AECOM is seeking a Project Engineer, Overhead Contact System (OCS), for one of our offices in Sacramento, Fresno, or Bakersfield, CA. This is an on-site role.
SUMMARY:
The Project Engineer, Overhead Contact System (OCS), provides engineering leadership for 25kV AC railway electrification systems on a major transportation infrastructure project. The position covers catenary, contact and messenger wire systems, cantilever assemblies, registration equipment, auto-tensioning systems, sectioning facilities, switching stations, neutral sections, overlap zones, grounding and bonding systems, traction return systems, and OCS monitoring systems. Responsibilities include reviewing OCS designs, wiring plans, structure layouts, electrification studies, interface documentation, and construction packages while coordinating interfaces with traction power, SCADA, trackwork, structures, signaling, communications, stations, maintenance facilities, operations, and rolling stock. Reporting to the Project Manager, OCS, the position provides technical support throughout installation, testing, commissioning, and energization, with travel of approximately 25–50% along the alignment.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and review OCS engineering deliverables, construction packages, technical specifications, interface documentation, design changes, and technical submissions
- Lead review of OCS designs, wiring plans, structure layouts, electrification studies, and construction packages
- Review catenary layouts, structural interfaces, grounding and bonding requirements, and electrical clearances
- Review geometry requirements, system performance requirements, and dynamic interaction criteria
- Coordinate interfaces between OCS, traction power, trackwork, structures, signaling, communications, and rolling stock
- Coordinate OCS interfaces with traction power substations, SCADA systems, stations, maintenance facilities, and operations
- Provide engineering support for 25kV AC OCS systems, catenary systems, contact wire systems, and messenger wire systems
- Provide engineering support for cantilever assemblies, registration equipment, and auto-tensioning systems
- Provide engineering support for sectioning facilities, switching stations, neutral sections, and overlap zones
- Provide engineering support for grounding and bonding systems, traction return systems, and OCS monitoring systems
- Provide engineering support during installation, testing, commissioning, and energization activities
- Support technical issue resolution, field design clarifications, and implementation challenges
- Review contractor technical submissions and turnover documentation
- Develop and review testing procedures, commissioning documentation, and energization programs
- Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, integrated testing, dynamic testing, and operational readiness activities, and review test results supporting system acceptance