Senior Signal / Train Control Expert

The Company

SYSTRA delivers architecture, engineering and construction and program management services to our clients that offer public transportation, public education and public housing to our communities.

We partner with public transportation owners and operators of bridges, buses, commuter and intercity, high-speed and light rail, mass rapid transit and tunnels, helping them provide safe, efficient and reliable public transportation. SYSTRA also serves public facility authorities that provide safe, attractive, and environmentally sound public schools and offer affordable housing to communities. Ranked 18th in US mass transit and rail design by Engineering News-Record (ENR), SYSTRA has been a trusted partner to public agencies and operators throughout the US since 1985 and employs nearly 200 personnel nationwide.

Part of SYSTRA Group, a world-leading engineering and consulting firm, SYSTRA is supported by the over 10,500 employees worldwide. Using a collaborative approach built on the firm’s value of Connected Teams, we provide our clients and partners access to the best skills worldwide via sharing information, tools, best practices, and processes.

Context

We’re looking for a new Senior Signal / Train Control Expert in our West Coast Train Control Group to help drive the objectives and challenges our valued clients have trusted us to solve for them.

As a SYSTRA US Senior Signal / Train Control Expert you will join a world-class team of high-performing engineers, designers, drafters and others who work collectively to ensure client projects continue to thrive while remaining on track and budget

Missions/Main Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Coordinate with stakeholders, suppliers and contractors regarding technical requirements and project design changes

· Act as the subject matter expert (SME) on interlockings and the review of the interlocking hardware design, application logic and software for microprocessor-based systems

· Check and certify design documents, simulation testing and final test dossiers prior to client handover

· Perform / oversee lab and field Verification & Validation (V&V) testing, including wayside/signaling equipment, CBTC and interlockings

· Responsible for interpreting, analyzing, and validating complex railway track plans including route and aspect charts, control tables, track circuits and interlocking diagrams to ensure safe signaling operations during testing

· Interpret interlocking (IxL) logic, signal layouts, and track circuits for maintenance, testing and construction purposes

Does this seem like an opportunity that you can be all aboard with in your career? Well, here’s a little more on the required experience we’re looking for in this new teammate.

Profile/Skills

Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering, Computer Science or related field from an ABET-accredited program

· 15+ years of progressive engineering experience, specifically within the transit, freight rail or heavy civil infrastructure sectors

· Deep understanding of railway signaling principles (route locking, switch point detection, and signal aspect sequences), Solid State Interlockings (SSIs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and familiar with the federal regulations (FRA) along with industry standards (AREMA) regarding rail safety and automated train control

· Experience leading multidisciplinary teams for large scale rail infrastructure projects (design, construction management, or maintenance)

· Experience with large scale brownfield Transit/Railroad projects

· Experience with CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) / PTC (Positive Train Control) / ATC (Automatic Train Control) systems

Preferred Qualifications:

· Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred, not required

SYSTRA USA provides a benefits package including medical, dental, 401k and other offerings that focus on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

SYSTRA USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Sponsorship assistance is not available for this position.

Salary Range: $190,000-220,000, SYSTRA USA is providing the compensation range that the company believes it might pay and/or offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.

Why SYSTRA?