DCS Software engineer (Railway sector)

Job description

Reference

2020-14469  

Publication date

01/07/2020

Position description

Category

OPERATIONS - CONSULTING

Job title

DCS Software engineer (Railway sector)

Contract

Permanent contract

Contractual hours

Full time

Job description

For a long-term railway project in the area of Zurich, we are looking for a Data Communication Systems software engineer in the Railway sector to join our team.

 

Your tasks

·  Produce and implement template radio architectures, customizing them for the requirements of a project, incorporating that project's requirements to provide performance characteristics to customer specification
·  Configuration and optimization of Data Communication Systems (DCS) for Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) System
·  Review of DCS Design and Architecture, thereby optimizing system architecture on aspects of Network Security
·  Network administration of CBTC Communication Components
·  System Testing and validation of DCS reference architecture and design

Business Industry

Railway

Profile

Your profile

·  Completed technical education as telecom or computer science engineer ETH/TU/FH or comparable with particular focus on servers and network technologies
·  Experience in the railway sector would be a plus
·  Strong interest in communication aspects in industrial environment and specifically in Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS)
·  Experience on cyber security in industrial environment (ISO99 / IEC 6244-2-1) represents and advantage
·  Experience on Radio engineering study and deployment phases, with associated specifications
·  Skills in engineering and architecture of network infrastructures in terms of WiFi solutions and associated standards as well as LAN / WAN deployment of telecom networks and radio measurement tools
·  Familiar with recent technological developments (MiMo, LTE, IP / MPLS)
·  Ideally experience in testing and commissioning complex, distributed systems
·  Good command of German and English; other languages represents an advantage
·  Interested in working in an multidisciplinary and international work environment

What working at AKKA has to offer:

·  A steady follow-up and career guidance.
·  A large network of collaborators across the world.
·  Several learning platforms and access to training's.
·  Compelling challenges for prestigious and international clients.
·  Several dedicated events gathering all the collaborators and promoting corporate culture.

Position localisation

Job location

Europe, Switzerland, Zurich, Zurich

Location

Thurgauerstrasse 54, 8050 Zürich

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of education required

5. Bachelor Degree

Level of experience

3 to 5 years