Manager Signals and Communications Engineering - Houston

CPKC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Pension plans

Share purchase plan

Incentive plan

Fitness subsidy

Part-time studies

Job summary

CPKC in Houston, TX seeks a Manager Signals and Communications Engineering to validate S&C systems per FRA and ATTRAPI standards before commissioning. You will lead test planning, documentation, and cross-functional coordination across design, construction, and project controls.

The role requires strong leadership, 5+ years in S&C, and bilingual English/Spanish. Travel up to 50-60% and eligibility to work in the United States and Mexico are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ S&C Construction, Maintenance, or Design experience.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in test lead, employee in charge role an asset.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be eligible to work in Mexico and USA.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, document, implement, and enforce T&C processes, regulatory requirements, and Red Book requirements.
• Produce and check system-level test documentation.
• Coordinate, produce documentation, and validate vital software application testing.
• Coordinate verification and validation activities within S&C Construction, Design, and Project Controls.
• Ensure timely delivery of milestones, including field audits, and verification/validation documentation.
• Authorize and approve placing S&C systems in service after tests are complete.
• Review and provide recommendations for improvements to S&C standards and procedures.

Skills

S&C construction experience

Test lead experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Job description

Posting Start Date: 9/28/26

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

Purpose of the Position

The Manager Signals and Communications(S&C) Engineering is tasked with ensuring any new or altered Signals & Communication (S&C) systems have been rigorously validated per CPKC standards, US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Agencia de Trenes y Transporte Público Integrado (ATTRAPI) regulations, and verification results are satisfactory before the S&C system is placed into service.

Position Accountabilities

• Monitor Document, implement, monitor, and enforce T&C processes, Regulatory requirements, CPKC Required Practices and Red Book requirements
• Produce, and check system level test documentation
• Coordinate, produce documentation, and validate vital software application testing.
• Coordinate verification and validation activities, including project phasing plan, schedule, resources and test team management, within S&C Construction, S&C Design, and S&C Project Controls
• Ensure the timely delivery of different milestones, including field audits, and verification and validation documentation
• Authorize and approve placing S&C systems in service after test activities are complete
• Review and provide recommendations for improvements for CPKC S&C technical and procedural standards to ensure that the best possible practices are in place

Position Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ S&C Construction, Maintenance, or Design experience
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in test lead, employee in charge role an asset
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be eligible to work in Mexico and USA

What CPKC Has To Offer

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Performance incentive plan
• Annual fitness subsidy
• Part-time studies program

Pre-Employment Requirements

This is a safety sensitive position and a successful pre-employment medical assessment including physical, vision, hearing, and a negative company or regulated drug test is required. Post hire qualification drug testing may also be required.

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references
• Driver’s license verification and driving history
• Social Security Number verification

Becoming a Railroader

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Management Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

Culture of Inclusion

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provide, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

• Req ID: 106527
• Department: Engineering
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Country: United States
• % of Travel: 50-60%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External