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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Bahnbetrieb, Software | | German term or phrase: Inbetriebsetzer | What kind of operator is an "Inbetriebsetzer", i.e. what's his (her) job in railway operation and control?
The client needs this term for the translation of an interlocking software manual:
"Im [elektronischen Stellwerk x] und in der [Fernsteuerung y] sind folgende Bedienerklassen festgelegt:
[Zahl] Fahrdienstleiter
[Zahl] Wartungspersonal
[Zahl] Inbetriebsetzer
[Zahl] Zuglenkung
[Zahl] wird im Stellwerk nie definiert und kann als [Default-Wert für Bedienerklasse des Stellwerks] verwendet werden."
Would "commissioning engineer" or "startup engineer" work here? Cf. http://www.zugchefa.de/beruf/seiten/woerterbuch.htm |
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| | commissioning engineer | Explanation:
This fits the German best, but it doesn't really seem to fit in an electronic signal box. Once the system has been commissioned, (s)he would no longer be required as a commissioning engineer, AFAICS, and might fall back to a "mere" signalling engineer. Unless of course (s)he moves on to another location... I'd say this would be your best option, nevertheless.
It's just possible that your software does have to make allowance for commissioning, even though it's more or less a short-term occupation in each place; Siemens do have commissioning personnel for commissioning newly-built trams etc. - I know, 'cos I've only just finished a large one on the Combino - and the software has special provision for the commissioning procedures, and they are not needed again - not for that particular tram, although for the remaining trams in an order it will be used again and again. But then, there are far more trams around than there are electronic signal boxes.... |
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5 hrs confidence:   commissioning engineer
Explanation:
This fits the German best, but it doesn't really seem to fit in an electronic signal box. Once the system has been commissioned, (s)he would no longer be required as a commissioning engineer, AFAICS, and might fall back to a "mere" signalling engineer. Unless of course (s)he moves on to another location... I'd say this would be your best option, nevertheless.
It's just possible that your software does have to make allowance for commissioning, even though it's more or less a short-term occupation in each place; Siemens do have commissioning personnel for commissioning newly-built trams etc. - I know, 'cos I've only just finished a large one on the Combino - and the software has special provision for the commissioning procedures, and they are not needed again - not for that particular tram, although for the remaining trams in an order it will be used again and again. But then, there are far more trams around than there are electronic signal boxes....
| David Moore
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| | Grading comment | This looks like a lot of experience and sounds most convincing to me. Thanks a lot! |
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