Transit Signaling Field Engineer – Train Control & Testing

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

Job summary

Burns Engineering, Inc. seeks a Field Engineer, Signaling and Train Control to join the Transit and Rail Team in Sacramento, CA.

You will act as the Owner and PDS field representative for signaling and train control installations on the CAHSR Program, overseeing ETCS, PTC and related systems and coordinating interfaces across signaling, track and operations. The role requires field verification, testing oversight, and collaboration with contractors, designers, suppliers, and regulators to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Railway Engineering, or related discipline, plus 10+ years rail signaling experience.
• Experience supporting signaling through design, installation, testing, commissioning and acceptance.
• Experience with ETCS, CBTC, ATP, PTC or equivalent train control systems.
• Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing and System Integration Testing.
• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to travel ~50% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Provide field technical oversight of signaling and train control implementation across the corridor.
• Verify conformance of installed work with drawings, specifications, railway standards and program requirements.
• Review field conditions and support resolution of technical issues affecting installation, testing and commissioning.
• Coordinate field interfaces between signaling, communications, track, rolling stock, traction power, and operations systems.
• Support review of as-built documentation, turnover packages, and technical submissions.
• Support multidisciplinary interface coordination and review interface requirements, signaling designs, testing procedures and integration documentation.
• Collaborate with contractors, designers, suppliers, operators, regulators and program stakeholders to support delivery and readiness.
• Support and witness Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, and System Integration Testing.
• Support and witness route proving, interlocking testing, dynamic testing, trial running and readiness demonstrations.
• Review test results, technical documentation and system performance data to support system acceptance.

Job description

Burns Engineering, Inc. seeks a Field Engineer, Signaling and Train Control to join the Transit and Rail Team in Sacramento, CA.

You will act as the Owner and PDS field representative for signaling and train control installations on the CAHSR Program, overseeing ETCS, PTC and related systems and coordinating interfaces across signaling, track and operations. The role requires field verification, testing oversight, and collaboration with contractors, designers, suppliers, and regulators to ensure