Field Engineer, Signaling and Train Control

The role

The Field Engineer, Signaling and Train Control serves as a field representative for the installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and acceptance of signaling and train control systems on the California High-Speed Rail Program. This person provides technical oversight of various signaling systems and verifies conformance with approved drawings and standards.

What you will do

• Provide field technical oversight of signaling and train control implementation activities across the corridor
• Verify conformance of installed work with approved drawings, specifications, railway standards, and Program requirements
• Review field conditions and support resolution of technical issues affecting installation, testing, and commissioning
• Coordinate field interfaces between signaling, communications, track, rolling stock, traction power, and operations systems
• Support review of as-built documentation, turnover packages, and technical submissions
• Support multidisciplinary interface coordination and review interface requirements, signaling designs, testing procedures, and integration documentation
• Collaborate with contractors, designers, suppliers, operators, regulators, and Program stakeholders
• Support and witness Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, and System Integration Testing
• Support and witness route proving, interlocking testing, dynamic testing, trial running, and operational readiness demonstrations
• Review test results, technical documentation, and system performance data supporting system acceptance and entry into service

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Railway Engineering, or a related discipline or demonstrable on-the-job work experience
• Minimum of ten (10) years of railway signaling, train control, or rail systems experience
• Demonstrated experience supporting signaling systems through design, installation, testing, commissioning, and acceptance
• Experience with ETCS, CBTC, ATP, PTC, or equivalent train control systems
• Demonstrated participation in Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, System Integration Testing, and operational readiness activities
• Experience reviewing signaling technical documentation, test procedures, and system interfaces on complex transportation projects
• Strong working knowledge of systems integration, railway operations, and safety-critical applications
• Experience reviewing engineering deliverables on large transportation infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated ability to document deficiencies and drive corrective action closure in a field environment
• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Availability for domestic and international travel of approximately 50 percent

Nice to have

• ETCS Level 2 or ERTMS deployment experience
• Experience with CBTC, ATP, PTC, or ATO systems
• High-speed rail project experience
• Familiarity with FRA requirements and U.S. railway regulations
• Working knowledge of EN 50126, EN 50128, and EN 50129
• Experience supporting system certification, safety approvals, and operational readiness activities
• Experience supporting entry into revenue service on a passenger railway
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or IRSE licensing

About the company

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. They are an ENR Top 500 Firm and an MEP Giant.