Services Engineer, Electronics

At the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, we’re seeking a motivated Staff Services Engineer – Electronics to join our Electrical Engineering design unit, a team positioned within the Engineering/Architecture Design Division. This group supports planning and design for a wide range of transportation assets, including airports, ports, ferries, tunnels, bridges, rail systems, and bus terminals. The electrical design group provides engineering design services and prepares preliminary and final documents for innovative planning, design, construction, and operation of the most critical electrical and electronics assets within the Port Authority facilities.

Reporting to a Principal Electrical Engineer – Electronics, the Staff Services Engineer - Electronics will be responsible to deliver Electronics Systems Design Services in the preparation of electronic and radio system engineering studies, master plans, detailed system designs, contract drawings, technical specifications and construction cost estimates. The incumbent shall evaluate project and technical scopes of work, develop design criteria and assumptions, budgets and schedules for delivering design services in support of assigned projects;

provide technical advice and assistance to facility and other PA personnel in matters related to electronics engineering; audit electronics engineering designs performed by consultants; prepare technical proposals, complete detailed design coordination efforts, produce schedule and budget reports, and provide briefings to senior staff. This position is located at 4

WTC.

Electronics and Communications systems are stand‑alone, or integrations of multiple systems deployed via networked architectures. Systems generally include:

• Integrated Digital Camera-based Surveillance Systems
• Integrated Security Systems including Access Control and Intrusion Detection
• Analog Communications including copper and fiber optic cabling
• Digital Communications with various networking and other protocols, Public Address Systems, Visual Paging Systems
• Alarm Monitoring and Control Systems

Radio Systems include:

• Land/Mobile Two-Way Radio Systems
• Emergency Responder Radio Communications Systems (ERRCS) (also known as In-Building Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS
• Radio Dispatch Console Systems
• Simulcast Radio Systems
• Digital Trunked Radio Systems
• Microwave Radio Communication Systems
• Commercial and unlicensed Wireless Communication Systems

• Assist with the preparation of engineering designs including preparation of proposals, design coordination, schedule and budget reporting and briefings to senior staff.
• Prepare preliminary and detailed estimates, design criteria for new construction of electronics projects and designs for the alteration of existing electronics equipment and systems.
• Review criteria including tolerances, dimensions, shapes and sizes, and determine the properties required in materials and feasible construction methods.
• Development of preliminary conceptual electronics system design work and planning for Capital Projects and Major Work Programs. Provide the Client Department with design alternatives and associated costs, for future planning and funding of projects.
• Preparation of Contract Documents consisting of drawings, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, and purchase orders. Produce biddable and constructible Contract Documents to meet the requirements of the Client Department within time schedules and budgets.
• Perform detailed system engineering design, including technical analysis and associated economic studies and make recommendations. Ensure technical integrity, safety, efficient operation, maintainability and sound economics of the projects.
• Preparation of scope of…