Track Design Engineer

Mott MacDonald • Austin, TX

11d • Onsite

About The Position

At Mott MacDonald, we deliver impactful, career-defining work across engineering, management, and development services worldwide. As a global, employee-owned consultancy, we are driven by innovation, sustainability, and excellence across our core sectors. We are seeking a Track Design Engineer to join our team in Austin, Texas, supporting a major, high-profile transit program that will transform mobility and connectivity across the city. Based within the client’s office, you will work in a fully integrated delivery environment on a complex rail corridor project. In this role, you will lead the design and coordination of track infrastructure across a large-scale light rail program. You will play a key role in delivering safe, efficient, and constructible track solutions, ensuring integration with civil works, systems, stations, and operations within a complex, multidisciplinary environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in railway track design within transit or infrastructure projects
• BSc / MSc in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas, or ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months
• Proven experience in track alignment and track design, including urban/light rail or heavy rail systems
• Strong understanding of track geometry, track form selection, and rail systems integration
• Experience working within multidisciplinary rail design environments, coordinating across civil, structures, and systems
• Familiarity with relevant track design standards, codes, and best practices (e.g., AREMA, local/state standards)
• Experience supporting design delivery on complex infrastructure programs, ideally within urban environments
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in client-facing or embedded delivery teams is preferred

Responsibilities

• Undertake and oversee horizontal and vertical alignment design, including geometry, clearances, and constructability considerations
• Develop track design packages, including plans, profiles, cross sections, and specifications
• Coordinate closely with civil, structural, systems, and stations teams, ensuring integrated and efficient design solutions
• Support the development of track form solutions (e.g., ballasted, direct fixation, embedded track) appropriate to urban and corridor conditions
• Ensure designs meet safety, operational, and maintenance requirements, including ride quality, durability, and resilience
• Support interface coordination with key systems, including traction power, signaling, drainage, and utilities
• Contribute to constructability reviews, phasing strategies, and staging plans within constrained urban environments
• Support design management activities, including scope, schedule, quality, and risk management
• Provide technical input into procurement, contractor engagement, and design reviews
• Support testing, commissioning, and handover activities as required
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the development of the track engineering capability within the team
• Lead the design and delivery of track alignment and track form solutions across the corridor, including at-grade and elevated sections

Benefits

• personal and group performance bonuses
• 401k
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• short-term/long-term disability
• paid holidays
• PTO
• parental leave
• company paid life insurance
• Relocation support may be available

What This Job Offers

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