T&C Engineer Signalling

Barsyl; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Barsyl in Chennai seeks an experienced T&C supervisor for RF-CBTC projects. You will monitor, review, and verify Testing & Commissioning activities for the CBTC UTO system, ensuring compliance with contract specs, safety requirements, and international signaling standards.

You will oversee contractor T&C activities, review test procedures, ensure RAMS and EN standards, coordinate with clients and suppliers, and support migration phases to revenue service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication, Railway Engineering or relevant technology.
• 8+ years of experience in signaling projects, preferably CBTC with UTO or GoA4 experience.
• T&C Experience on other metro projects with RF-CBTC technology.
• Experience with General Consultant / Independent Checking Engineer (ICE) roles is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of CBTC signaling principles, UTO system architecture, and RF-based communication networks.
• Understanding of safety-critical systems, RAMS, and EN standards.
• Understanding for GoA (Grade of Automation) level, GoA2 and GoA4 (UTO).
• Experience in T&C supervision, test witnessing, and documentation review for signaling systems.
• Familiarity with major CBTC suppliers (Alstom Urbalis, Siemens Trainguard, Thales SelTrac, Hitachi, etc.).
• Excellent reporting and communication skills for interaction with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, review, and verify T&C activities for RF-CBTC UTO signaling.
• Supervise and witness Contractor’s T&C activities including PAT, SAT, SIT.
• Review and validate test procedures, method statements, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure T&C works meet contract requirements, interface specs, and safety standards.
• Monitor RAMS compliance and verify SIL-4 safety-critical components.
• Review test documentation, progress reports, punchlists, NCRs, and provide contractor comments.
• Review and validate T&C procedures per IEEE1474.4 and other international standards.
• Verify system readiness for Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) and Safety Certification.
• Act as liaison between client/owner, contractor, and other system consultants.
• Participate in interface testing and progress meetings.
• Attend and ensure adherence to railway safety regulations and HSE guidelines.
• Support Shadow Running, Trial Running, and Migration Phases.

Skills

CBTC signaling

T&C supervision

Test witnessing

RAMS principles

Interface coordination

Safety standards EN50126/28/29

Documentation review

Stakeholder communication

RF-based networks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics/Telecommunication/Railway Engineering

Tools

CBTC equipment knowledge

RF communication networks

Interface testing tools

Job description

• Exp in Years Relevant & Other 8+ years of experience in signaling projects, preferably CBTC with UTO or GoA4 experience.

To monitor, review, and verify Testing & Commissioning (T&C) activities for the RF-CBTC UTOsignaling system on behalf of the General Consultant, ensuring that thecontractor and system suppliers comply with contract specifications, safetyrequirements, and international standards for signaling and automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and witness the Contractor’s T&Cactivities, including PAT(Partial Acceptance Test), SAT(SystemAcceptance Test), System Integration Test (Incl. static tests, dynamictests), integrated system tests, and trial runs for CBTC UTO system.
  
• Review and validate test procedures, methodstatements, and acceptance criteria prepared by the Contractor.
  
• Ensure that T&C works are executed as per the contractrequirements, interface specifications, and safety standards (EN50126, EN 50128, EN 50129).
  

2. Compliance & Quality Assurance

• Monitor compliance with RAMS requirements andensure SIL-4 safety-critical components meet required standards.
  
• Review test documentation, progress reports, punchlists, NCRs, and provide comments to the contractor.
  
• Review and validate T&C procedures as per the Contractualstandard IEEE1474.4 and other international standards.
  
• Verify system readiness for Independent SafetyAssessment (ISA) and Safety Certification.
  

3. Interface & Coordination

• Act as liaison between client/owner, contractor,and other system consultants to resolve technical issues duringT&C.
  
• Participate in interface testing involvingsignaling, telecom, rolling stock, and OCC.
  
• Attend regular T&C progress meetings, provide technicalinputs, and raise early warnings for potential delays ornon-conformities.
  

4. Safety & Operational Readiness

• Ensure all T&C activities comply with railwaysafety regulations and site-specific HSE guidelines.
  
• Confirm operational readiness and compliance before revenue service migration.
  
• Support Shadow(Blank) Running, Trial Running, andMigration Phases.
  

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics,Telecommunication, Railway Engineering or relevant technology .

8+ years ofexperience in signaling projects, preferablyCBTC with UTO or GoA4 experience.

T&C Experience atanother similar metro projects with RF-CBTC technology

Experience with General Consultant / IndependentChecking Engineer (ICE) roles is highly desirable.

• Strong knowledge of CBTC signaling principles , UTO system architecture, and RF-basedcommunication networks (Wi-Fi and radio).
  
• Understanding of safety-critical systems, RAMS, andEN standards.
  
• Understanding for GoA (Grade of Automation) level,GoA2 and GoA4 (UTO)
  
• Experience in T&C supervision, test witnessing,and documentation review for signaling systems.
  
• Familiarity with major CBTC suppliers (AlstomUrbalis, Siemens Trainguard, Thales SelTrac, Hitachi, etc.).
  
• Excellent reporting and communication skills for interaction with stakeholders.
  

Preferred Certifications:

IRSE license or equivalent signaling qualification.

RAMS / Safety Certification knowledge.

Project Management skills (e.g., PMP is a plus).