Senior Signalling Commissioning Engineer

Hitachi • Pittsburgh, PA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, seeks a Senior Signalling Commissioning Engineer responsible for defining and performing assigned signalling tests (e.g. interlocking, ATS, on-board) for an overall Test and Commissioning plan for a complex (in terms of equipment and/or subsystems and/or interfaces) Signalling project or turnkey project (multi-disciplinary project). This position is for a roving employee who will work in unanticipated locations throughout the United States. The employee will have to relocate, but travel is not required from any particular location.

Requirements

• Railway signalling design and delivery of functional design documentation
• Single and double line track and cable plans for interlocking locations
• Reviewing, analyzing and designing relay- and microprocessor-based wayside interlocking circuits in accordance with established signalling design principles for North America signalling systems
• Developing, debugging, and troubleshooting signalling application logic using MicroLok II Development System
• Developing factory and field test procedures, performing factory and field test setup, and testing train control technology for North America signalling market
• Hardware and software application logic design
• Onsite support for factory acceptance tests
• Analyzing specifications and regulatory documentation
• Verification of test procedures and technical documentation
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology
• 5 years of experience performing testing and commissioning in signalling roles in or for the railway industry

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the definition, organization and execution of the test commissioning activities relevant to a project in alignment with the Commissioning strategy and the commissioning project activities schedule
• Ensuring the definition and formulation of Signalling Test procedures
• Ensuring that the delivered test and commissioning documents are available in the required format as per company guidelines and instructions
• Ensuring the on time issue of the tests reports of the performed tests
• Supporting site survey aimed to the definition of the signalling design
• Ensuring the execution of the Verification activities on issued documents, according to the V&V plan
• Ensuring the execution of the specific tests required by Signalling and Validation departments
• Ensuring reporting to the Commissioning Manager of non-compliances and delays of commissioning activities
• Ensuring review of documents to issue the as-built documentation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior