Network Analyst Product Engineer – Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP)
Redlands, CA, ArcGIS Product Engineering
OVERVIEW
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) solutions provided by Esri are used by some of the largest fleet operations in the world. We actively refine and improve our capabilities, and have an opening for an energetic, organized, and proactive individual to test the quality and performance of these solvers, and to contribute to its future design and documentation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Extend and maintain an extensive suite of problem instances that exercise various features of the core VRP solver
- Build and run industry-standard benchmarks to monitor quality and performance of the core VRP solver
- Create adversarial test cases to expose potential flaws in solution quality
- Perform sensitivity analysis to understand how VRP solutions change with changes to input parameters and values
- Engage with logistics customers to understand their real-world business problems, and to model those problems using Esri VRP functionality
- Troubleshoot and diagnose customer problems involving solution quality or performance
- Create innovative solutions combining various Network Analyst solvers, within the broader context of strategic planning and territory design
- Research and analyze customer requests and industry standards to establish and define new solver requirements
- Collaborate with development programmers to design and build innovative new functionality
- Test and document recommended workflows for ArcGIS users and developers
- Understand state-of-the-art VRP research
REQUIREMENTS
- Proficiency in developing pseudo test data and test cases as well as designing and running stress and load tests
- Proven ability to analyze and solve problems in rigorous and innovative ways
- Experience with application development languages (e.g., C#, .NET, JavaScript, Java, C++, or Python)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Masters or Ph.D. in operations research, computer science, mathematics, or a related field
RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of Vehicle Routing Problem models and solution methodologies, especially the use of meta-heuristics
- Two or more years of experience with manual and automated testing, including building and running automated, sanity, and regression tests of daily builds
- Experience with system testing on different configurations and defining test requirements based on well-defined certification criteria
ABOUT ESRI
Our passion for improving quality of life through geography is at the heart of everything we do. Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology inspires and enables governments, universities, and businesses worldwide to save money, lives, and our environment through a deeper understanding of the changing world around them.
Carefully managed growth and zero debt give Esri stability that is uncommon in today's volatile business world. Privately held, we offer exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, opportunities for personal and professional growth, and much more.
Learn more and apply online at www.esri.com/careers.
Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
APPLY NOW
- See more at: http://www.esri.com/careers/main/job-detail?jobID=4761&term=Full%20Time&jobtype=ArcGIS%20Product%20Engineering&location=Redlands,%20CA&capath=ArcGIS%20Product%20Engineering&loc=US-CA-Redlands&jsearch=#sthash.rCgOtu00.dpuf
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Weeliang Heng
Principal Software Engineer
Esri
Redlands, CA
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