Applications Engineer- Rail Engineering
Brief Description
Our Rail Engineering Department is growing! Join a dedicated and collaborative group in this exciting opportunity for an engineering position in our applications team.
Description
If you are looking for a dynamic and challenging environment in which to put your talents to the test then ZTR Control Systems is the place for you. We hire only the most talented and brightest employees to join our high performance teams. ZTR provides the kind of workplace where ideas are welcomed and extraordinary performance is rewarded.
Responsibilities:
Primary responsibility will be providing the application engineering projects for railroads globally
Perform application engineering of products for specific customer applications
Electrical schematic design
Installation and test instructions
Implement engineering designs and or changes with respect to control systems hardware and software.
Diagnostics software updates
Develop and maintain project processes as required
Perform on-site control system and locomotive commissioning at globally located rail yards
Provide customer support
ZTR is looking for exceptionally diligent applicants with strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills in addition to the following requirements:
Electronics, Controls or Electrical engineering degree or diploma
5 years with control systems engineering
Experience in rail industry and systems integration preferred, although automation industry experience a definite asset.
Knowledge of physical, electrical and environmental design standards for locomotive applications
Excellent technical writing and documentation skills
This position is available in London, Ontario Canada.
As a member of the ZTR team you will be developing skills while providing solutions to real world problems.
Apply with your cover letter, resume, and salary expectations through the Applicant Tracking System!
Resume Keyword Practices to Avoid
We’ve established that using resume keywords throughout your application boosts your chances of a human hiring manager seeing it.
However, be careful not to overdo it.
Packing your resume full of keywords is almost as bad as not including any at all.
Don’t forget that a real person will (hopefully) see your resume at some point. So use natural language that engages that person.
Tip
Make sure you balance hard skills vs soft skills on your resume to show you’re a rounded candidate.
Otherwise, they’ll think you’re either a bad writer — which indicates your communication skills aren’t good — or assume you’re trying to beat the ATS, making you seem dishonest.
Hidden Keywords
This is a sneakier trick some applicants use. It involves copy-pasting a keyword several times, but applying a white font so that the keywords are invisible.
But because the ATS scans all words despite their color, it counts all instances of a keyword. For example, a resume might contain five “invisible” instances of the keyword “business analysis” but only three “visible” ones. The “Find” tool can reveal where invisible keywords are:
Resume Objective
Business Analyst with over 5 years of experience supporting business solution software and performing business analysis. Aiming to utilize my strong prioritization skills and business analysis ability to achieve the goals of your company. Possess a Certification in Business Analysis.
Invisible keywords are used by some candidates.
The ATS counts all eight instances though, and “ranks” that resume higher.
However, since most ATS software lets the hiring manager see a plain text version of the resume, “hidden” keywords appear, and they’ll see your trick.
The result? You’ll come across as untrustworthy, and not worth hiring.