Metropolitan Transportation Authority · 1 day ago
Transit Railcar Technology Specialist Level 1 - 4
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid, Senior Level
$76K/yr - $120K/yr
3+ years expThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority is responsible for public transportation in New York City, and they are seeking a Transit Railcar Technology Specialist. This role involves providing technical support for work equipment capital projects, reviewing engineering documents, and ensuring the reliability of Work Cars across the transit system.
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Responsibilities
Under general direction, the incumbent will serve as an Transit Railcar Technology Specialist within the Work Car Engineering group of the Division of Car Equipment. This role demands a high level of technical insight, strategic thinking, and collaborative problem-solving to ensure the optimal design, performance, and reliability of Work Cars across the transit system. The incumbent will be required to perform duties including but not limited to:
Reviewing and approving submittals including, but not limited to: engineering analyses, technical and contractual specifications, drawings, manuals, test plans and reports, schematics, design modifications, prototypes for electrical and mechanical systems and components
Providing technical support to all work equipment capital projects including but not limited to: writing and reviewing technical specifications, contract provisions, reviewing bidding proposals, reviewing preliminary and critical design reviews, and First Article Inspections (FAI)
Determining root causes of failures and developing corrective actions
Traveling, both domestically and internationally, to contractor facilities
Report to field locations on a 24-hour, 7 day/week basis in the performance of assigned tasks
Qualification
Required
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus two years of full-time satisfactory experience performing one of the following: Reviewing moderately complex design or maintenance manuals or documents of railcars, automobiles, trucks, buses, marine vessels, aircraft or other industrial equipment; or Preparing plans and technical specifications for railcars or other vehicles and equipment described in (i); or Inspecting, performing, or supervising quality control reviews of the work described in (i) and (ii); and Three years of full-time satisfactory experience performing one or a combination of the following: Inspecting, maintaining, repairing, troubleshooting of railcar or other vehicles and equipment described in (i); or Supervising or performing the installation of railcar or other vehicles or equipment described in (i); or A four-year vocational/technical high school diploma with a major sequence of courses in electrical, mechanical, or electronic technology, or a closely related field, plus two years of full-time satisfactory experience described in '1 (a)' above and two years of the full-time satisfactory experience described in '1 (b)' above; or An associate degree from an accredited college with a major sequence of courses in electrical, mechanical, civil, transportation, aerospace or computer engineering, electrical/electronic technology, computers science, cyber security or related degree, plus two years of the full-time satisfactory experience described in '1 (a)' above, and one year of the full-time satisfactory experience described in '1 (b)' above; or A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a major sequence of courses as described in '3' above, plus two years of the full-time satisfactory experience described in '1 (a) or 1 (b)' above; or A master's degree from an accredited college in one of the major fields described in '3' above, plus one year of the full-time satisfactory experience described in '1 (a) or 1 (b)' above
Preferred
Knowledge of rail work equipment (Work Cars), hi-rail vehicles and various specialized rolling stock, including systems, sub-systems, and components
Knowledge of diesel engines or hybrid systems
Knowledge of relays, power electronics, or PLC programming
Experience in field inspection and testing of rail vehicles
Knowledge of engineering principles applied to railway equipment design
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and Access
Experience with CAD software (e.g., Auto CAD, MicroStation, Solid Edge, SolidWorks)
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Company
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning out from New York City through Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut.
10001+ employees
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Janno Lieber
Chair & CEO
Sam Tabikh, P.E.
Facilities Engineer and Projects CEO
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