Engineering Assistant
Core
Collecting traffic volume counts and installing portable traffic counters on highways to support systems planning, travel demand modeling, and safety analysis.
Role type
Field data collection technician
Builds
Traffic monitoring data for state transportation planning and safety
Domain
Transportation infrastructure / Traffic engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
operating four-wheel drive vehicles, installing pneumatic tube sensors, using portable traffic counters, driving at night, working in extreme weather, lifting 50 lbs, using hand tools
Preferred skills
C Driver License, experience with hand tools, experience with laptop computers for data management
Technologies
portable traffic counters, pneumatic tube sensors, laptop computers
Responsibilities
Installing traffic counters in travel lanes, collecting traffic volume counts, processing count data on laptop, traveling to assigned counties including overnight trips
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on field worker