Railway Installation Engineer: Cable Routing & Systems

Hitachi

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 126,000 - 189,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Flextime

Training & development

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking Installation Engineers to support the Train Control Upgrade Project (TCUP) in San Francisco, California. The successful candidate will design, coordinate, and implement cable routing and installation solutions along the railway corridor, supporting DCS antennas, radios, wayside equipment, transponders, and signaling and communication systems.

This role requires collaboration with civil engineering partners, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary design teams to ensure all

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering required.
Minimum of 5 years’ railway infrastructure, installation engineering, or transportation projects experience in brownfield environments.
Experience designing cable pathways, raceways, ducts, and routing for railway systems.
Strong constructability and installation practices knowledge.
Experience coordinating with civil engineering stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
Familiarity with RTMs, Interface Registers, and systems integration.
Experience managing contractor and subcontractor design activities.
Field installation experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop and coordinate cable routing and cableway designs based on system wiring diagrams and installation requirements.
Guide and supervise subcontractors and design partners in the preparation of installation and routing designs.
Work to reuse existing cable pathways by optimizing the design while ensuring compliance with capacity and filling ratio requirements.
Assess constructability and optimize installation solutions for field implementation.
Coordinate with civil engineering partners and internal technical teams to resolve design and interface issues.
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.
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 support during construction and installation activities as required.