgencies across the country; they are our valued customers, and it's crucial toprovide them with long-term support.
Thecompany has approximately 50 people in the US, including 5 highly skilled andexperienced Project Managers, that report directly to our COO. We operate underthe umbrella of a 3,000-person parent organization based in Europe, offeringthe best of both worlds: a small company atmosphere with the support of alarger organization.
Weoperate fully remotely, with occasional offsites once or twice a year, andmaintain physical offices in Downtown LA & Houston. You don't need to be ineither of these locales, but it's preferred if you are.
2.This is a business, and we're here to serve customers
Ourcustomers are public transit operators. Their customers are the transit ridingpublic, which is often people who have far less than we do. Our job is to MakeTransit Work for them. We take this mission very seriously, and to put itbluntly: we want team members who are here to solve problems and servecustomers as our first and only priority. If you are looking for a cushy, easyjob, or one with a lot of hand holding, this isn't the place for you. Ourprocess is flexible, and we're interested in constantly delivering value inwhatever way works best for the situation at hand.
Ifyou want to be challenged and grow in a small team environment with highautonomy and see your work live on thousands of transit buses nationwide, thenwe are the team for you.
3.We're hiring for your attitude
We value Project Engineerswho take ownership of projects and truly desire to always give the best serviceand attention to our customers. Besides, our Project Engineer need thebackground and skills Inside a transit bus, we have at least 10different types of hardware systems involved. Touchscreen terminals, laserpassenger counters, automated announcement systems, LED and LCD screens forpassenger information, network routers, etc. This is a complex system thatrequires careful expertise in installing and servicing. Our company has 10people in field operations (that's your team), so let's discuss what that lookslike.
Your job is to coordinate the project level engineering andinstallation from A to Z. That means understanding the scope and preparingengineering deliverable work package, testing equipment before it goes out thedoor, traveling to the site, working with the client to get installationapprovals, managing the junior techs and subcontractors to complete theinstall, demonstrating to what a quality install looks like, participating inthe first few installs(usually at the beginning of the install), validatingevery component installed is as per standards and is healthy, packing up thematerials, shipping them back to the warehouse.
During your time at home base, you will be completing field reports,writing SOPs, redesigning small parts of our system and wiring harnesses tomaintain continuous improvement and development, working with Systemintegration on testing, preparing installation instructions for the scope ofthe project for each vehicle type
4.Heavy travel required (50% of the time)
Our clients run transit buses nationwide (we have 50 locations). Your job will involve at least 50% travel, so please make sure youlike to travel!
Coordination with other departments (Procurement &Production, Field Services, SW Engineering, Product, etc.)
5.Skills that are desired to besuccessful in the role

• Possesses Strong technical communicational and demonstrable abilities.
• Understanding of low voltage systems and hands on experience with tools required to test/troubleshoot electrical basics on a transit vehicle.
• Proficient with basic IT tasks like network configuration, router configuration (Training provided).
• Experience managing an installation team including 3rd party sub-contractors.
• Experience with providing and explaining the project deliverable documents including the Scope of work to the 3rd party contractor and the end customer.
• Experience being the engineering owner for the end-to-end project deployment.
• Working with cross functional team within a project team.
• 2D-CAD experience is a plus.
• Experience communicating and working with external vendors on finding new engineering solutions or finding information about a troubled component.
• Electrical, Mechanical Engineering background desired but not mandatory.

6.OK OK we like to have fun too
Mostof our work happens on Slack, and it's a playful environment. Once or twice ayear we have offsites, and they're in fun places (our last one was in Vegas).We know this job description sounds all business, but our company is a smallone with a great culture, and you're going to have fun being a part of it.
Letus show you this during the interview process, we promise you won't bedisappointed.
7.Pay and Benefits

• Competitive salary according to proven experience
• Generous bonus program (~10 % of the salary)
• Generous health and dental benefits
• Generous paid parental leave
• 401k plan w/match
• Flexible hours

8.To apply, you must send more than a resume - we need to understand who you are
Wedon't need a basic sir or madam cover letter, but we do need to see you takingthe application seriously, which means writing a note to us telling us why thisjob appeals to you. Just put it in your email to us. Some ideas for what itshould include are: specifics about why your background (whatever it is) makesyou well suited to this kind of role, an example of a time you fought forsomething a customer needed and delivered it, and what about our jobspecifically appeals to you.
The letter you write for us will be 10 times more valuable thanyour resume in getting our attention. If you send just your resume, it is veryunlikely we will respond (but we'd still love for you to attach it to yourletter).
9.How to apply
Emailhiring manager directly "careers-na AT gmv DOT com" with the subject"Transit project engineer".
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