Railway Cable Routing & Wayside Design Engineer

Hitachi Rail Limited; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical Coverage

Dental and Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life & Accident Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Vacation

Flextime / Work‑Life Programs

Training and Development opportunities

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Limited in San Francisco, CA, seeks Installation Engineers for the Train Control Upgrade Project (TCUP). You will design, coordinate, and install cable routing, wayside infrastructure, and related signaling equipment, working with civil, signaling, and systems teams to ensure safe, compliant delivery.

The role requires collaboration with partners, proven installation experience, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in railway infrastructure, installation engineering, or transportation projects in a brownfield environment.
• Experience designing cable pathways, raceways, ducts, and cable routing solutions for railway systems.
• Strong understanding of constructability considerations and installation practices.
• Experience coordinating with civil engineering stakeholders and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Familiarity with Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM), Interface Registers, and systems integration processes.
• Experience managing contractor and subcontractor design activities.
• Previous construction or field installation experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate cable routing and cableway / conduit design based on system wiring diagrams and installation requirements for wayside infrastructure.
• Guide and supervise subcontractors and design partners in the preparation of installation and routing designs for site construction.
• Work to reuse existing underground cable pathways/ conduits/cableways by optimizing the design while ensuring compliance with capacity and filling ratio requirements.
• Assess constructability and optimize installation solutions for site implementation.
• Coordinate with civil engineering partners and internal technical teams to resolve design and interface issues and clashes.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, project specifications, applicable standards, and local electrical regulations.
• Apply project quality procedures throughout all design phases and support documentation control processes.
• Collaborate with civil, signaling, telecommunications, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions, ready for construction/installation of wayside equipment (including cabinets, tags, and radio antennas), pulling cables etc.
• Identify technical risks, constraints, and critical issues, and develop appropriate mitigation measures.
• Participate in technical meetings and represent the Installation Engineering discipline with clients, partners, and stakeholders.
• Provide technical site support during design phase for construction and installation activities as required.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Hitachi Rail Limited in San Francisco, CA, seeks Installation Engineers for the Train Control Upgrade Project (TCUP). You will design, coordinate, and install cable routing, wayside infrastructure, and related signaling equipment, working with civil, signaling, and systems teams to ensure safe, compliant delivery.

The role requires collaboration with partners, proven installation experience, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.