Advanced Modeling Engineer
28 days ago
Portland
Job Description Assist in conducting transportation demand forecasting analyses, including travel demand forecast model estimation, implementation, calibration, and application, for development of travel forecast and planning scenarios. Will work with teams and will be involved in all phases of the technical work under the guidance of senior transportation planners and modelers. Responsibilities include: • · Developing and applying of state-of-the-art travel demand, land-use, and disaggregate microsimulation models using transportation modeling programs., • · Preparing and manipulating geographic, population, travel survey, and transportation system data using ArcGIS, SQL, and Excel, • · Performing specification and statistical estimation of discrete choice models for activity-based travel modeling using ALOGIT, LIMDEP, Biogeme, Stata, R, SPSS, or similar., • · Scripting using Python, VB, GISDK, EMME, Cube Voyager or similar., • · Computer programming and testing in Java, C++, Python, R, C#/.Net, JavaScript, or similar for development of model features, • · Developing algorithms and extracting meaningful data-driven insights from passive big-data including location-based service (LBS), global positioning system (GPS), automated passenger count (APC), and transit farecard data. Working with two or more transportation modeling packages (R, Vissim, Cube, EMME, TransCAD, and/or VISUM) Scripting in Python, VB, GISDK, EMME, or Cube Voyager Used ArcGIS, SQL or FoxPro, and Excel Statistical data analysis in Stata, R, or SPSS Computer programming in Java, C++, Python, R, C#, .Net, or JavaScript Passive data analysis Calibration and validation of mathematical models RATE OF PAY: $94,702.00 LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT: 811 SW6thAveune Suite 1000. Portland, 97204 OR WHERE TO APPLY: 811 SW6thAveune Suite 1000. Portland, OR; or 55 Railroad Row, White River Junction, VT 05001 or at