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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) · 4 hours ago

Senior Vehicle Engineer (8K)

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is seeking a highly skilled Senior Vehicle Engineer to join their team and play a pivotal role in the mechanical engineering of new rail vehicles. The role involves leading engineering efforts on complex railcar procurement projects, ensuring safety and efficiency while collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

Association

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead engineering efforts on complex railcar procurement projects, serving as the primary technical point of contact

Apply deep knowledge of railcar design, onboard systems integration, and performance standards to drive engineering excellence

Develop and author high-quality technical documents, including specifications, manuals, and maintenance instructions, to support operations and long-term reliability

Facilitate and lead engineering meetings, design reviews, and failure analyses with internal teams, contractors, and suppliers

Provide expert troubleshooting support for onboard vehicle systems, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently and to the highest safety standards

Contribute technical expertise to support change orders, production modifications, and field updates

Serves as the lead engineer on projects related to equipment on railcars and maintenance of way (MOW) vehicles

Reviews design documents in order to evaluate the constructability and maintainability of vehicle systems. Reviews contractor submitted shop and manufacturing drawings, design calculations and computations related to vehicles, various railcar systems/track equipment and subsystems

Reviews technical submittals of vehicle/track equipment design and fabrication. Provides engineering support to ensure conformity with specifications and design criteria

Serves as the lead of interdisciplinary engineering groups charged to address special rail/maintenance of way vehicles, fabrication and operational related problems towards developing remedies. Generates appropriate correspondence and documentation to maintain configuration control for implemented solutions

Develops engineering specifications for rail cars, rail car sub-systems/components and Maintenance of Way equipment. Develops the technical basis for change orders to ongoing rail vehicle/track equipment projects and programs. Drafts change order documentation to support post-bid design, pre- and post-production field changes

Prepares and/or reviews feasibility studies and special reports on vehicle/track equipment systems and subsystems. Prepares cost estimates as required

Participates, as required, in Vehicle and System Commissioning, Substantial Completion Inspections, Safety and other field/site investigations

Serves as WMATA's expert on one or more vehicle systems and/or train/MOW vehicle performance. Provides expert testimony when called upon to address equipment design and performance issues during accident investigations and litigation

Provides the vehicle program office with technical oversight and review/approval of the following: Railcar Qualification Testing Plans; Railcar Acceptance Plans; Railcar Systems Integration Matrices/Plans; and technical investigations and problem solving at new car delivery sites

Performs investigations and studies, and prepares reports to document recommendations in response to incidents, operations, maintenance or procurement needs

Supports the Configuration Control Management process by developing and/or maintaining engineering design technical documentation, maintenance manuals and drawings within the EPDM system

Perform 'on-call' duty as assigned

Qualification

Railcar designOnboard systems integrationTechnical documentationTroubleshootingMechanical equipment specificationsEngineering analysisField investigationsConfiguration controlProfessional Engineer registrationProject management

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or a related Engineering field

In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, a High School Diploma and four (4) years of experience performing vehicle engineering tasks as outlined above (i.e. troubleshooting, vehicle/subsystem testing, component/sub-system design, development & review of technical documentation)

Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience performing rail/MOW vehicle engineering tasks as outlined above (i.e. troubleshooting, vehicle/subsystem testing, component/sub-system design, development & review of technical documentation)

Satisfactorily complete the medical examination for this position, if required. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of this position either with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred

Experience in developing mechanical equipment specifications

Possession of a valid District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia motor vehicle operator's permit issued from the jurisdiction of residence

Registration as a Professional Engineer by NEC examination is highly desirable

Company

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

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10001+ employees

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