Project V&V Engineer

Job Duties:
The Project V&V Engineer will execute a defined plan to achieve both short-term and long-term objectives. This individual must demonstrate the ability to resolve issues through immediate action and short-term planning in engineering applications.

This position will also play a key role in major deployment projects by leading, organizing, and performing verification, integration, and testing activities for signaling projects. These may involve either the adaptation of a generic solution or a vertical solution encompassing both product development and project implementation. All activities must align with the client's requirements for quality, cost, and delivery.

The role includes defining and leading in-house project activities related to verification, integration, and testing, either performed directly by a team within the V&V department or delegated to subject matter experts in other signaling departments. Additionally, the Senior Engineer will collaborate closely with Test & Commissioning Engineers to ensure seamless integration of in-house and on-site testing activities.

Essential Functions:

• Investigates, troubleshoots, and provides recommendations for resolving complex, unique, or major technical problems. Provides technical leadership to individuals or teams in addressing these issues.
• Advises and provides technical direction on assigned projects to other technical staff involved in the same projects.
• Performs design work including electro-mechanical circuit design, relay-based and/or application-based logic, hardware and software interfaces, material selection, and equipment rack layouts.
• Relies on extensive industry experience to continuously improve departmental work instructions, processes, and procedures.
• Maintains project-related files and documents, including revision control of documents under their direct responsibility.
• Develops project-related requirements for test environments.
• Prepares accurate material lists to meet both internal and external project requirements.
• Troubleshoots issues identified during factory and field testing, offering technical solutions to minimize project impact.
• Contributes to the definition of the Project Verification and Validation (V&V) strategy as outlined in the V&V Plan and proactively supports its implementation.
• Defines verification methodologies for specific deliverables, when required by the V&V strategy.
• Develops test plans and test descriptions for in-house activities; coordinates with the Test and Commissioning (T&C) team for exported testing.
• Performs and reports on assigned verification, integration, and testing activities.
• When safety is involved, shares and justifies results with the Safety Assurance Manager to support the safety case.
• Interfaces with experts in other departments to align methodologies for V&V activities.
• Specifies, procures, develops, sets up, and configures test environments for KB Signaling solutions.
• Provides data to support the maintenance of applicable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Defines the project Requirement Validation Table (RVT) to demonstrate compliance with technical requirements.
• Organizes and leads document verification and review activities.
• Manages the full verification and validation of all configured functions, including parameters and data produced for the project.
• Monitors and follows up on the execution and reporting of V&V activities delegated to other departments.
• Defines needs and architecture and oversees the implementation of test benches and analysis tools.
• Ensures independence of verification from the design process.
• Selects and manages subcontractors, if needed.
• Provides training on test setup configuration and usage.
• Collaborates with the Test and Commissioning team on the definition and execution of Site Acceptance Tests.
• Coordinates with the T&C team for testing activities exported to on-site execution.

Degree/Experience required:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and five (5) years of experience in an engineering role within railway, signaling, aerospace, or defense industry.

Special skills required:

• Experience with computer-based and network-connected interlocking systems, including operation, configuration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting in multi-location environments.
• Experience with Audio Frequency Track Circuit (AFTC) technology, including hands-on work with the AFTC5 product line.
• Experience designing, configuring, and utilizing test environments including Field Object Simulators, wire table creation, and configuration file development.
• Familiarity with test simulators used to replicate adjacent interlockings and external interfaces.
• Proficiency with National Instruments test platforms.
• Experience providing training on interlocking products such as IVPI and AFTC5, covering software installation, configuration, and diagnostics.
• Experience in signaling application design, V&V, product design, and safety assurance.

Work hours:
Full-time

Travel requirements:
Domestic and international travel 10%-25%.

Remote work
: May work remote 2 days per week