Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

AECOM is seeking a CBTC System Engineer to provide technical authority over review, coordination, and oversight of Communication Based Train Control design and system integration activities. The role ensures architectures, interface definitions, and deliverables meet contract, operational, and industry standards while supporting validation and certification readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for CBTC design and implementation
Evaluate and guide CBTC subsystem architecture decisions (vital/non-vital, interlocking logic, ATS, telecoms, OCC, train borne equipment)
Manage requirements traceability and validation across subsystems/interfaces
Review and support System Integration Plan, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and verification/validation documentation
Advise on system assurance, RAMS, and certification readiness while coordinating design-to-validation

Technical Overview

You will guide CBTC subsystem architecture decisions across vital/non-vital software and hardware, interlocking logic, ATS, telecoms, OCC, and train-borne equipment. Responsibilities include requirements traceability, design validation, System Integration Plan and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) support, and system assurance using RAMS and certification readiness deliverables.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior rail systems engineer with deep Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) and Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) system design and integration experience. They can act as a technical authority across vital/non-vital architectures, requirements traceability, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and system assurance (RAMS) toward certification readiness.

Must-Have Skills

Communication Based Train Control (CBTC)Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) System designstechnical authority for reviewcoordinationand oversight of all CBTC design and system integration activitiesrequirements traceabilitysystem integration planning (System Integration Plan)Interface Control Documents (ICDs) review and verification/validation documentation supportvital and non-vital hardware/software architecture knowledgeinterlocking design knowledge

Required Skills

Communication Based Train Control (CBTC)Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) Systemsystem integrationSystem Integration PlanInterface Control Documents (ICDs)verification/validation documentationrequirements traceabilitydesign validationvital and non-vital signal logicinterlocking designRAMSsystem assurancecertification readiness

Hard Skills

Communication Based Train Control (CBTC)Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) SystemCBTC designsystem integrationsystem architecture reviewinterface definitionsInterface Control Documents (ICDs)verification/validation documentationsystem assuranceRAMScertification readiness deliverablesrail systems operations knowledgevital and non-vital hardware/software architectureinterlocking designinterlocking logicvital and non-vital signal logicrelay-based control circuitstranslation of relay-based control circuits into CBTC subsystem softwarerequirements traceabilityrequirements managementdesign validationtraffic system interfaceSystem Integration Plandesign maturity trackingconfiguration changes trackingsystem readiness milestones reportingrisk assessmentdependency assessmentmitigation recommendationstraffic system interface implications for system integration and migration

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationstakeholder coordinationcommunicationguidancerisk awarenesscross-team coordination

Industry & Role

Industry Consulting

Job Function Provide technical authority for CBTC design review and end-to-end system integration to support safe rail operations.

Role Subtype Technical Project Manager

Keywords for Your Resume

CBTC System EngineerCommunication Based Train Control (CBTC)Automatic Train Supervision (ATS)ATS System designsCBTC designsystem integrationSystem Integration PlanInterface Control Documents (ICDs)verification/validationrequirements traceabilitydesign validationvital and non-vitalvital and non-vital signal logicinterlocking designRAMSsystem assurancecertification readinessrail systems operationstelecomsOCCtrain borne equipmenttraffic system interfacemigrationrisk mitigationconfiguration changes

Deal Breakers

Must have demonstrable CBTC design and system integration oversight experience, Must demonstrate knowledge of vital and non-vital hardware/software architecture and interlocking design

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