What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer – Vehicle Track Interaction position at ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS?
Overview:
Under the supervision of the Engineering Resource Manager and various project managers, the Vehicle Track Interaction (VTI) Engineer provides professional engineering support and assistance on projects for various customers, including FRA, AAR, member railroads, and commercial clients. The ideal candidate will perform essential engineering tasks across all phases of testing and research projects, including literature review support, experimental and simulation design, test planning, laboratory and field testing, data collection, data analysis, and communication of results and recommendations. In performing these tasks, the candidate must communicate amongst diverse project teams, project managers, and program managers.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performing engineering support functions as assigned, including the following:
- Analyzing both test and simulation work.
- Writing test plans.
- Conducting tests and simulations as required.
- Writing technical reports for tests and projects.
- Preparing technical presentation materials/slides.
- Communicating regularly with project team members to support the work.
- Must understand and adhere to the budget, schedule, and scope of work for assigned projects.
- Work closely with other MxV Rail employees to ensure the highest quality work product is delivered to customers.
- Responsible for quality, timeliness, and completeness of assignments.
- Learn and run a suite of MxV Rail-developed software (i.e., NUCARS, TOES, Multivu, etc.).
- Promote teamwork and continuous quality improvement.
- Act as backup to and support other engineers or project managers as needed.
- Interface with customers as requested.
- Ensure that all duties and responsibilities are performed safely.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.