Field Engineer - Traction Power & MV for Rail

Burns Engineering, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Engineering, Inc. seeks a Field Engineer for Traction Power and Medium Voltage to join the Transit and Rail Team in Sacramento, CA. The role focuses on installation, testing, energization, and acceptance of traction power infrastructure on major rail projects.

The position requires site leadership, equipment testing, and coordination with multiple disciplines. The candidate will verify conformance to drawings and standards, perform field condition reviews, and support factory and site

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Railway, or Systems Engineering with 10 years of experience in traction power or electrical infrastructure.
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Responsibilities

• Provide field technical oversight of traction power, medium voltage, and auxiliary power installation activities across the corridor.
• Verify conformance of installed electrical work with approved drawings, specifications, railway standards, and Program requirements.
• Review field conditions and support resolution of technical issues affecting installation, testing, commissioning, and energization.
• Coordinate field interfaces between traction power, OCS, signaling, communications, SCADA, track, civil works, stations, and utility contractors.
• Provide field oversight for traction power substations, switching and paralleling stations, and utility interconnection facilities.
• Provide field oversight for power transformers, high and medium voltage switchgear, protective relay systems, and traction power SCADA.
• Provide field oversight for auxiliary power substations, medium voltage distribution networks, wayside power distribution, cable routes, duct banks, and equipment shelters.
• Verify grounding and bonding installation, traction return continuity, and electrical clearance requirements.
• Support and witness FAT/SAT for electrical equipment and components.
• Support and witness protective relay testing, transformer testing, switchgear testing, cable testing, and SCADA verification.
• Participate in energization readiness reviews, outage planning, and operational readiness programs.
• Review test records, as-built documentation, and turnover packages supporting system acceptance.
• Document deficiencies and drive corrective action closure in a field environment.

Skills

Strong communication

Coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Railway/Systems Engineering

Job description

Burns Engineering, Inc. seeks a Field Engineer for Traction Power and Medium Voltage to join the Transit and Rail Team in Sacramento, CA. The role focuses on installation, testing, energization, and acceptance of traction power infrastructure on major rail projects.

The position requires site leadership, equipment testing, and coordination with multiple disciplines. The candidate will verify conformance to drawings and standards, perform field condition reviews, and support factory and site