Manager, Rail Vehicle Engineering

General

The Manager, Rail Vehicle Engineering reports to the Deputy Director Rail Systems Engineering. The manager is responsible for ensuring the design and maintenance integrity of rail cars and maintenance vehicles, vehicle systems, subsystems, and support equipment for the PCJPB Caltrain.

• Responsible for design and maintenance integrity. Evaluates the performance of transit rail car and maintenance vehicle systems, subsystems, and components; oversees investigation into malfunctions and failures. Required to make recommendations for remedial action.

• Direct and participate in the development and revision of vehicle maintenance and testing programs and procedures.

• Lead in the design authority for development and procurement of equipment and services related to rail cars and maintenance vehicles.

• Ensure that the requirements for new rail cars, maintenance vehicles, and their related systems, subsystems, and support equipment are included in Caltrain’s specifications.

• Supervise staff. Hire, mentor, and take appropriate corrective and/or disciplinary action. Ensure EEO policies and procedures are followed. Participate in selection of staff. Coordinate staff training and professional development. Establish performance objectives. Monitor and evaluate employee performance.

• Develop technical specifications and designs for new vehicles and/or replacement equipment; research industry standards and incorporate into specifications as applicable.

• Review equipment condition and reliability and recommend systems or subsystems for replacement or rehabilitation under the Capital Improvement Program. Perform life cycle cost analysis to determine the effectiveness of current systems and equipment in meeting service requirements.

• Perform engineering and technical evaluation of new vehicles and new, modified, or existing equipment to ensure conformity with Caltrain’s installation, performance, and maintenance standards. Analyze the above-mentioned modifications for potential effects in rail car/track equipment cost, time requirements, and reliability.

• Analyze vehicle equipment failures; develop, implement, and document resulting changes to maintenance procedures and equipment design.

• Evaluate technical proposals, cost estimates, specifications, and designs for compliance with Caltrain’s operational needs.

• Review contractor submittals, evaluate test procedures, maintenance manuals, and inspection schedules for new equipment and recommend improvements to enhance reliability objectives.

• Develop effective standards for vehicle, equipment, and system testing; perform testing in coordination with maintenance and/or engineering personnel.

• Prepare technical reports relating to design, compatibility, maintenance, and testing requirements of rail car/track equipment systems and subsystems.

• Develop implementation schedules and coordinate installation and monitor progress to ensure adherence to schedule and budget.

• Perform engineering and design work to assist with maintaining engineering documentation for the Configuration Control Management process. Ensure configuration control for technical documentation, maintenance manuals, and drawings.

• Stay abreast of new developments in the field of rail transit vehicle engineering.

• Respond to incidents, conduct incident investigations, and prepare formal reports of findings.

• Perform all job duties and responsibilities in a safe manner to protect oneself, fellow employees, and the public from injury or harm. Promote safety awareness and follow safety procedures in an effort to reduce or eliminate accidents.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Sufficient experience, training and/or education to demonstrate the knowledge and ability to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. In lieu of a degree, work-related experience that demonstrates the skills and experience necessary to perform this role will be accepted. Development of the required knowledge and abilities is typically obtained through but not limited to:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or a related engineering field.

• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree plus…