Mid-Level ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) Engineer

AECOM•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a motivated Mid-Level ITS Engineer to join its Transportation practice in Indianapolis, Indiana. The role contributes to the planning, design, integration, and implementation of intelligent transportation infrastructure and emerging technologies to improve roadway safety, mobility, and system performance across Indiana and the broader region. Technologies include traffic management systems, fiber-optic communications, CCTV, dynamic message signs, traffic monitoring devices, vehicle detection, and connected vehicle applications. The engineer applies engineering principles and systems engineering processes to develop integrated solutions from initial concepts through final design and implementation. The position also supports traffic engineering, coordinates with clients and multidisciplinary partners, reviews junior staff work, and helps guide early-career colleagues. It offers opportunities to build project delivery, client coordination, technical leadership, and business development experience, with a pathway toward Deputy Project Management. The position is based in Indianapolis. Newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office. The role does not provide visa sponsorship.

Requirements

BA/BS and 4 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound technical judgment, and ability to manage multiple assignments while maintaining high-quality deliverables.

Nice To Haves

8+ years of experience in ITS engineering, particularly planning, designing, integrating, and implementing transportation technology systems.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain one within 6 months.
Experience delivering transportation engineering or ITS projects for INDOT, other state departments of transportation, or local transportation agencies and municipalities.
Demonstrated experience with ITS infrastructure and field technologies, including fiber-optic communications, CCTV, dynamic message signs, vehicle detection, traffic monitoring systems, and communications equipment.
Familiarity with ITS communications network architecture, system integration, equipment interfaces, and coordination of field devices with traffic management or transportation operations center systems.
Experience applying the systems engineering process, including developing concepts of operations, system requirements, system architecture, interface documentation, and implementation plans.
Experience with traffic engineering activities such as traffic studies, traffic signal design, traffic operations analysis, safety assessments, traffic simulation, or maintenance of traffic design.
Working knowledge of applicable ITS standards, agency design criteria, and transportation technology requirements, and ability to translate technical requirements into practical designs.
Experience preparing engineering plans, technical specifications, cost estimates, reports, and other design documentation for transportation infrastructure projects.
Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders, and provide technical guidance to early-career staff.
Experience supporting project management activities, including scope and schedule coordination, budget tracking, quality reviews, and client communications.
Interest in developing toward Deputy Project Management responsibilities, including task leadership, client relationship development, proposal support, and project delivery coordination.

Responsibilities

Support planning, design, and implementation of ITS infrastructure and emerging transportation technologies, including traffic management systems, fiber-optic communications, CCTV, dynamic message signs, vehicle detection, and connected vehicle applications.
Prepare ITS design plans, specifications, engineer’s estimates, technical memoranda, reports, and other deliverables in accordance with agency requirements and engineering standards.
Perform ITS design activities, including field device layout, communications network design, equipment integration, and coordination of hardware and software interfaces.
Apply systems engineering principles to develop concepts of operations, system requirements, system architecture, interface documentation, and implementation strategies.
Support traffic engineering assignments, including traffic operations analysis, safety evaluations, traffic signal-related studies, and maintenance of traffic or traffic control plan development.
Evaluate existing transportation infrastructure and ITS deployments to identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, operational efficiency, and safety.
Coordinate with civil, electrical, traffic, systems, and software engineering professionals to deliver integrated transportation solutions.
Participate in client meetings, project coordination, and technical discussions with transportation agencies, municipalities, utility providers, and subconsultants.
Assist with field reviews, existing-condition assessments, equipment inventories, and coordination of ITS installations and system upgrades, as appropriate.
Review technical deliverables prepared by junior staff, provide constructive guidance, and contribute to quality assurance and quality control.
Manage assigned technical tasks to meet budgets, schedules, scopes, and AECOM quality standards, with increasing responsibility for project coordination and delivery.
Support project managers and technical leaders with scope development, task planning, schedule tracking, risk identification, and coordination of project resources.
Contribute to business development through proposal preparation, technical approaches, project pursuits, and identifying opportunities to expand ITS and transportation technology services.