Senior Signal Engineer

About the role

AECOM is actively seeking a talented Senior Signal Engineer to join our World Class Rail Team in our New York Metro Region.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review design plans and technical specifications.
• Cordination of project designs with other disciplines including attendance at project meetings.
• Review shop drawings, record changes and communicate directly with suppliers, contractors and client representatives as required.
• Prepare construction estimates and engineering budgets.
• Supports the installation, testing, and commissioning of rail based signaling, Automatic Train Control (ATC), Positive Train Control (PTC), and Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) projects.
• Participates in all stages of a signaling project from planning and design to installation and commissioning.
• Develops detailed signal designs and systems, including at grade railroad crossing systems for both constant and fixed warning systems and traffic preemption functions.
• Develops Control Lines and Route and Aspect Charts.
• Performs Vital and non-vital processor programming.
• Performs feasibility studies and analysis, including braking calculations, control tables, routes and aspects, schematics, and phasing plans.
• Supports key stages of the installation, testing and commissioning of rail based signaling, Automatic Train Control (ATC), Positive Train Control (PTC), and Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) projects.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Electrical Engineering or related field plus 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience with designing Train Control Systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering license (NY, NJ, PA).
• 15 years of experience of design, construction, testing and commissioning of Train Control Systems and Equipment with an Engineering Firm, Transit Authority or Signaling Equipment Manufacture.
• Experience with train control systems for one or more of the following: commuter rail, subway, freight, light rail systems and streetcar systems.
• Experience managing/lead designer for signal projects from conceptual design thru to final commissioning.