Field Service Engineer

Position Description

ENSCO RAIL's Division designs, develops and manufactures precision, high speed, real-time track inspection systems for the national and international railway market. We are seeking a skilled Field Service Engineer to join our service group to provide installation, test, debug and repair of complex railway-vehicle-based electro-mechanical inertial and optical based data acquisition systems.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Field service, troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of equipment on railway vehicles at various domestic and international customer sites, as well as in our facilities.
• Installation, calibration and testing of track inspection systems on railway vehicles.
• Assembly, test, debug and repair of electronic circuit boards, cables, component chassis wiring, sensor assemblies and associated computer equipment.
• Support design engineers in the assembly, test and debug of new products.

This position will be based out of Chambersburg, PA.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Technical experience or formal training in the service of complex, automated, industrial or transportation-related systems.
• Demonstrated experience in the following areas:
  • Understanding and troubleshooting of complex software-electro-mechanical systems, including both software and hardware functionality and interactions between the two.
  • Working independently at customer sites investigating, diagnosing, and resolving system problems.
  • Electro-Mechanical system level assembly, testing, troubleshooting and repair.
  • Performing data analysis to troubleshoot electro-mechanical data acquisition systems.
  • Installing and configuring application software and operating systems, including but not limited to:
    Windows 95, 7, 10, Linux, Qnx.
  • Installing and configuring local area network (LAN) and wireless (Wi‑Fi) systems.
  • Cable fabrication and management, including Coax, Cat5, Cat6, Fiber.
  • Configuring computer networks and Network Switches.
  • Testing, installing as well as remote and onsite servicing systems, containing highly sophisticated sub-assemblies including lasers, optics, data acquisition electronics, mechatronics, and high‑performance computing hardware and software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform the following:
  • Effectively communicate with customers by telephone and in person to diagnose and resolve system problems.
  • Perform basic electrical/electronic circuit analysis.
  • Effectively use multi-meters, oscilloscopes, function generators and general laboratory test equipment for testing and troubleshooting equipment to the component level.
• Climb a 15 foot high ladder to gain access to railroad vehicles.
• Work in tight spots under and about railway vehicles.
• Work 12 hour shifts as necessary when on field assignments.
• Work in inclement weather as needed.
• Must be able to lift 50 pound objects and carry them a distance of 150 feet.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.

• Experience in railroad testing or inspections.
• Experience with optical and inertial sensors.
• Experience working in an ISO 9001 environment.

No
US Citizenship

Required:

No
Security

Clearance Required:

None

Employment Type:

Regular Full‑time
Background Check Type: 10 Year Pre‑Employment
Drug Screen

Required:

Yes
Position Contingent Upon Contract Award:
No

$65,499.20 — $70,000 USD

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