Sr Electrical Engineer

Chartered in 1834, the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) is the largest, busiest, and oldest continuously operating commuter railroad in the United States. In 2024, this 24/7/365 operation served 75.5 million riders on a system that stretches nearly 120 miles – from Penn Station and Grand Central Madison in Manhattan to Montauk on the eastern tip of Long Island.

Please note that this position has been designated as a "Policy Maker" pursuant to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics. As such, you will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Statement that will be provided to you by the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

This position is eligible for teleworking, which is currently one day per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire

This position provides advanced engineering support on any operating or capital rolling stock projects and efforts within the Maintenance of Equipment department. This includes design, specification, material and process review; interacting with staff engineers, vendors and consultants related to the development, design, manufacture, modification, testing, analysis, documentation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and configuration control of equipment, systems and material on new and existing LIRR rolling stock;

assists in project planning, oversight, direction, and administration of project activities; ensure understanding of and adherence to appropriate federal, state and industry regulations and guidelines; manage select activities of consultants and 3rd party contractors when applicable. Senior Engineers will participate in the reviews, approvals, and the delivery of the defined project deliverables to ensure that all objectives of scope, quality, budget, and schedule are met.

Particpate in various industry standards development meetings, such as APTA, and FRA regulation development meetings. Represent the Fleet Engineering group at meetings within MofE concerning new initiatives.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Conduct engineering analysis, design' review and documentation (including development of engineering drawings, letters, notices and instructions) for rebuilding, repairing, maintaining and modifying, existing EMUs, coaches or locomotive systems and components in support of all shop maintenance activities. These changes, modifications and repairs must be in accordance with accepted engineering practices recognized by industry standards and must conform to FRA/AAR/APTA/DOT requirements for passenger rail service and maintainability.
  
  Provide advanced technical support in railcar component redesign and retrofit. This includes conceiving, specifying and approving design; conduct acceptance testing, First Article Inspection (FAI) and Failure Modes, Effects and Critical Analysis (FMECA) when appropriate.
• Provide engineering direction on task activities with craft, supervisory and professional personnel in shop, laboratory, off-site and meeting environments. Conduct test trains" for testing and proving of modifications and proposed replacement components.
  * Development and review of engineering documents including Maintenance Instructions, Equipment Change Letters and Maintenance Reminders in accordance with principles of Configuration Management. Enhance effectiveness, efficiency and safety by applying sound engineering principles and proven management techniques to move projects to completion that represent value for the company and are compliant with all governmental and industry regulations and practices.
• Respond, as assigned to Requests to Engineering (RTEs) from Procurement Dept, to ensure procurement of proper material and replacement parts; create carefully worded ordering descriptions that preclude purchase of inadequate or inappropriate replacements and test and qualify material and parts offered for substitution.
  * Development and review of Technical Statements of Work (TSOW) and material specifications in support of procurement bid and proposal solicitations. Promulgate and disseminate correct practices and procedures and ensure documentation supports future maintenance, modifications, audits, reviews, regulatory requirements, legal actions and good engineering principles.
• Supervise use of precision measuring equipment such as meters, bridges, oscilloscopes, signature analyzers, frequency generators and counters etc. to inspect internal…