Senior Systems Engineer-SCADA

Description

• Effectively coordinating integration efforts of numerous consultant firms.
• The Agency promotes a safe and healthy work environment and provides appropriate safety and equipment training for all personnel as required.
• It is the responsibility of all employees to follow the Agency safety rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to their assigned duties and responsibilities, which could include systems, operations, and/or other employees.
• Develops cost/benefit analysis and business case justifications that include risk assessment.
• Design and maintenance of PLC & embedded control systems.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other department staff, management, vendors, outside agencies, community groups and the general public.
• Assesses industry standards and where appropriate, incorporates them into Sound Transit architecture standards.
• Collaborates with the IT infrastructure team to architect the SCADA system, design installation and testing of servers, storage and data centers in production and test environments; design and maintain highly available, secure, and reliable systems.
• Working with Rail operation control center and maintenance staff.
• Monitoring program/project operating budgets, costs, and schedules.
• Collaborates with operations and engineering staff to translates agency needs into long-term architecture solutions.
• Performs root cause analysis and repairs of escalated technical issues and trends; assists team members as needed to resolve advanced technical issues.
• Evaluates and oversees the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance support of SCADA systems used to monitor and control the operational technology. An associated systems including but not limited to train control systems, traction power, fire/life safety and building management systems.
• Provides technical leadership, mentorship, and coaching to team members, contractors and vendors.
• Researches, designs, develops and implements solutions for fault tolerance, performance enhancement, capacity optimization, and configuration management for applications.
• Evaluates, leads, and supports the state of good repair for operations technology assets and systems in revenue service.
• Develops and implements system enhancements to improve system reliability and performance.
• Provides expert knowledge of industry principles and practices for the area of responsibility.
• Leads efforts to architect complex technical solutions, coordinating with all necessary subject matter experts.
• Design and maintenance of SCADA based systems, such as Factory Link, Cimplicity, Wonderware, Johnson Controls Metasys, GEisys, and so forth.
• Applying project management techniques and principles and defining a detailed project scope and control scope as a means of achieving overall project objectives.
• This position is responsible for replacing and testing equipment in various job sites in various work environments. May be subject to bending, crawling, hearing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, seeing, walking, and carrying and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Applying appropriate oral and written communication skills to various individuals ranging from Agency employees, engineering consultants, and local, state, and federal agencies.
• Develops and promotes standard operations documentation including procedures, checklists, and instructions.
• Enables business continuity and disaster recovery architecture and plan.
• Develops, maintains, and enforces Operations Technology standards, maintenance, and procedures in coordination with the other agency technology groups.
• Conducts technical analysis, hazard and risk analysis, develops business cases, and participates as technical lead on major projects.

Requirements

• Operational characteristics of a variety of computer and network systems, applications, hardware, industrial controls, and Internet of Things (IoT) software and peripheral equipment.
• Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation.
• Methods and techniques involved in designing, installing and maintaining multi-vendor systems and connectivity.
• Valid state driver's license. Position will require transport equipment to job sites, including during non-revenue hours.
• Project management techniques and principles.
• Working practical knowledge of programmable controller (PLC) programming. For example: ladder logic and PLC function block.
• Electrical and fire codes, OSHA requirements and related regulations.
• Methods and techniques of performing advanced troubleshooting activities on applications, workstations, servers, software, printers, networks, peripheral equipments and maintenance of systems.
• Strong communications skills to coordinate with co-workers, customers, and vendors.
• Techniques to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, and adjust to changing priorities.
• Champions and models Sound Transit's core values and demonstrates values-based behaviors in everyday interactions across the agency.
• Established electrical engineering principles, methods, and techniques of electrical equipment and systems.
• Methods and techniques involved in designing, installing and maintaining industrial control systems and connectivity.
• Recent developments, current literature, and sources of information related to innovations and trends in applications design, development and maintenance.
• Rail signaling systems communication and operation; interfacing traction power control equipment; SQL Server, data processing and virtual environment processes.
• Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical databases.
• Operational characteristics of a variety of computer and network systems, applications, hardware, software and peripheral equipment.
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Presentation development and public speaking skills.
• Engineering consulting services and methods including reports, studies, cost estimates, plans, and specifications.

Benefits

• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.
• Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.
• Work is performed in a standard hybrid office, field, shop, transit vehicles environments.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Pet Insurance discount.
• ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance