Amtrak · 1 day ago
Sr Maintenance Engineer - 90297473 - Rensselaer
Rensselaer, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$104K/yr - $134K/yrAmtrak is a leading transportation company that connects businesses and communities across the country. The Senior Maintenance Engineer is responsible for developing maintenance procedures and engineering specifications for locomotive equipment, applying various engineering theories to diagnose and solve technical problems, and leading projects to enhance safety and reliability across the Amtrak system.
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Responsibilities
Provide advanced field and technical assistance to terminals and maintenance facilities
Trends failure analyses and delay metrics for management on equipment reliability and service issues and makes recommendations to address as necessary; works with the Mechanical Operations team for equipment availability
Responsible for developing and/or improving maintenance procedures and work practices to increase equipment reliability and to modify the maintenance plans in the asset management system
Support authorizing component upgrades, updates and replacements, including qualifying vendors and products with engineering documentation and drawings reviews as necessary
Develop and review technical specifications and procedures for equipment and systems for both Amtrak and state rolling stock equipment
Designs and implements Condition Based Monitoring programs and practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree experience
Demonstrated Root Cause Analysis or other problem-solving training and experience
Demonstrated experience in transportation, aeronautical, or heavy equipment engineering
Demonstrated practical experience modifying and maintaining existing vehicles or long-lived, complex, capital equipment in an industrial, railroad or marine environment
Demonstrated Project Management experience
Experience in working effectively with agreement and non-agreement employees
Demonstrated experience in the contractual aspects of procurement
Must have experience in using VOM's, data loggers, oscilloscopes and AAR or measuring gages or other electrical test equipment
Must be proficient and possess experience in technical writing, spreadsheet and database manipulation
Knowledgeable in CAD software
Preferred
Registered Professional Engineer
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Supervisory or Team Manager experience
Member of AAR, APTA, IEEE, ASME, SAE, ASHRAE, or similar technical committees
Experience working with Tier I or Tier II Passenger Equipment
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision plans
Health savings accounts
Wellness programs
Flexible spending accounts
401K retirement plan with employer match
Life insurance
Short and long term disability insurance
Paid time off
Back-up care
Adoption assistance
Surrogacy assistance
Reimbursement of education expenses
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits
Rail pass privileges
Company
Amtrak
Amtrak is a provider of intercity passenger rail services across the country, connecting major cities and regions.
Founded in 1971
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (57)
2024 (40)
2023 (50)
2022 (52)
2021 (42)
2020 (34)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$125.7MKey Investors
Federal Railroad AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation
2024-09-03Grant· $63.9M
2023-09-25Grant· $8.8M
2022-08-18Grant· $45M
Leadership Team
John McSorley
Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection
Recent News
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