Senior Signal Engineer/Designer

About the role

VHB's Transit and Rail group is dedicated to transforming transit visions into real-world solutions that enhance connectivity and support community development. The company's comprehensive services encompass funding, design, permitting, construction planning, and operations, thus providing end-to-end solutions for transit and rail projects.

Responsibilities

• Supports the installation, testing, and commissioning of rail based signaling, Communications Based Train Control (CBTC), and Positive Train Control (PTC) projects
• Plans, organizes, and oversees signal engineering activities for all phases of a transit and rail road project of significant size and complexity or two or more projects of small to moderate size and complexity
• Participates in all stages of a signaling project from planning and design to installation and commissioning
• Makes recommendations on project staffing
• Develops detailed signal designs and systems, including at grade railroad crossing systems for both constant and fixed warning systems and traffic preemption functions
• Develops and modifies electrical circuits
• 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, Communications Based Train Control (CBTC), and Positive Train Control (PTC) projects

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering or related field
• 11-15 years of professional experience in railroad and/or rail transit and engineering design
• Clear understanding of railroad and rail transit design requirements including AREMA recommended practices
• Familiarity with track, station, layover facility and general civil engineering
• Strong capability in use of computer applications including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Capability in the use of project management applications such as MS Project or Primavera PE
• Licenses preferred

Benefits

Our best estimate of the salary range for this position located in New York City is $140,000-180,000, estimate for a position located in Boston, MA is $130,000– $170,000; estimate for a position based in Washington, DC is $130,000 - 170,000. This offer is determined based on a number of job-related factors including internal comparators, skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities and geographic location. In addition, VHB offers a holistic benefits package which can be found here .

Pay

Our best estimate of the salary range for this position located in New York City is $140,000-180,000, estimate for a position located in Boston, MA is $130,000– $170,000; estimate for a position based in Washington, DC is $130,000 - 170,000. This offer is determined based on a number of job-related factors including internal comparators, skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities and geographic location.

Schedule

Remote working possible, must be within VHB office footprint.