Senior Rail Signal Engineer

About the role

The Senior Rail Signal Engineer supports WSP's Transit and Rail/Systems Engineering practice in New York, NY. This role involves technical oversight and engineering support for railway signaling systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve signaling design drawings, specifications, and supporting documentation
• Coordinate across designers, suppliers, and client stakeholders on signal system design and implementation
• Evaluate interlocking logic, control circuits, and system functionality to ensure compliance with operational and safety requirements
• Review and approve test procedures related to signal systems, interlocking functionality, and control sequences
• Verify alignment of signaling system design with operational rules, standards, and system requirements
• Ensure that design changes maintain system interoperability, safety integrity, and maintainability
• Support interface coordination between interlockings, field equipment, and associated control systems
• Participate in design reviews, field inspections, and stakeholder coordination meetings
• Track design deliverables, test progress, and resolution of technical comments
• Support system integration, verification, validation, and commissioning activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Systems, or Railway Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 12+ years of experience in railway signaling system design, testing, or maintenance
• Engineering License or ability to obtain
• Experience reviewing and coordinating signaling design packages and interlocking systems
• Experience developing or reviewing signal test procedures and verification plans
• Strong understanding of railway signaling principles, operational practices, and legacy systems
• Ability to support field activities, testing, and stakeholder coordination
• Flexibility to support off-hours testing or commissioning activities as needed
• Understanding of vital and non-vital signal systems, including relay-based and electronic interlockings
• Familiarity with signaling system design principles, including block layouts, routes, and protection logic
• Knowledge of system integration, interfaces, and control system coordination
• Experience with testing, verification, and validation of signaling systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Systems, or Railway Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 12+ years of experience in railway signaling system design, testing, or maintenance
• Engineering License or ability to obtain
• Experience reviewing and coordinating signaling design packages and interlocking systems
• Experience developing or reviewing signal test procedures and verification plans
• Strong understanding of railway signaling principles, operational practices, and legacy systems
• Ability to support field activities, testing, and stakeholder coordination
• Flexibility to support off-hours testing or commissioning activities as needed
• Understanding of vital and non-vital signal systems, including relay-based and electronic interlockings
• Familiarity with signaling system design principles, including block layouts, routes, and protection logic
• Knowledge of system integration, interfaces, and control system coordination
• Experience with testing, verification, and validation of signaling systems

Skills

• Strong analytical skills for reviewing circuit designs and control logic
• Effective communication skills for presenting technical findings and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams

Benefits

WSP offers a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected Salary: $150,000 - $225,000

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Contact

For inquiries about this opportunity, please contact [Contact Information].