Senior Traction Power & Rail Systems Engineer

Luster National, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited flexible time off

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts (healthcare

Flexible spending accounts (dependent

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Life insurance and accidental death &d

401(k) plan with guaranteed employer

Formal career planning and development

$2,500 annually toward professional开发

Wellness program with monthly stipend

Company cell phone or plan

Nutrition support with dietitian

Personal financial planning services

Employee assistance program

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Luster National, Inc. seeks Senior Project Engineers to lead oversight of large heavy civil transit programs in Sacramento, focusing on traction power, OCS, and wayside communications.

You will review designs, coordinate interfaces, and ensure safety and compliance across the full project lifecycle from design to commissioning. The role requires 10+ years in traction power or rail systems, a relevant engineering degree, and proven ability to manage complex field and regulatory interactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, systems engineering, or civil engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of traction power, railway electrification, or rail communications engineering experience for large, complex, heavy civil passenger transit or DOT infrastructure programs.
• Experience following traction power, OCS, or communications systems across the full lifecycle, from design to commissioning and system acceptance.
• Experience reviewing engineering studies, calculations, specifications, and contractor submittals on major transportation programs.
• Experience coordinating technical interfaces with multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors, utilities, and suppliers.
• Experience preparing or reviewing commissioning documentation and test procedures, and supporting FAT, SAT, and integrated testing.
• Experience supporting utility, regulatory, or AHJ approvals for rail or electrical systems.
• Technical grounding in railway electrification or railway communications systems, such as traction return, grounding and bonding, electrical clearances, fiber and IP networks, or radio systems.

Responsibilities

• Review design packages, technical studies, specifications, construction packages, and contractor submittals for the assigned discipline and track comments through to closure.
• Provide technical oversight of traction power and medium voltage systems, including substations, switching stations, interconnections, and protective relaying.
• Oversee 25kV AC OCS elements including catenary, cantilevers, registration, auto-tensioning, and overlaps.
• Oversee wayside communications systems, fiber optic backbone, IP/MPLS networks, and related interfaces.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between traction power, OCS, signaling, communications, and SCADA with civil/track/stations teams.
• Support regulatory approvals, including utility interconnections, licensing, and frequency coordination.
• Perform field inspections to verify conformance with drawings, specs, and safety requirements.
• Prepare and review test strategies and witness FAT/SAT/SIT and energization activities.
• Support electrical safety, outage planning, and readiness for energization and operations.
• Assist closeout of defects, turnover documentation, and start of passenger operations.

Skills

Traction power

Rail electrification

Rail communications

Lifecycle experience

Design review

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, telecommunications, systems or civil engineering

Job description

Luster National, Inc. seeks Senior Project Engineers to lead oversight of large heavy civil transit programs in Sacramento, focusing on traction power, OCS, and wayside communications.

You will review designs, coordinate interfaces, and ensure safety and compliance across the full project lifecycle from design to commissioning. The role requires 10+ years in traction power or rail systems, a relevant engineering degree, and proven ability to manage complex field and regulatory interactions.