Senior Signals Engineering Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a senior technical expert for rail and transit signal systems throughout the phases of planning, design, construction, testing, and commissioning.

• Create, assess, and offer technical oversight on signal system designs, drawings, specifications, calculations, and other engineering documentation.

• Assist in the design and implementation of both conventional and advanced signaling and train control technologies.

• Review signal plans, control tables, route and aspect data, circuit designs, interface requirements, equipment layouts, and related design documentation.

• Lead or assist in technical evaluations of current signal infrastructure and the formulation of rehabilitation, modernization, and replacement strategies.

• Provide technical leadership for the integration of signal systems, encompassing interfaces with communications, traction power, vehicles, track, civil, electrical, operations, and other railway systems.

• Engage in design reviews at significant project milestones, identifying technical risks, interface issues, constructability concerns, and potential design conflicts.

• Aid in the development and review of technical specifications, design criteria, system requirements, interface documentation, testing procedures, and commissioning plans.

• Offer engineering support during construction, installation, testing, cutover, and commissioning activities.

• Evaluate contractor and supplier submissions for alignment with contract obligations, design criteria, and relevant standards.

• Participate in factory and field testing activities, including system verification and validation efforts.

• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to signal and train-control systems.

• Collaborate closely with clients, transit and railroad agencies, contractors, suppliers, and internal multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Provide technical advice and mentorship to junior and mid-level signal engineers and specialists.

• Assist project managers with technical scope definition, effort estimates, schedules, risk identification, and technical deliverables.

• Take part in client meetings and technical presentations, representing the Systems team as a subject-matter expert in railway signaling.

• Contribute to proposals, pursuits, and business development initiatives by offering technical expertise, project strategies, and scope development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field.

• At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience in railway, freight rail, commuter rail, and/or transit signal engineering.

• Proven experience in the design, integration, testing, commissioning, or modernization of railway signal and train-control systems.

• Strong grasp of signal system principles, architecture, interfaces, operational requirements, and safety considerations.

• Experience in preparing and/or reviewing signal engineering drawings, technical specifications, design calculations, system requirements, and associated engineering documentation.

• Demonstrated experience coordinating signal systems with other railway disciplines and subsystems.

• Experience navigating multiple phases of the project lifecycle, from initial concept and preliminary engineering to final design, construction, testing, and commissioning.

• Ability to independently review intricate engineering designs and identify technical risks and interface challenges.

• Strong technical problem-solving skills and engineering judgment.

• Capability to lead technical discussions with clients, contractors, suppliers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple technical assignments while ensuring quality, adhering to schedules, and meeting project requirements.

• Experience collaborating with major transit agencies, commuter railroads, freight railroads, or public transportation authorities.

• Familiarity with CBTC, PTC, interlocking systems, wayside signaling, automatic train control, or other contemporary train-control technologies.

• Knowledge of applicable AREMA, IEEE, FRA, FTA, NFPA, and agency-specific requirements relevant to assigned projects.

• Experience with signal system Verification & Validation (V&V), Systems Assurance, Safety Certification, and/or RAMS-related activities.

• Experience supporting system cutovers, field testing, commissioning, and revenue-service implementation.

• Experience serving as a technical lead, discipline lead, or signal subject-matter expert on major transportation projects.

• Previous experience mentoring and developing engineers and technical staff.

• Experience in developing technical scopes, estimates, proposals, and project work plans.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option that features a Health Savings Account.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, and Transit and Parking where applicable).

• Disability insurance.

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage.

• 401(k) Plan.

• Retirement Counseling.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Paid Time Off.

• Paid Holidays.

• Back-Up Dependent Care.

• Parental Leave.

• Continuing Education Program.

• Support for Professional Licensure and Society Memberships.