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About the Job:

The Traffic Signal Systems Engineer position designs, optimizes, and maintains traffic signal system timing plans for isolated signals and signal systems throughout the State of Indiana.  The incumbent is required to acquire and maintain technical expertise in the proper function, design, and operation of complete traffic signal systems and subsystems including communications, control hardware, and software.  The incumbent is required to collaboratively advance the field of Signal Systems Engineering, proactively engaged in the development and practical use of new technologies.  The incumbent is responsible for the signal timing related tasks in their defined work area, as a primary District contact, and in special circumstances throughout the State of Indiana.  The incumbent is required to collaborate with other engineers and investigators in the ITS Engineering Section.  The work area includes traffic signals primarily in an assigned area representing approximately 1/6 of the traffic signals throughout the State of Indiana.

A Day in the Life:

• Create, maintain, and deploy signal timings for signals within the assigned work area.
• Create, maintain, and deliver the planned retiming goals for the assigned work area.
• Create, update, and maintain Synchro models for many of the signal systems.
• Utilize other tools and performance measures (PCDs, Platoon Ratio, and INRIX data) to support timing changes and validate the results of retiming efforts.
• Document system retiming efforts in a concise report format showing results in a way that laymen and experts understand favorable results.
• Provide exceptional customer service to all stakeholders (internal and external) to address timing complaints and deliver favorable results.
• Manage the delivery of annual equipment upgrades and incorporate both District needs and TMC goals into annual equipment upgrade plans.
• Collaborate with other ITS Engineering staff to support, manage, and utilize the TMBU website to ensure that data is attainable, accurate, and actionable.
• Provide extensive technical support to the INDOT Districts, local agencies, and others in all aspects of isolated and signal system operation.
• Collaborate with JTRP (Purdue-INDOT) research efforts in the field of traffic signal system operation.
• Proactively participate in the the FHWA Connected Vehicle SPaT deployments.
• Participate in Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) programs to ensure policy and best practices are actively deployed.

Additional Comments:

Although this is a Central Office (Traffic Management Center) position, please note that the work area available includes traffic signals primarily in the Vincennes District, but may also include signals in the Crawfordsville, Seymour, and Greenfield (very limited) districts. Engineer will likely work from an office in the Southwest Indiana area (Evansville or Vincennes).