Senior Electronics & Communications Systems Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART); California, Oakland (MO, CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) seeks a Senior Electronics & Communications Engineer to maintain the district's telephone, radio, PA, and fare collection systems. You will work across the full project lifecycle from design to maintenance and will participate in contract administration, scheduling and resource allocation.

The role emphasizes leadership of junior staff, writing detailed technical documentation, and ensuring system compatibility with new technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electronics or related field required.
• Three years of professional electronics or communications engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced electronics and communications engineering work across the project lifecycle.
• Establish schedules and methods for engineering and software support in assigned projects.
• Provide engineering and software support during design review, testing and implementation.
• Ensure system compatibility; assist in developing and monitoring schedules and systems software.
• Coordinate project activities with contractors; review submittals and change orders.
• Lead, train and supervise junior staff; contribute to standards and procedures.

Skills

Electronics design

Communications engineering

Voice/data systems

Fare collection systems

Troubleshooting

Programming languages

Project scheduling

Contract administration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electronics engineering or related field

Tools

CADD

Job description

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) seeks a Senior Electronics & Communications Engineer to maintain the district's telephone, radio, PA, and fare collection systems. You will work across the full project lifecycle from design to maintenance and will participate in contract administration, scheduling and resource allocation.

The role emphasizes leadership of junior staff, writing detailed technical documentation, and ensuring system compatibility with new technologies.