AECOM

Signals Designer - Rail & Transit

AECOM • $80K — $110K *
Mississauga, ON L4T 0A1In-Person
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering + 6 years of railway signals design experience.
  • Professional Engineering License or eligibility.
  • 6+ years of experience with CTC signals and crossing applications.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD or Microstation for design work.
  • In-depth knowledge of railway and transit signal regulations and standards.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary Signals Design engineer on projects.
  • Attend and engage in client meetings.
  • Act as the signals/systems specialist for projects.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate safety and values.
  • Manage project duties, ensuring timely deliverables.
  • Perform hands-on design and technical specifications preparation.
  • Conduct design review and quality assurance up to 3rd level.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid time off and leave of absence policies.
  • Employee assistance program and wellness resources.
  • Flexible work options for improved work-life balance.
  • Access to retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM's Rail and Transit Signals group is seeking an experienced Intermediate or Senior Signals Design Engineer to work with the existing Canadian Signals team, working on projects across the country. The position is open for immediate employment in the GTA, ideally based out of AECOM's Mississauga, Ontario office, with AECOM offering flexible work arrangements for work-life balance. As a signal design team member, the successful applicant will have multiple roles.

This is a newly created role.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Team Management / Leadership:
  • Primary role as a Signals Design engineer.
  • Attend client meetings.
  • Act as the designated signals/systems specialist.
  • Comply with corporate safety, values, and initiatives.
  • General project management duties.


Design:

Projects will be for:
  • North American heavy-rail freight and passenger systems to AREMA C&S standards
  • LRT and Subway transit systems
  • Perform design, review, and checking (up to 3rd level) for new and modified vital circuitry and application logic programs for automatic block systems, centralized traffic control, interlockings, and highway grade crossing warning systems.
  • Review own work and work done by others for adherence to applicable standards, rules and regulations, as well as all applicable client standards and signal design policies and procedures.
  • Prepare technical specifications.
  • Perform hands-on design.
  • Perform design, review, and P. Eng. stamping 3rd level.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering + 6 years experience in railway signals design, or equivalent.
  • Professional Engineering License or eligibility


Preferred Qualifications:
  • 6+ years experience in software for crossing applications and CTC signals applications
  • 6+ years experience working in AutoCAD and/or Microstation design
  • Project Management experience will be considered an asset.
  • Driving license
  • Available to work weekends and night shifts if required.
  • Ideally 10+ years of experience in railway signals design.
  • Experience with CPKC, CN, Metrolinx, TTC, VIA Rail, AMT, Calgary Transit, Edmonton Transit Service or similar.
  • Understanding of CN (GI's & SCP's), CPKC (RP's) and Metrolinx Signal Design manual, GI's & SCP's.
  • Experience with LRT and/or subway signaling.
  • In addition to office-based design, also experience with testing/commissioning, construction, maintenance, and/or operations.
  • In depth knowledge of applicable laws, standards and regulations pertaining to railroad and transit signal systems and highway-rail grade crossing warning systems. Must specifically include knowledge of AREMA C&S Recommended Practices, GCS, GCR, CROR, and industry standards.
  • Experience in grade crossing and vital microprocessor-based interlocking equipment programming.
  • Proficient in highway grade crossing warning design, microprocessor-based constant warning time devices.
  • Proficient in wayside signaling including ABS, CTC and Interlocking, both relay logic and Boolean or ladder logic.
  • Experience writing technical specifications.
  • Experience undertaking design reviews.
  • Competent written and verbal English skills.


Additional Information

Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position

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AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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Size
51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
NASDAQ
ACM
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