Senior Signals & Train Control Engineering Lead

Burns Engineering, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Engineering, Inc. is seeking a licensed Senior Systems Engineering Specialist to join our Signals, Communications & Train Control team in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, PA.

The role provides technical leadership for the development, integration, and verification of complex rail signaling systems, with a focus on requirements management, system architecture, interface coordination, and system integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's (B.S.) Engineering degree.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive discipline specific engineering experience in the railroad industry, with at least 6 of those years in the field of system engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for rail train control and signaling projects, including requirements development, system design, verification, and integration.
• Develop and manage system requirements throughout the project lifecycle, including traceability, change control, and stakeholder alignment.
• Develop system architecture and define functional allocations to support implementation of train control solutions.
• Coordinate interface identification, definition, and coordination across subsystems, disciplines and stakeholders.

Skills

Systems engineering

Rail industry experience

Leadership mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Burns Engineering, Inc. is seeking a licensed Senior Systems Engineering Specialist to join our Signals, Communications & Train Control team in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, PA.

The role provides technical leadership for the development, integration, and verification of complex rail signaling systems, with a focus on requirements management, system architecture, interface coordination, and system integration.