Senior Traction Power Engineer

HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private owners and contractors. With more than a century of service, HNTB understands the life cycle of infrastructure and addresses clients’ most complex technical, financial and operational challenges.

Successful candidates will be entrepreneurial, team oriented and performance oriented. They will have developed a reputation with clients as a strong team leader with high integrity and professionalism. They will understand and be able to balance the need for high quality product with the need to train and develop staff. Lastly, they will have the propensity to push for process, self, and industry improvement at all times.

* Develops mathematical models * Prepares power system studies for AC and DC electrified railway systems * Prepares computer simulations and studies including AC and DC load flow, short-circuit availability, motor-starting, and protective relay coordination studies * Performs site investigations in substations and along railroad tracks * Prepares technical and cost proposals * Develops and deliver technical papers to industry * Prepares and make interview presentations * Lead technical design for both AC and DC railway electrification projects * Manage design process and client expectations * Help develop and grow client base. * Train and develop support staff

* Bachelor ‘s Degree in Electrical Engineering with Master’s degree preferred * Professional Engineering or Chartered Engineering License * 16 or more years’ experience in design, installation, testing, and commissioning of electrical systems * Experience in electrified railway substation and power distribution systems designs in: * AC and DC traction power system design * 600/750 volt DC rail transit traction power substations * 25KV rail transit traction power substations Frequency Converters * Stray Current Mitigation * Wayside cable plant * Circuit breakers * Switchgear * Transformers * Rectifiers * SCADA and PLC Protection Systems * Overhead catenary and third rail characteristics * Willing to travel West Coast as required