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Job Ref:  50915BR
Employer:  CH2M Hill.
City:  Boston
State/Province:  MA
Country:  United States
Type of Employment:  Full Time
Job Description:  CH2M HILL Rail Engineer Jobs - Boston, MA
The challenge? Helping our communities stay safely on the move.
As a member of our consultant team you will provide engineering support to procurement of new or overhauled rail vehicles and projects involving reliability improvement or product upgrades.

Our Rail Engineers:

  • Provide technical support to a variety of assignments.
  • Role will include engineering support of procurements for both new and overhauled rail transit vehicles.
  • Responsible for resolving design and system integration issues on transit vehicle projects. Engineer will support both office and field based activities, including technology assessments, writing specifications, evaluating vendors, design reviews, troubleshooting and problem resolution, testing support, and failure investigations.
  • Provide Engineering support in preparation of technical specifications for functional/ sub system/ testing/ maintenance & training requirements for rail vehicle or subsystem procurements or overhauls.
  • Perform technical reviews of vehicle and subsystem design for transit and railroad fleets, analyze requirements, and prepare review comments for disposition of Contract Deliverables.
  • Perform oversight and witnessing of factory testing of vehicles and subsystems prior to approval for shipment; log discrepancies and prepare reports for status of system testing Monitor field implementation and testing activities for a range of rail vehicles.
  • Support System integration of vehicle subsystems and complete vehicles from different suppliers for compatibility and functional performance Assess performance and specification compliance for vehicles and subsystems.
  • Have familiarity with vehicle and subsystems from key suppliers in the market in order to perform detailed design reviews of product and system submittals.
  • Qualified candidates must have 6-10 years experience in rail vehicle fleet engineering and/or maintenance, plus some experience with vehicle fleet procurement programs.
  • Basic knowledge of industry standards and practices and supply industry.
  • Good communications skills, detail oriented and ability to work independently are essential.
  • Experience with rapid transit vehicles, light rail vehicles or commuter rail vehicles and with rail vehicle systems (e.g. propulsion, HVAC, couplers, doors, brakes, trucks) is essential, experience with more than one type desirable.

Basic Qualifications

  • 6-10 years of design/application/oversight experience in the transit industry on rail vehicle projects
  • BS degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with rapid transit vehicles, light rail vehicles or commuter rail vehicles and with rail vehicle systems (e.g. propulsion, HVAC, couplers, doors, brakes, trucks) is essential, experience with more than one type desirable

Degree Required

Bachelors or 4 Year Degree

What you will find

At CH2M HILL, the greatest challenges provide the biggest rewards. Each day, your drive and creative ideas will be providing solutions that help build a better tomorrow. Whether it is the pride that comes with accomplishment, personal growth or making a difference in the world, you will discover true success in a career that brings out the best in you at CH2M HILL. Ready? Let's get to work.

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CH2M HILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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04/10/2013

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