Senior Electronics & Communications Engineer (Non-Represented)
City of Santa Fe Springs
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Job summary
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is seeking a Senior Electronics & Communications Engineer to join the Electronics and Communications Engineering team in the San Francisco Bay Area. This role applies deep technical expertise to keep BART's telephone, radio, public address, and fare collection systems running reliably for one of the nation's busiest transit networks.
The incumbent will lead design, development, testing, and long-term maintenance across projects, establish schedules, monitor
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electronics engineering, computer science or a closely related field.
- Three (3) years of verifiable professional electronics or communications engineering experience.
- Knowledge of electronics and communications engineering program operations.
- Experience with voice/data and fare collection systems; and microprocessors.
- Ability to read designs, specifications, and plans; use test equipment like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
- Programming languages relevant to project areas.
- Project scheduling, budget administration, and contract administration skills.
- Leadership and training capabilities for junior staff.
- Strong written and oral communication with District officials, contractors, and the public.
Responsibilities
- Perform advanced engineering across the full project lifecycle: design, development, testing, and maintenance of electronics and communications systems.
- Establish schedules and methods for engineering support; monitor contracted services; allocate resources as needed.
- Provide engineering and software support during design reviews, testing, and implementation of projects.
- Develop and integrate data into new systems; ensure system compatibility and testing adherence.
- Coordinate installation, testing, and interfaces; review submittals for conformance to drawings and specs.
- Prepare documentation; manage design revisions and change orders; participate in policy development and improvements.
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Job description
Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.
Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.
Non-Represented Pay Band E07
$140,447.00/year (minimum)-$212,780.00/year (maximum)
Note: The negotiable salary offer will be between $140,447.00-$167,619.84 commensurate with education and experience
Manager of Electronics and Communications Engineering
Saturday/Sunday
All current BART employees and future BART employees
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is seeking a Senior Electronics & Communications Engineer to join our Electronics and Communications Engineering team. This advanced journey-level position offers an opportunity to apply deep technical expertise to the systems that keep BART's telephone, radio, public address system, and automated fare collection infrastructure running reliably for one of the busiest transit systems in the country.
In this role, the incumbent will perform advanced engineering work across the full project lifecycle, from design and development through modification, testing, and long-term maintenance of the District's electronics and communications equipment and systems including telephone, radio and automated fare collection systems.
Establishes schedules and methods for providing engineering and software support in assigned projects; monitors work progress of the contracted services; makes recommendations on resources to be allocated.
Provides engineering and software support to contracts and District engineering staff during the design review, testing and implementation of assigned electronics and communications projects.
Provides engineering and software support in assigned project area; ensures system compatibility; assists in developing and monitoring schedule; develops system software as required; integrates data into new systems.
Provides assistance in project contract administrations; reviews designs; coordinates installation and testing activities; reviews equipment interfaces to ensure that data interfaces are compatible.
Designs or modifies equipment; designs circuits and writes codes as required; builds and tests prototypes; prepares technical documentation on project activities.
Coordinates project activities with contractors; reviews contractor submittals for conformance to drawings and specifications; interprets plans and specifications to testing and installation staff; prepares and directs design contract revisions and change orders.
Assists in the development of policies and procedures; monitors work activities to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures; makes recommendations for changes and improvements to existing standards and procedures.
Recommends and assists in the implementation of goals and objectives; implements approved policies and procedures.
As assigned, may participate in the selection of assigned staff; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline procedures; trains assigned employees in their areas of work including electronics and communications engineering design methods, procedures and techniques.
Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of electronics and communications engineering.
The Most Qualified Candidates For This Position Will Have Highly Developed Competencies In The Following Areas, Which Will Be Reinforced With Related Work Experience And Will Be Articulated During The Selection Process
- Principles and practices of electronics and communications engineering, including electronic circuit design and performance
- Operational characteristics of voice/data systems, fare collection systems, and microprocessors
- Methods and techniques for troubleshooting and diagnosing equipment faults, including use of specialized test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
- Developing, reviewing, and modifying complex electronics and communications engineering systems
- Preparing and reviewing technical specifications, drawings, and plans, including use of CADD or other specialized engineering design software
- Computer programming languages relevant to assigned project areas
- Project scheduling, budget administration, and contract administration principles and practices
- Leading, organizing, and reviewing the work of lower-level engineering staff, including training and performance support
- Analyzing complex engineering problems, evaluating alternatives, and recommending sound solutions
- Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, with District officials, contractors, and the public
Minimum Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in electronics engineering, computer science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
Three (3) years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable professional electronics or communications engineering experience.
Additional professional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis. A college degree is preferred.
Knowledge Of
- Operations, services and activities of a comprehensive electronics and communications engineering program.
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