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Job Title:  Engineer II, Software

FLSA Status:  Exempt

Department: Engineering                

Reports to: Senior Manager, Software Engineering

GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:

The Engineer II, Software position is responsible for the design and development of innovative software solutions in a challenging hi tech engineering environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Analysis

• Analyzes software and data requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Consults with engineers, data analysists and other IT specialists to determine system specifications to meet the functional and performance requirements.
• Communicate concepts, recommendations, and solutions effectively with customers as well as management, verbally and in written format.

Design & Development

• Architects, designs, develops software for desktop solutions to meet customer/product requirements.
• Develops and implements procedures and documentation for software system testing, validation, and training.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Testing, Installation, & Commissioning

• Coordinate testing, installation, and commissioning of software at customer sites.

Maintenance & Support

• Provide support and maintenance for existing software applications/products.
• Work with stakeholders including the Operations, Engineering and Data teams to support specific software and data reporting/visualization needs.
• Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with customers as well as management.

Technical Leadership

• Ability to lead projects and provide technical oversight to a team of developers.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related Engineering discipline

Experience/skills: 4 + years of Software Design and Development, Object Oriented Analysis/Design & GUI development, 4+ years of full stack .NET Framework with C# and WPF/Windows Forms. 4+ years of MS SQL databases and other relational database concepts. 

*8+ years combination of education and experience in software engineering

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:  MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related Engineering discipline

Experience/Skills: Familiarity with Entity Framework. MVVM or other established design patterns. 

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires successful completion of:

• A nationwide, federal, and state criminal background check will be conducted. Up to a seven-year history will be considered, including incarceration or court supervision. Findings will be reviewed relative to the position requirements.
• The subject’s name must correspond to their Social Security number and date of birth.
• Current and prior relevant employment experience will be verified to confirm the candidate meets the minimum required years of experience for the position.
• Post-secondary education at the associate degree level or higher will be verified, including degree(s) earned and dates of completion.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. A Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check will be conducted upon hire and annually thereafter in accordance with Loram’s Driving Policy
• All applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug. Employees in safety-sensitive positions are subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-incident drug and/or alcohol testing in compliance with federal regulations and company policy. Corporate non safety applicants are subject to drug test.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Up to 15 % travel including international, using any method of transportation.
• Ability to apply high levels of cognitive, analytical, retention and reasoning.
• Excellent communication skills used within any social context.
• Can stand, sit, walk, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, hear, taste and smell.
• Can see up close, distances, colors and has use of peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Can tolerate variable and sometimes extreme physical conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad environment.
• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.