Senior Systems Engineering Specialist

The role

The Senior System Engineering Specialist provides technical leadership for the development, integration, and verification of complex train control and signaling systems. This role leads systems engineering activities across the project lifecycle, focusing on requirements management, system architecture, interface coordination, and system integration.

What you will do

• Lead systems engineering activities for complex rail train control and signaling projects.
• Develop and manage system requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop system architecture and define functional allocations.
• Author technical papers to document potential system functionality enhancements.
• Lead interface identification, definition, and coordination across subsystems and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain interface control documentation.
• Coordinate system integration activities with internal teams, contractors, suppliers, and clients.
• Support development of verification and validation plans, procedures, and reports.
• Provide technical leadership on assigned projects and delegate design elements.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert and technical resource for clients and external partners.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's (B.S.) Engineering degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive discipline specific engineering experience in the railroad industry.
• At least 6 of those years in the field of system engineering.
• Licensed Senior Systems Engineering Specialist.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or similar
• 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

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.