Rail Systems Engineer (Requirements)
About the role
Joining Arup, a leader in shaping a better world through collaboration and innovation, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team focused on technical excellence and innovative solutions for railways. Your role will involve contributing to the delivery of current rail and transit projects, supporting technical workstreams across design development and implementation.
Responsibilities
- Support systems engineering and integration activities for new and upgraded rail and transit systems, including system architecture development, requirements management, systems integration, EMC, and software coordination.
- Lead day-to-day requirements management as part of a co-located project team, with support and supervision from a senior Rail Systems Engineer.
- Maintain and continuously improve requirements database structure, workflows, and configuration control processes.
- Develop, refine, and manage system, subsystem, interface, and verification requirements throughout all phases of the project lifecycle.
- Ensure complete end-to-end traceability from contractual requirements through design and verification.
- Work on other rail systems as needed.
- Support coordination between rail systems disciplines and multidisciplinary teams, including civil, structural, geotechnical, architectural, MEP, tunneling, ventilation, and fire/life safety.
- Assist Technical Project Managers and senior engineers with rail systems scopes, supporting technical delivery, interface management, and issue resolution.
- Support package-level delivery of rail systems, including design coordination, procurement support, construction support activities, and quality assurance processes.
- Coordinate with clients, contractors, and consultants to support meetings and technical discussions that align systems solutions with project objectives.
- Track design actions and decisions, supporting effective communication and information flow across project teams.
Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, Civil, Mechanical, Electronic, Systems or similar) with 4+ years of experience supporting the delivery of complex rail and transit systems within a multidisciplinary project environment.
Demonstrated experience in rail systems engineering and design coordination, including requirements development, standards application, systems integration, and assurance activities for large-scale projects.
Proficiency in IBM DOORS (Classic and/or DOORS Next Gen ), including module configuration, attribute management, traceability creation and validation, baselining, and structured reporting is a strong asset.
Working knowledge of rail systems such as signaling systems (CBTC and conventional), rail operations, trackwork, and alignment; deeper specialization in one or more areas is an advantage.
Understanding of system safety, RAMS, verification and validation processes, and relevant rail standards (e.g., CENELEC, AREMA, IEEE, EN), with experience applying these under senior guidance.
Experience supporting design teams and technical workstreams, with exposure to client capital project drivers, procurement approaches, and design-build delivery (including progressive design-build) considered a plus.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Qualifications
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Skills
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Benefits
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Pay
The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Seattle is $100,000 to $110,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary.
Schedule
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