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This position can be located in Seattle, WA or Beech Grove, IN
SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
The Senior Maintenance Engineer develops maintenance procedures, methods, and engineering specifications necessary for the maintenance of locomotive equipment. The Sr. Maintenance Engineer applies electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and related theory to diagnose, test and solve advanced technical problems for onboard equipment. The Sr. Maintenance Engineer will take direction from the Sr. Mgr. Equipment Engineering and lead projects and processes to implement and improve the safety, compliance, quality, reliability, and maintainability of equipment across the Amtrak system.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide advanced field and technical assistance to terminals and maintenance facilities
- Trends failure analyses and delay metrics for management on equipment reliability and service issues and makes recommendations to address as necessary; works with the Mechanical Operations team for equipment availability.
- Responsible for developing and/or improving maintenance procedures and work practices to increase equipment reliability and to modify the maintenance plans in the asset management system
- Support authorizing component upgrades, updates and replacements, including qualifying vendors and products with engineering documentation and drawings reviews as necessary.
- Develop and review technical specifications and procedures for equipment and systems for both Amtrak and state rolling stock equipment.
- Designs and implements Condition Based Monitoring programs and practices.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS degree in an engineering discipline or BS degree and engineering work experience.
- Demonstrated Root Cause Analysis or other problem solving training and experience.
- Demonstrated experience in transportation, aeronautical, or heavy equipment engineering.
- Demonstrated practical experience modifying and maintaining existing vehicles or long-lived, complex, capital equipment in an industrial, railroad or marine environment.
- Experience in working effectively with agreement and non-agreement employees.
- Must have experience in using VOM’s, data loggers, oscilloscopes and AAR or measuring gages; Must be proficient and possess experience in technical writing, spreadsheet and database manipulation.
- Knowledgeable in CAD software.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to work directly on electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic components onboard the rolling stock in a Maintenance Shop environment.
- Ability to create bills of materials, presentations, reports, troubleshooting guides and other formal documentation with little assistance.
- Proficiency with computer programs used to troubleshoot, analyze, track, trend and record failures of microprocessor based systems.
- Thorough knowledge of environmental regulations, signal rules, electric traction, NORAC and equivalent rules related to train operations and physical features of the right of way
- Knowledge of accepted industry quality standards and the ISO quality procedure.
- Excellent written, oral and public speaking communication skills.
- Knowledgeable in areas of North American railway safety and regulatory practices including, but not limited to the Code of Federal Regulations, AAR, and APTA
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 6 or more years of experience
- Registered Professional Engineer
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Supervisory or Team Manager experience
- Member of AAR, APTA, IEEE, ASME, SAE, ASHRAE, or similar technical committees
- Experience working with Tier I or Tier II Passenger Equipment
- Demonstrated Project Management experience.
- Demonstrated experience in the contractual aspects of procurement.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Physical Demands:
- Constantly or frequently uses a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse to perform a variety of tasks.
- Constantly or frequently sits, stands, walks, and may lift, carry, push, or pull objects of various weights; may reach, kneel, crouch, bend, or twist in order to in order to perform administrative tasks (e.g., filing, retrieving materials from desks and bookcases, moving around an office setting).
- Will be in the field subject to walking on uneven surfaces, climbing over obstacles, and working in tunnels and restricted spaces during the course of investigations.
- Will be in the field working around maintenance facilities and rail yards during the course of investigations and remediation implementation.
Mental Demands:
- Constantly communicates, comprehends, and responds to verbal statements and instructions, both orally and in writing.
- Frequently acquires new knowledge, skills, and tasks, both complex and simple, in order to maintain effectiveness in position.
- Frequently resolves problems with conflicting priorities in cognitively demanding situations.
- Frequently reads and analyzes hard copy and or computer screen material and writes reports as appropriate.
- Conducts in person, telephone and/or public dialogues as appropriate in order to manage and conduct the flow of work.
Working Conditions:
- Constantly works long hours as required; works extended hours and is required to be on-call and available on an emergency basis.
- Constantly works in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment with frequently changing priorities.
- Frequently works in crisis situations requiring fast, long-reaching decisions based on incomplete information/data.
- Frequently works inside a climate-controlled environment but may occasionally work outdoors and be subject to adverse weather conditions and fumes or airborne particles.
- Frequently manages multiple projects simultaneously.
- Frequently or occasionally subject to travel throughout and outside the region as required (e.g., via airplane, train, automobile).
COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
The salary/hourly range is $94,830 - $122,900, Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications,internal equity, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.
Requisition ID:159244
Posting Location(s):Washington
Job Family/Function:Mechanical
Relocation Offered:Yes
Travel Requirements:Up to 25%
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Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.
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Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
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