Job Overview
Job description
- Salary:
- USD 103,500 - 181,100 per year
- Location:
- United States
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.
Overview: Join Parsons as a Senior CBTC Systems Engineer in our Rail and Transit sector, where you will lead and innovate in the realm of rail transit systems. This role combines the responsibilities of project engineering and client consultation to deliver cutting-edge solutions in Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) and Automatic Train Control (ATC) systems.
Core Values
Safety, quality, integrity, diversity, innovation, and sustainability.
Creative and strategic business thinker with strong emotional intelligence.
Effective mentor and developer of individual and team talent.
Collaborative and network-oriented leader.
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of rail transit innovation, working with a dynamic team to deliver impactful solutions across North America and beyond. Join us in shaping the future of transportation infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage complex rail systems projects, ensuring system design schedules and budgets are met.
- Provide engineering support and prepare technical specifications for CBTC systems, including functional, subsystem, testing, maintenance, and training requirements.
- Oversee and perform technical reviews of system designs for transit systems, including legacy and new rail fleets.
- Conduct oversight and witnessing of factory testing and field implementation for train control subsystems.
- Support migration and cutover planning for CBTC/ATC on "brownfield" rail transit systems.
- Manage configuration and change management processes for large CBTC procurements.
- Develop and implement system assurance and quality plans, ensuring compliance with industry standards such as CENELEC.
- Foster a professional environment of innovation, opportunity, development, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 10+ years of related work experience in rail systems projects.
- Proven experience in managing significant and complex rail systems projects.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Systems Engineering Certification and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) desirable.
- Experience with IEEE/CENELEC/ISO standards.
- Strong familiarity with key suppliers such as Hitachi, Siemens, and Alstom.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to travel to client or project site locations as required.
Benefits
Security Clearance Requirement
NoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
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- Role:
- CBTC Project Engineer
- Job Type:
- Full Time
Company profile

Parsons Corporation
parsons.comParsons Corporation is an American technology-focused engineering firm serving the defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure markets. Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it works for government and private sector organizations in more than 30 countries. Parsons delivers integrated program management, infrastructure projects and mission technologies for national security customers. It became a public company through an initial public offering in 2019 and employs over 21,000 professionals worldwide.
- Company Size
- 10,000 - 50,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Chantilly, Virginia, United States
- Founded
- 1944
- Founders
- Ralph M. Parsons
- Funding Stage
- Public