Engineer or Senior Officer, Signals and Communication Design

CN; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CN in Montreal is seeking an engineer to design and modify signal circuits for Centralized Traffic Control territory, ensuring safe and compliant highway-railway signaling projects.

You will apply government standards, support field installations, and coordinate with suppliers to meet project budgets and schedules while maintaining high quality in a challenging railway environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years experience in signal design for CTC and highway-railway cross warning systems.
• Experience scheduling and ensuring compliance with AREMA and CN SandC standards.
• Familiarity with PLC programming using Boolean or ladder logic.
• CAD experience using Bentley MicroStation.
• Equivalent education/experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead design projects, manage budgets and schedules.
• Review contractor designs and coordinate with SandC vendors.
• Provide field support for installation and maintenance.
• Ensure government standards and regulations are met.

Skills

Signal design

CAD (MicroStation)

Ladder logic

Boolean logic

Project estimation

Field support

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate or Bachelor's Degree in Computer, Electrical, Electronic, Systems Engineering or Engineering Technology

Tools

Bentley MicroStation

Job description

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.

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