Design Engineer ; Electrical | Traffic Signal Lab

Overview

Are you a Design Engineer who specializes in electrical work? Do you want to make a positive impact every day? If so, read below and apply today!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). now accepting applications for a Design Engineer 3 (Electrical) role within the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Division of Traffic Engineering located at our Signal Laboratory in Rocky Hill, CT.

• Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• Monday - Friday
• Location:
  
  Rocky Hill, CT
• P-4 bargaining unit
• In the Signal Laboratory, the Design Engineer 3 will be responsible for designing, supporting, and repairing traffic signal electronic equipment for the DOT's over 2,500 signalized intersections

• Develop and implement traffic signal system timing plans.
• Prioritize, schedule, assign, oversee and review work of lower-level staff.
• Direct operations staff to respond to system and equipment failures and to problem solve.
• Review shop drawings and signal design layout plans prepared both by the DOT and private sector engineers.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Applicants must be available to travel for training, conferences, meetings, field visits, etc. both within and outside of normal working hours, when necessary, and must possess and retain a valid driver’s license. Please list your Driver's license number, expiration date, and issuing State, and any other job-relevant licenses or certifications you hold in the Licenses and Professional Certifications section of your application.

As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five distinct bureaus. It is the DOT's mission to improve quality of life through transportation. We have a significant transportation infrastructure system that is essential to maintaining mobility for Connecticut residents and businesses and supporting economic and community development while preserving environmental and cultural resources. The Department of Transportation is committed to cultivating a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve.

Applications from individuals having diverse backgrounds and life experiences are strongly encouraged.

Learn more about our mission, vision, and values by clicking here!

• General Experience
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  Seven (7) years of experience performing electrical engineering design.
• Substitutions Allowed
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  College training in engineering may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• Special Requirements
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  Incumbents in this class may be required to travel. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.