Senior Project Engineer, Rail

Intramotev•St. Louis, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Intramotev is seeking a Senior Project Engineer, Rail to lead a multi-year deployment of self-propelled battery-electric railcars and vehicles on an FRA-regulated short-line railroad. The program spans regulatory approval, factory and site acceptance, commissioning, and staged on-track testing—from remote line-of-sight switching moves to remote teleoperation and autonomous freight movements in a revenue-service demonstration. The position owns the integrated program schedule, phase gates, and safety documentation, and serves as the day-to-day technical point of contact for the customer railroad and suppliers. This is a senior individual-contributor role with no direct reports; the engineer will direct field engineers and technicians on deployment work. This is a full-time, in-office position based in St. Louis, Missouri. The role works within a team of 3–10 engineers and involves frequent travel within Missouri, up to 50%, to the customer railroad site for commissioning, testing, operator training, and operations. Intramotev levels candidates by experience and may shape the role around a stronger candidate.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Science.
At least 5 years of engineering or project-engineering experience.
Hands-on rail industry experience at a railroad (Class I, regional, or short line), rail OEM, or rail supplier.
Experience running an engineering project with external stakeholders through schedule, milestones, and risk management, including serving as the primary technical point of contact for an external customer.
Willingness to expand into technical areas beyond one's area of expertise and ability to develop innovative approaches to underspecified problems.
Ability to work in a teaming environment as an individual contributor and as the technical lead for field deployment work.
Fluent written and verbal English.
Must be a U.S. Person; immigration or work-visa sponsorship will not be provided.
Education and experience may be met through advanced technical education and typically 5 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination, such as a master's degree plus 3 years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of FRA regulations (49 CFR Parts 200–299), including waivers, special approvals, or test programs.
Experience with system safety practices such as hazard analysis, safety cases, or reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) engineering.
Experience with field test programs, commissioning, or acceptance testing on rail vehicles or equipment.
Experience with short-line or terminal-switching operations, maintenance-of-way, or highway-rail grade crossing safety and engineering.
Knowledge of locomotive or railcar mechanical systems, including multiple-unit and air-brake systems.
Experience with federally funded programs (FRA or U.S. Department of Transportation), including progress reporting, cost share, and compliance.
Knowledge of autonomous, remote-control, or electric rail vehicles.
Project Management Professional (PMP) credential or equivalent project-management credential.
Master's degree or advanced technical education.

Responsibilities

Own the integrated program schedule, milestones, and phase-gate reviews from regulatory approval through revenue service; run status meetings and report progress to internal leadership and the customer railroad.
Prepare and maintain FRA test-program documentation, including the special-approval petition under 49 CFR Part 211, agreed test conditions, safety performance thresholds, and data-reporting requirements; coordinate FRA information requests with regulatory and systems-safety engineers.
Maintain operating protocols, standard operating procedures, stage-advancement criteria, and monthly safety performance records that contribute to the final Safety Case submitted to FRA.
Plan and lead factory and site acceptance testing for each railcar and plan staged on-track testing; own movement logs and operational data packages; support integration with a legacy locomotive upfitted for multiple-unit operation.
Lead corridor and site surveys, site integration, and field mobilization at the customer railroad.
Build the operator training and certification program and workforce training curriculum.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the customer railroad and suppliers.
Direct field engineers and technicians on deployment tasks; coordinate with autonomy, software, electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams as needed; relay railroad feedback to product design.
Produce quarterly program reports, FRA coordination records, and documented time records required for a federally funded program.