Software Technical Specialist

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Hitachi Rail is looking for a Software Technical Specialist to join our team. He/she is technically responsible for the software components and architecture and its consistency with the overall subsystem/system software architecture. He/she also works with the Systems Engineers and Product Design Authority’s in order to make sure that the top  down refinement of the solution is consistent with the software development execution strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Understands the customer’s needs and through life cycle concerns whatever the used means (e.g. advanced studies, simulations, mock-ups, models, prototypes, etc.).
• Contributes to the formalization of mission/function description, architectural & algorithms design and the refinement of functional and non-functional requirements.
• Designs codes, debugs, write test procedures and tests software code, chairs design reviews.
• Reviews code, test procedures and test results
• Analyses and implements correction for defect reports
• Perform engineering testing in the field and investigates problems in the field.
• Provides cost estimates for software during the bid process.
• Provides risks and the value associated with the risks during the software for a particular bid.
• Assists Functional manager in providing training, leadership and motivation to the staff
• Contributes in co-engineering activities with the Systems Engineering team in order to ensure system-software consistency and the right refinement of software components and compliance with the software architecture.
• Solves tasks in the best technical and timely manner.
• Keeps abreast of new technology developments and help to evaluate new products and processes to improve current SW development.
• Can also spend a part of his/her time in Work Package Management (WPM) within his/her technical domain.
• Ensure that the software architecture is defined & maintained for entire lifecycle of the project/product.
• Leads and coordinates software architecture strategies.
• Supports assessment of trade-offs between aspects of cost, schedule, requirements and technological possibilities.
• Ensures that the software team adheres to in-scope standards, software reuse policy and software development plans.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• University graduate preferably with a Degree in Engineering
• 8+ years working experience in Engineering, Technical development teams
• Expert level analysis skills, able to diagnose issues based on field logs and correlate events to failures
• Able to handle assignments within a medium to large scale software application
• Knowledgeable of the software development processes
• Able to quickly integrate with the team and work independently
• Knowledge of software development environment (Microsoft Visual Studio, desktop simulator, target simulator etc.)
• Experience in working within an team using Agile Methodologies
• Practical experience in using typical programs which are part of Microsoft Office Suite
• Practical experience with source control, IDE and requirements management tools (e.g Eclipse, Jira, Git, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Doors, etc)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Expert level experience in development of software for embedded systems using programming languages such as C and C++
• Expert level experience in development of software in Java, C-Sharp, Assembly and Python programming languages will be considered an asset
• Expert level experience in using scripting languages such as Perl, Ruby etc.
• Expert level experience in Modelling and Simulation
• Able to program on various operating platforms (i.e. Windows, Linux, Unix etc.)
• Expert level understanding of control theory (PID, PD, Fuzzy Logic, Adaptive controllers etc.)

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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