Senior Officer, Signals and Communication Design

Canadian National Railway Company•Homewood, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Officer, Signals and Communication Design is responsible for Signal Design and is in charge of modifying existing or designing new signal circuits for railway Centralized Traffic Control (CTC). The role is accountable for all aspects of safe and effective design of circuits, hardware and software for highway crossing and wayside signalling projects with focus specifically on the crossing infrastructure design, estimating and material logistics. Furthermore, the role understands and applies all government standards and regulations per published documents and to meet location-specific requirements.

Requirements

Between 3 to 5 years of experience in designing or testing signal circuits for CTC, interlocking and highway-railway grade cross warning system locations as well as estimating signal design projects
Scheduling and reviewing projects to ensure they meet government regulations, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) and CN’s S&C standards
Programming logic controllers using Boolean or Ladder logic
Computer aided drafting software (CAD) and Bentley MicroStation CONNECT Edition and Microsoft Project
Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer, Electrical, Electronic, Systems Engineering or Engineering Technology
Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
Knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) or Transport Canada (TC) standards, rules, and regulations
Knowledge of AREMA railway standards and recommendations

Nice To Haves

Communicates with impact
Applies critical thinking
Knows the business and stays current on industry needs
Demonstrates agility and drives change
Considers environmental impacts in every decision and action
Identifies potential safety and security risks
Collaborates with others and shares information

Responsibilities

Perform the role of primary engineer for signal design projects, including handling and controlling project budgets, schedules, and quality
Perform the role of principal design checker for in-house and contractor circuit design
Develop overall design concepts for projects and monitor progress of signal design contractors
Coordinate with wiring vendors with work order requests for Signals and Communication (S&C) projects
Work with the S&C material coordinators to ensure approved work orders are converted to Purchase Orders (POs) as well as all other supporting crossing material is being processed and ordered as required
Provide field and technical support to install and maintain crossing warning systems functions within the railway
Act as a technical resource for other department personnel in the area of signal design for installation and construction functions within the railway