Project Engineer, Signaling and Train Control

About the role

AECOM is seeking a Project Engineer, Signaling and Train Control, for one of our offices in Sacramento, Fresno, or Bakersfield, CA. This is an on-site role.

Job Summary

The Project Engineer, Signaling and Train Control, provides engineering leadership for railway signaling and train control systems on a major transportation infrastructure project, supporting design, integration, testing, and commissioning.

The position covers ETCS Level 2, Automatic Route Setting, Computer-Based Interlockings, Radio Block Centers, Traffic Management Systems, axle counter train detection, broken rail detection, and integrated train control and communications systems.

Responsibilities include reviewing signaling engineering deliverables, supporting requirements management, system architecture and interfaces, evaluating supplier and contractor designs, and supporting safety, regulatory, and independent assessment activities.

The position also develops and reviews testing and commissioning strategies and documentation, with travel of approximately 25-50% along the project alignment throughout the Central Valley, California.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and approve signaling engineering deliverables throughout design, construction, and testing and commissioning
• Ensure technical documentation is complete, coordinated, and developed in accordance with Program requirements and applicable standards
• Support requirements management, system architecture development, and interface definition activities for train control
• Review supplier and contractor designs for compliance with Program specifications and operational requirements
• Coordinate interfaces between signaling, telecommunications, rolling stock, track, traction power, and operations teams
• Provide technical oversight and engineering support for ETCS Level 2, Automatic Route Setting, Computer Based Interlockings, and Radio Block Centers
• Provide technical oversight for Traffic Management Systems, axle counter train detection, broken rail detection, and integrated train control and communications systems
• Support FRA submissions and coordination activities, and prepare and review documentation required for regulatory, safety, and operational approvals
• Work with safety assurance teams, authorizing authorities, operators, and Program stakeholders to obtain required approvals and certifications
• Support development of safety cases, hazard analyses, and compliance documentation
• Address technical review comments and closeout actions raised by regulators and independent assessors
• Develop and review test plans, test procedures, and commissioning strategies for signaling systems
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, System Integration Testing, and operational trial running
• Witness testing activities and verify compliance with performance and safety requirements
• Coordinate defect management, corrective actions, and final system acceptance, and support revenue service demonstration and operational handover

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS + 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience taking signaling systems from design through testing, commissioning, and final acceptance
• Experience developing and reviewing engineering deliverables on large transportation infrastructure projects
• Strong working knowledge of systems integration and safety-critical railway applications
• Experience supporting requirements management, system architecture development, and interface definition
• Experience reviewing supplier and contractor designs against project specifications and operational requirements
• Experience developing and reviewing test plans, test procedures, and commissioning documentation
• Experience witnessing Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, and System Integration Testing
• Experience preparing documentation supporting regulatory, safety, and operational approvals
• Strong technical writing, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure, or membership of a recognized professional institution such as IRSE; additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of licensure
• At least ten (10) years of experience in railway signaling, train control, or rail systems engineering
• ETCS Level 2 or ERTMS deployment experience
• Experience with CBTC, PTC, ATP, or ATO systems
• High-speed rail project experience
• Familiarity with high-speed FRA requirements and U.S. rail regulations
• Working knowledge of EN 50126, EN 50128, and EN 50129
• Experience supporting system certification, safety approvals, and entry into revenue service
• Experience resolving technical issues in the field and leading design reviews

Additional Information

• Sponsorship is provided.
• Relocation is provided.

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