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Signal/Electrical Assistant Engineer (Assistant Engineer) - Transit Division - SF Municipal Transportation Agency (5203)

CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1San Francisco, CA

💰 $65,000 – $85,000/yrFull-timeelectricianhandyman

Quick Summary

Assistant Engineer supporting the Train Control Upgrade Project for SF Municipal Transportation Agency, providing system engineering and design review work on communication-based train control technology implementation.

Skills & Keywords

CBTC systemssystems integrationelectrical designtrain control

Examples of Important and Essential Duties

Provides engineering support to the Train Control Upgrade Project delivering communication-based train control (CBTC) technology to Muni’s rail system.
Reviews submissions of plans, technical documents, and reports from the CBTC system supplier (Hitachi Rail GTS USA) to support SFMTA design reviews at key milestones.
Works with vendors, SFMTA technology staff, and consultants to design integration plans between the CBTC system and other systems.
Reviews/revises SFMTA as-built drawings to communicate condition of assets and facilities to train control vendor.
Witnesses post-installation tests and other tests necessary to commission the train control system; performs QA/QC tasks
Monitors performance of train control system for compliance with contractually required performance specifications
Reviews the delivered system for compliance with SFMTA requirements; communicates findings to SFMTA project engineering staff
Identifies, tracks and catalogs defects and bugs and communicates them to project staff and contractor
Conducts periodic field visits to wayside equipment rooms, control centers, and rail yards to research and document issues with various components of the train control system; conducts preliminary field studies and surveys and collects data relative to the preparation of designs and drawings; reviews and analyzes field data and results of office research to determine necessary corrective measures.
Conducts routine field inspections of train control upgrade projects in progress to ensure conformance with plans, specifications, and codes, checks and records work progress at various construction sites and monitors system testing.
Performs data entry and formatting tasks as needed to support the project.
Performs other related duties as assigned.