Engineer or Senior Officer, Signals and Communication Design

Job summary

Lead signal design projects, including developing and checking circuit designs, managing budgets and schedules, coordinating materials and vendors, and monitoring contractor progress. Provide field and technical support for the installation and maintenance of wayside and crossing warning systems, while ensuring designs meet applicable standards and regulations.

Job details

Job Summary The incumbent is responsible for signaling system design, including the design and modification of signal circuits used in Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) territory. The role is accountable for all aspects of safe and effective design of circuits, hardware and software for highway crossing and wayside signalling projects. Furthermore, the role understands and applies all government standards and regulations per published documents and to meet location-specific requirements. Main Responsibilities Project Design and Estimating Perform the role of primary engineer for signal design projects, including handling and controlling project budgets, schedules, and quality Perform the role of principal design checker for in-house and contractor circuit design Develop overall design concepts for projects and monitor progress of signal design contractors (as applicable) Coordinate with wiring vendors with work order requests for Signals and Communication (SandC) projects Work with the SandC material coordinators to ensure approved work orders are converted to Purchase Orders (POs) as well as all other supporting material is being processed and ordered as required Field and Technical Support Provide field and technical support to install and maintain wayside and crossing warning systems within the railway Act as a technical resource for other signal design department personnel, and as a signal design resource for installation and construction functions within the railway Working Conditions The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday with intermittent periods of overtime. The role is partially performed outdoors in various types of weather and environmental conditions and requires being available on-call 24/7 to respond to critical incidences. The role involves managing priorities and delivering work within established timelines, with support from the team to ensure sustainable and effective workload management. The role requires minimal travel (10%) within the assigned territory. Experience Between 1 to 2 years of experience in the following areas: Designing or testing signal circuits for CTC, interlocking and highway-railway grade cross warning system locations as well as estimating signal design projects Scheduling and reviewing projects to ensure they meet government regulations, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) and CN's SandC standards Programming logic controllers using Boolean or Ladder logic Computer aided drafting software (CAD): Bentley MicroStation series Candidates with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. Education/Certification/Designation Associate or Bachelor's Degree in Computer, Electrical, Electronic, Systems Engineering or Engineering Technology Candidates with equivalent practical experience, education, or training will be considered. Competencies We Care About Each Other We Strive for Excellence We Succeed Together We Lead Responsibly Depth of analysis Process optimization Planning Compliance Synthesize Technical Skills/Knowledge Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) Knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) or Transport Canada (TC) standards, rules, and regulations Knowledge of AREMA railway standards and recommendations

What you’ll do

Lead signal design projects, including developing and checking circuit designs, managing budgets and schedules, coordinating materials and vendors, and monitoring contractor progress. Provide field and technical support for the installation and maintenance of wayside and crossing warning systems, while ensuring designs meet applicable standards and regulations.

Requirements

Requires 1–2 years of experience designing or testing railway signal circuits and estimating, scheduling, or reviewing signal design projects. Requires an associate or bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or engineering technology field, or equivalent practical experience, and knowledge of railway standards, PLC logic, and CAD software.

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Technical Support · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Signal Circuit Design
• Centralized Traffic Control
• Interlocking Systems
• Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Systems
• Signal Testing
• Project Estimating
• Project Scheduling
• Design Checking
• Budget Management
• Quality Management
• Boolean Logic
• Ladder Logic
• Programmable Logic Controllers
• Bentley MicroStation
• Regulatory Compliance
• Technical Support

Job areas

• Engineering
• Transportation
• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Security & Safety

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