Engineering Specialist Rail Systems

STV Group; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 68,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare

Dependent Care and Transit and Parking

Disability insurance

Life Insurance and Accidental Death &"

Job summary

STV is seeking an Engineering Specialist to support planning, design, integration, and delivery of complex rail and transit systems, including signaling, CBTC, communications, SCADA, traction power, and rail infrastructure.

The role focuses on developing and managing system requirements, coordinating interfaces across multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring subsystem designs work as an integrated transportation system. Compensation aligns with market range and geography.

Qualifications

• Develop, manage, trace, and verify system requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead interface management between signaling, communications, vehicles, civil, track, power, operations and maintenance teams.
• Support systems engineering processes including requirements management, configuration management, V&V, and systems integration.
• Coordinate technical reviews, ICDs, and requirements compliance activities.
• Assist with risk management, design reviews, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, trace, and verify system requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead interface management activities between signaling, communications, vehicles, civil, track, power, operations, and maintenance teams.
• Support systems engineering processes including requirements management, configuration management, verification & validation (V&V), and systems integration.
• Coordinate technical reviews, interface control documents (ICDs), and requirements compliance activities.
• Assist with risk management, design reviews, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.

Skills

System requirements

Interface management

Systems engineering

Requirements management tools

Communication

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Jama

Job description

STV Is seeking an Engineering Specialist in the Rail & Transit Systems Engineer supports the planning, design, integration, and delivery of complex transit systems, including signaling, CBTC, communications, SCADA, traction power, and other rail infrastructure systems.

The role is responsible for developing and managing system requirements, coordinating interfaces between multidisciplinary stakeholders, and ensuring that all subsystem designs function together as an integrated transportation system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage, trace, and verify system requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead interface management activities between signaling, communications, vehicles, civil, track, power, operations, and maintenance teams.
• Support systems engineering processes including requirements management, configuration management, verification & validation (V&V), and systems integration.
• Coordinate technical reviews, interface control documents (ICDs), and requirements compliance activities.
• Assist with risk management, design reviews, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Systems, Computer, Mechanical, or related field).
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes.
• Experience or coursework in requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Polarion, Jama).
• Understanding of interface management, systems integration, and transit infrastructure projects.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Compensation Range:
$68,451.28 - $78,230.03

STV offers the following benefits:

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Back-Up Dependent Care
• Parental Leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.