Construction Engineer

General purpose: Reports to the Resident Engineer, Systems. Provides field engineering oversight of train control and signal system installation, testing, and commissioning, including integration with the existing Link train control system.

Essential functions

• Oversees installation of signal houses and equipment, wayside signals, switch machines, track circuits or train detection equipment, impedance bonds, and cabling.
• Reviews train control submittals: equipment data, circuit plans, software and configuration documentation, and test procedures.
• Witnesses factory acceptance tests and field tests: point-to-point, bench, functional, and dynamic testing.
• Coordinates cutover and tie-in with the operating Link train control system, including work windows, test plans, and back-out procedures.
• Coordinates interfaces with trackwork (insulated joints, bonds), traction power (return current), and communications/SCADA (data links, central control).
• Tracks configuration control and verifies test results against the systems integration test plan.
• Prepares inspection reports, NCRs, and punch lists; reviews as-built circuit plans.
• Supports safety certification documentation for train control elements.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or a closely related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in rail transit train control or signaling installation, testing, or construction oversight.

Preferred

• PE license or professional signal certification.
• Light rail experience with cutover onto an operating line.
• Experience with the train control platform used on Sound Transit Link.

Knowledge of

• Fixed-block and CBTC train control principles, interlocking logic, and vital system testing.
• AREMA Communications and Signals Manual and IEEE standards for rail signaling.
• Signal system safety certification and configuration management.