Staff Services Engineer, Electronics
About The Position
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is seeking a Staff Services Engineer – Electronics for its Electrical Engineering design unit within the Engineering/Architecture Design Division. The team supports planning and design for transportation assets including airports, ports, ferries, tunnels, bridges, rail systems, and bus terminals. The electrical design group prepares preliminary and final engineering documents for planning, design, construction, and operation of electrical and electronics assets at Port Authority facilities. Reporting to a Principal Electrical Engineer – Electronics, the incumbent delivers electronics systems design services. Work includes engineering studies, master plans, detailed system designs, contract drawings, technical specifications, and construction cost estimates. The engineer evaluates project scopes, establishes design criteria and assumptions, and develops budgets and schedules. The role also provides technical advice to facility and Port Authority personnel, audits consultant designs, prepares technical proposals, coordinates detailed designs, reports on schedules and budgets, and briefs senior staff. The position is located at 4WTC. Systems may be standalone or integrated through networked architectures and include camera-based surveillance, access control and intrusion detection, analog and digital communications, public address and visual paging, alarm monitoring and control, and a range of radio systems. The position permits remote work up to one day per week; in-person collaboration and regular office or team collaboration days may be required based on business needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university, with sufficient exposure to Industrial Electronics and Communications Systems.
- At least six years of demonstrated experience providing professional engineering design deliverables and support services, focused on detailed electronic, communication, and radio systems designs, technical specification writing, and construction cost estimating for commercial and industrial facilities.
- Demonstrated experience leading design teams in engineering design, including proposal preparation, design coordination, schedule and budget reporting, and briefings to senior staff.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to work independently and prioritize work as required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or a related engineering field.
- Working knowledge of electrical codes, radio, and technology standards.
- Ability to lead, manage, and prioritize multiple assignments across multiple disciplines.
- Experience preparing scopes of work and design criteria for projects involving consultants, auditing completed consultant designs, and monitoring progress for earned value.
- Experience commissioning and testing electronic and/or radio systems, including startup and troubleshooting.
- Experience performing calculations such as bandwidth, system noise, link budgets, and network storage.
- Proficiency preparing contract drawings, including detailed system diagrams, riser and interconnection diagrams, equipment layouts, plans, sections, and details.
Responsibilities
- Assist with engineering designs, proposals, design coordination, schedule and budget reporting, and briefings to senior staff.
- Prepare preliminary and detailed estimates and design criteria for new electronics construction projects and alterations to existing electronics equipment and systems.
- Review design criteria, tolerances, dimensions, shapes, and sizes; determine required material properties and feasible construction methods.
- Develop preliminary conceptual electronics system designs and planning for Capital Projects and Major Work Programs.
- Provide client departments with design alternatives and associated costs for future project planning and funding.
- Prepare contract documents, including drawings, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, and purchase orders.
- Produce biddable and constructible contract documents that meet client requirements within schedules and budgets.
- Perform detailed system engineering design, technical analysis, and economic studies, and make recommendations.
- Ensure technical integrity, safety, efficient operation, maintainability, and sound project economics.
- Prepare scopes of work and design criteria for projects involving consultants; audit consultant designs for conformance with scope, codes, and Port Authority standards, and monitor cost against budget.
- Provide technical assistance to facilities and support safe and reliable facility operations.
- Maintain knowledge of state-of-the-art technology and equipment in electronics systems.
- Participate in field commissioning and testing, including startup and troubleshooting of electronic systems.
- Ensure contract compliance, safety, efficient operation, maintainability, and minimum system downtime.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
