Principal Integration Engineer

Marketing Statement

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both:
1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and
2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both:
1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and
2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Non-Rep Pay Band E08

Annual Salary Range: $ (Minimum) - $ (Maximum)

The starting negotiable salary offer for this position will be $ - $ to commensurate with education and experience.

Sr. Manager of Engineering Programs

This position works a standard Monday–Friday schedule with weekends off; however, some overnight, weekend, emergency, or on-call work may be required to support critical operational needs.

All current BART employees and Future BART employees

BART’s Office of Infrastructure Delivery (OID) is seeking one (1) Principal Integration Engineer to join the Integration Engineering team as the Principal CBTC and Train Control Integration Lead. This position provides senior-level leadership for integrating BART’s modern Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) system with the existing train control and related operational systems. The Principal Integration Engineer helps guide the full lifecycle of system integration—from early requirements and design through installation, testing, commissioning, and ongoing support.

The role reviews and coordinates engineering work related to system designs, software and hardware configurations, technical drawings, specifications, and testing plans. A key responsibility is ensuring all systems—CBTC, conventional train control, vehicles, communications, wayside equipment, and the Operations Control Center—work together safely and reliably. This position also leads planning and coordination for a wide range of testing activities, including lab testing, field testing, and operational scenario testing.

The Principal Integration Engineer supports commissioning and cutover activities and helps manage contingency and rollback plans when needed by providing technical leadership by troubleshooting problems, reviewing diagnostic data, and recommending long-term solutions that improve system reliability and performance. The Principal Integration Engineer works in close partnership with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Safety, Capital Delivery, and a variety of external consultants, contractors, and vendors.

Key responsibilities include reviewing technical materials, managing system interfaces, identifying and addressing risks, and mentoring engineering team members. Some overnight, weekend, emergency, or on-call work may be required to support critical operational needs.

The Most Qualified Candidates For This Position Will Have Highly Developed Competencies In The Following Areas, Which Will Be Reinforced With Related Work Experience And Will Be Clearly Articulated During The Selection Process

• Advanced technical knowledge of CBTC, conventional Train Control, railway signaling, interlockings, automatic train protection, automatic train operation, automatic train supervision, train detection, and associated communication systems.
• Experience leading Train Control requirements, design, interface management, system integration, verification and validation, testing, commissioning, cutover, and in-service support.
• Experience integrating CBTC with conventional Train Control, Rolling Stock, wayside equipment, communications, and Operations Control Center…