Systems Engineer II Senior
Atlanta
Category: Engineer
Industry: Transportation
Reference ID: JN -082026-108276
Date Posted: 08/13/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/SZmRXN
Description:
On-site in Atlanta, GA
Our client seeks a hands-on Systems Engineer to design, integrate, deploy, and support complex railroad technology systems that combine electrical hardware, embedded computing, software, cameras, sensors, networking, machine learning, servers, and physical infrastructure. The role bridges hardware, software, data science, solution architecture, field operations, and customer needs to deliver reliable operational solutions in railroad environments.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $55.00 to $60.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Design and integrate end-to-end systems spanning electrical, mechanical, embedded, software, networking, sensing, AI, and field infrastructure components.
- Translate operational needs into architectures, requirements, interfaces, implementation plans, and integration strategies.
- Integrate electronics, PCBs, embedded computers, cameras, sensors, networking equipment, servers, software, and AI models into deployed systems.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and integration challenges. Troubleshoot failures across hardware, firmware, software, networking, sensing, AI, and field conditions.
- Collaborate with solution architects, software engineers, data scientists, electrical engineers, IT and cybersecurity teams, DevSecOps, field personnel, and systems engineers.
- Develop, configure, integrate, and troubleshoot embedded computing systems and hardware or software interfaces.
- Write and maintain C++ and Python software, scripts, and tools for control, acquisition, communications, diagnostics, testing, configuration, deployment, and monitoring.
- Analyze system behavior to isolate integration issues and performance bottlenecks across application, embedded, and system layers.
- Support integration of machine learning and computer vision models with reliable sensor and image data capture, processing, and delivery.
- Determine root causes of field performance issues across sensing, data quality, model performance, software, hardware, networking, or integration.
- Design, integrate, and troubleshoot field-deployed electrical and electronic systems including power, sensors, communications, embedded computing, and PCBs.
- Read schematics, PCB documentation, datasheets, drawings, and specifications. Select components per electrical, environmental, performance, and operational needs.
- Integrate cameras, lenses, lighting, image acquisition, optics, sensors, and related equipment for machine vision and inspection.
- Evaluate camera placement, mounting, field of view, resolution, exposure, lighting, image quality, environmental effects, and data suitability for computer vision and AI.
- Design, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot servers, switches, routers, wireless equipment, edge platforms, IP networks, distributed communications, databases, cloud interfaces, and enterprise connections.
- Develop practical solutions for environments with connectivity constraints and exposure to weather, vibration, temperature, and lighting.
- Deploy, commission, validate, test, and troubleshoot systems in labs, test tracks, trackside locations, rail yards, maintenance facilities, and other railroad settings.
- Analyze operational data, logs, sensor information, images, and diagnostics to assess performance and isolate failures.
- Develop procedures and tools that simplify installation, configuration, testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, and deployment.
- Apply engineering principles to track inspection, rolling stock inspection, train and car identification, rail-yard operations, automated monitoring, safety, maintenance, efficiency, and operational awareness.
- Travel to field locations as needed.
Experience Requirements:
- Experience developing, integrating, or troubleshooting complex hardware and software systems.
- Working knowledge of C++ and Python.
- Ability to troubleshoot systems involving hardware, software, embedded computing, networking, sensors, and field equipment.
- Understanding of electrical and electronic fundamentals including sensors, signals, power, digital or analog I/O, embedded systems, and components.
- Ability to read schematics, technical drawings, datasheets, and system documentation.
- Understanding of computer networking fundamentals, IP networking, and networked devices.
- Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and hands-on problem-solving skills in lab and field environments.
- Ability and desire to work across disciplines and learn new technologies.
- Preferred: experience with robotics, mechatronics, autonomous systems, drones, industrial automation, motion systems, or physical system integration.
- Preferred: experience with computer vision, machine learning, cameras, optics, lighting, image acquisition, sensor fusion, localization, tracking, or perception systems.
- Preferred: experience with PCB and electronics design, wiring, hardware development, microcontrollers, embedded processors, edge platforms, embedded Linux, or other embedded OS.
- Preferred: experience with Linux servers, industrial networking, protocols, databases, SQL, Docker, containers, virtualization, Git, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated deployment, real-time systems, or HPC.
- Preferred: experience in outdoor, industrial, transportation, railroad, or other demanding physical environments.
Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, a related engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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