Summer Placement Opportunity

Funkwerk Information Technologies – Connecting IT and Transport

Jervaulx House, 6 St Mary’s Court, Blossom Street, York YO24 1AH

Funkwerk Information Technologies York Ltd offers intelligent IT solutions and high-end technology to ensure efficient operational management of railways and transport companies. The company is part of the Traffic & Control Communication division of Funkwerk AG. In 2009 Funkwerk AG generated global sales of EUR 218 million with currently a total of over 1,600 employees. There are 53 staff based at our offices here in York.

With more than 30 years of experience in the railway business, Funkwerk IT is numbered among Europe’s leading companies in the field of systems technology for rail-bound transport, and provides tailored systems and products. The range of services includes planning systems for railway operations, operations control systems for rail, goods and urban public transport as well as training systems. Electronic interlockings for regional and goods traffic are part of the product portfolio in the field of signalling technology. Our Company here in York is focussed entirely on developing software for the rail industry.

We are looking for a student to join our software team for a period of 3 months, starting in July 2011. The skills of the successful candidate would include working effectively within a team, having a good grasp of software development tasks (including design, development and testing), an enthusiastic approach to participating in this work, and some of the relevant technical skills as below. The potential work opportunities include:

·  Web browser application development activities (using Javascript, ASP.Net, Sencha and other technologies), which could include CSS work and Icon design.

·  Data and Class Modelling work, using Oracle Designer, Microsoft Visio and IBM Rational Products

·  VB6 application development activities, including creating reports using MicroSoft Office products.

·  Application Configuration standardisation this includes checking the customer application metadata databases to ensure they are all the same.

If you would like further information, or are interested in applying for this opportunity, please contact Janet Coles the HR manager at Funkwerk IT York. Contact details as follows: email or telephone 01904 543491.