Mobility ITS Engineer
On-siteMadrid, Madrid, Spain
Job Summary
Partner with business units to identify innovation opportunities, co-develop initiatives, and represent the CoE in workshops and stakeholder outreach. Execute end-to-end prototyping, including data analysis, technology assessments, and business case modeling, while leveraging AI tools as core working practice. Provide technical design input, cost estimates, and budget quotes for ITS and tolling bids, while monitoring market developments to synthesize vendor evaluations and produce technology briefs. Contribute findings to the Innovation Community and manage resources for complex projects, with opportunities for secondments and periodic travel.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or equivalent quantitative/technical discipline
- 4+ years in an innovation, digital, technology, AI, or data-focused role within a corporate or consulting environment
- 2+ years working directly with transport technologies and infrastructure — e.g., C-ITS, tolling systems (open-road/all-electronic tolling, interoperability standards), traffic management systems or C-V2X/V2X connected-vehicle platforms
- Working knowledge of mobility data standards and formats relevant to analytics and system integration
- Practical, hands-on fluency with AI tools beyond consumer chat interfaces — e.g., using LLM APIs or agentic platforms (Anthropic, OpenAI, Copilot Studio) to build structured workflows, using AI-assisted coding for data pipelines or prototypes (Python/SQL preferred), or applying AI to geospatial data/imagery analysis for infra monitoring
- Demonstrated interest and working knowledge of connected/autonomous mobility, digital tolling, and mobility analytics; able to speak to eco-system, technologies, and where the sector is heading, not just historical context
- Track record of project delivery with tangible outputs combining self-led technical work (data analysis, prototyping, modelling) and cross-team collaboration
- Comfort working across corporate, startup, public sector, or innovation-ecosystem, adapting delivery style accordingly
- Fluent in MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Copilot)
- Able to engage credibly with stakeholders at manager/director level
- Excellent English required
- Valid passport and driving licence
- Willingness to travel periodically (domestic and international)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Earth Observation data (satellite/SAR imagery, platforms like Google Dynamic World or Sentinel Hub) for infrastructure risk, construction monitoring, or asset management use cases
- Familiarity with Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) systems and/or dynamic/managed-lane management
- Experience with advanced comms infrastructure (5G, satellite comms) or IoT sensor networks as applied to transport/infrastructure monitoring
- Exposure to VR/XR for training, simulation, or stakeholder visualization; or early-stage familiarity with quantum computing applications in optimization/logistics
- Business development, venturing, or financial modelling experience or formal training
- International professional experience
- Professional Spanish highly desirable
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