Signal/Electrical Assistant Engineer (Assistant Engineer) - Transit Division - SF Municipal Transportation Agency (5203)

Under the general direction of the Train Control Upgrade Project Manager and Train Control Upgrade Project Lead Engineer, the Assistant Engineer performs system engineering work on the Train Control Upgrade Project. During the project design phases, the Assistant Engineer will support the project by reviewing engineering designs and documents submitted by the CBTC Supplier. The Assistant Engineer will work on systems integration between the train control system and various wayside components such as switch machines, vehicle detection systems, and interlockings. The Assistant Engineer will also assist a dedicated team working on software integration between the CBTC system and other technology systems such as CAD/AVL, asset management systems, SCADA systems, and databases. The Assistant Engineer will contribute to the civil engineering design for any enabling works, including developing electrical drawings, schematics and plans for any cable, conduit, or other connection infrastructure to accommodate the train control system. The Assistant Engineer will participate in design reviews, activities, and technical coordination meetings between the Supplier and the equipment installers.

During the construction and testing phases, the Assistant Engineer will assist in monitoring the progress of construction and compare field conditions to the design drawings. The Assistant Engineer will participate in and monitor train control system testing from the control center, along the wayside, and in the vehicles to ensure that the testing, safety certification, and commissioning of onboard train control equipment is completed according to the project specifications. The Assistant Engineer will participate in the development of installation and testing plans to facilitate this process.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties:

• Provides engineering support to the Train Control Upgrade Project delivering communication-based train control (CBTC) technology to Muni’s rail system.
• Reviews submissions of plans, technical documents, and reports from the CBTC system supplier (Hitachi Rail GTS USA) to support SFMTA design reviews at key milestones.
• Works with vendors, SFMTA technology staff, and consultants to design integration plans between the CBTC system and other systems.
• Reviews/revises SFMTA as-built drawings to communicate condition of assets and facilities to train control vendor.
• Witnesses post-installation tests and other tests necessary to commission the train control system; performs QA/QC tasks
• Monitors performance of train control system for compliance with contractually required performance specifications
• Reviews the delivered system for compliance with SFMTA requirements; communicates findings to SFMTA project engineering staff
• Identifies, tracks and catalogs defects and bugs and communicates them to project staff and contractor
• Conducts periodic field visits to wayside equipment rooms, control centers, and rail yards to research and document issues with various components of the train control system; conducts preliminary field studies and surveys and collects data relative to the preparation of designs and drawings; reviews and analyzes field data and results of office research to determine necessary corrective measures.
• Conducts routine field inspections of train control upgrade projects in progress to ensure conformance with plans, specifications, and codes, checks and records work progress at various construction sites and monitors system testing.
• Performs data entry and formatting tasks as needed to support the project.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.