Senior Rail Track Design Engineer

Responsibilities & Qualifications What You'll Do

• Serve as a senior technical resource for track and civil design on major rail and transit projects in the Pacific Northwest and across the U.S.
• Lead the development of horizontal and vertical track alignments, turnouts, crossovers, special trackwork, and track layouts for stations, corridors, yards, and maintenance facilities.
• Develop, review, and oversee engineering plans, specifications, design criteria, calculations, and technical reports.
• Support and lead corridor studies, feasibility assessments, constructability reviews, design alternatives, phasing, staging, and maintenance-of-way planning.
• Coordinate closely with signaling, traction power, overhead catenary systems (OCS), communications, civil, structural, geotechnical, and other disciplines to develop integrated project solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and quality control throughout planning, preliminary engineering, final design, and construction support.
• Evaluate existing rail infrastructure and operational constraints and develop practical design solutions that consider safety, constructability, maintainability, and service continuity.
• Work directly with clients, transit agencies, railroads, contractors, and regulatory authorities to resolve technical issues and support project decisions.
• Support projects involving light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, intercity passenger rail, streetcar, freight rail, and rail yards/maintenance facilities.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers, helping to build technical capability within the Rail + Transit team.
• Support business development activities, including proposals, technical presentations, client meetings, and strategic pursuits.
• Contribute to TYLin's continued development of best practices in track design, rail corridor integration, constructability, and multidisciplinary project delivery.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 8+ years of progressive experience in rail track and civil engineering.
• Experience delivering rail infrastructure projects involving light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, intercity passenger rail, freight rail, or rail yards and maintenance facilities.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in at least one U.S. state, or the ability to obtain licensure through reciprocity.
• Strong technical knowledge of track geometry, horizontal and vertical alignment, corridor design, special trackwork, and rail infrastructure integration.
• Experience developing and reviewing engineering plans, specifications, technical reports, and design documentation.
• Proficiency with industry design tools such as Bentley Open Rail, Open Roads, InRoads, Micro Station, Civil 3D, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of applicable U.S. standards and guidelines, including AREMA, FRA requirements, and relevant state and local agency standards.
• Experience coordinating with rail systems disciplines including signaling, OCS, traction power, communications, and other rail systems.
• Understanding of rail operations, constructability, staging, maintenance-of-way requirements, and operational constraints.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients, project managers, technical teams, and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical work and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with Pacific Northwest transportation agencies such as Sound Transit, King County Metro, Tri Met, WSDOT, ODOT, Amtrak, or regional/local transit agencies is highly desirable.
• Experience working with Class I or short‑line freight railroads is also highly desirable.
• PMP certification or demonstrated project management experience is a plus.

At TYLin, you'll have the opportunity to work on challenging transportation infrastructure projects while collaborating with some of the industry's most experienced technical professionals. Our Rail + Transit practice combines local market knowledge with the resources and expertise of a national and global engineering organization. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to high-profile transportation programs across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, while helping shape the future of rail and transit infrastructure in the communities we serve.

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