Provide engineering leadership for traction power, medium voltage distribution, and auxiliary power systems on the California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) Program.
Compensation
Salary Range: $120,000-$200,000 (based on experience)
Responsibilities
Lead engineering coordination and technical oversight for traction power, medium voltage, and auxiliary power systems throughout design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, energization, and operational handover
Coordinate engineering interfaces between traction power, OCS, signaling, communications, SCADA, stations, maintenance facilities, civil works, track, operations, and maintenance teams
Lead technical review of traction power studies, protection schemes, load flow analyses, short circuit studies, grounding studies, equipment specifications, construction packages, and design deliverables
Review contractor submittals, shop drawings, calculation packages, test procedures, and engineering documentation
Provide engineering support for 25kV AC traction power systems, traction power substations, switching and paralleling stations, utility interconnection facilities, and traction power SCADA systems
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (PE) licensure
Lead delivery of rail systems work packages in traction power, OCS, or wayside communications for large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs.
Compensation
Expected Salary: $140k-$200k/year ($67-$96/hour).
Responsibilities
Oversee rail systems work packages from design to handover
Maintain accountability for cost, schedule, scope, risk, and contractor delivery
Coordinate interfaces between systems disciplines and civil, track, structures, stations, maintenance facility, and operations teams
Review design packages, equipment submittals, and technical studies
Perform field reviews of installation progress
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, telecommunications engineering, or railway engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Nice to have: Master’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, telecommunications engineering, or railway engineering
Nice to have: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Providing engineering oversight for rail systems on major passenger rail programs, including traction power, OCS, and wayside communications, from design review through passenger operations.
Compensation
Expected Salary: $120k-$200k/year ($58-$96/hour)
Responsibilities
Review design packages, technical studies, specifications, construction packages, and contractor submittals for assigned discipline and track comments through to closure
Provide technical oversight of traction power and medium voltage systems
Provide technical oversight of 25kV AC OCS, including catenary, cantilevers, registration, auto-tensioning, and sectioning facilities
Provide technical oversight of wayside communications systems, including fiber optic backbone, IP/MPLS networks, and cybersecurity interfaces
Coordinate technical interfaces between systems disciplines (traction power, OCS, signaling, communications, and SCADA) and other project teams
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
Bachelor’s degree in telecommunications engineering
Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
Nice to have: Master’s degree in electrical engineering
Project Engineer - Traction Power and Medium VoltageJaquith Consulting Group Inc · Sacramento, US
Senior Project ManagerLuster National · Sacramento, US