Senior Systems Engineering Specialist

About the role

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. We help our clients attain their strategic goals and initiatives through successful large-scale infrastructure projects. Burns’ full-service capabilities include mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, transportation, and energy consulting engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for complex rail train control and signaling projects, including requirements development, system design, system verification, and integration.
• Develop and manage system requirements throughout the project lifecycle, including traceability, change control, and stakeholder alignment.
• Develop system architecture and define functional allocations to support implementation of train control solutions.
• Author technical papers to document potential system functionality enhancements, balancing railroad operational objectives (such as train performance and capacity) with safety-critical requirements.
• Lead interface identification, definition, and coordination across subsystems, disciplines and internal/external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain interface control documentation and lead collaboration efforts to resolve interface issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Career development and mentoring of early and mid-career work through on-the-job training.

Requirements

• Bachelor's (B.S.) Engineering degree.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive discipline specific engineering experience in the railroad industry, with at least 6 of those years in the field of system engineering.

Qualifications

• No certifications or licenses required; however, a Professional Engineer (PE) license, or similar, is considered a plus.

Skills

• Experience with Positive Train Control (PTC) systems, including Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) and/or Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS).
• Experience with modern train control systems, such as Automatic Train Control (ATC) and/or Communications Based Train Control (CBTC).
• Experience working on large-scale train control projects, especially those within the Northeast Corridor (NEC).
• Experience testing and commissioning complex large-scale systems.
• Proficient with system engineering software and requirements management tools such as DevOps or DOORS.
• Proficient knowledge of railroad operations and maintenance practices.
• Proficient knowledge of federal regulations related to train control systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining client relationships, especially those within the rail industry.
• Experience providing technical guidance, training, and feedback to early career employees.

Benefits

We offer a dynamic work environment, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This role offers a flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of the individual and the project.