What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENGINEER (TRAIN CONTROL) position at Los Angeles Metro?
Salary : $76,190.40 - $114,275.20 Annually
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Job Type : Regular Employee
Job Number : 2400303
Cabinet : OPERATIONS
Cost Center : 3929 - OPERATIONS ENGINEERING
Opening Date : 01 / 27 / 2025
Closing Date : 2 / 11 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Pacific
FLSA : Exempt
Bargaining Unit : Non-Contract
Metro's mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.
Description
Perform professional-level engineering work in support of Metro projects with the goal of achieving compliance with Metro standards, directives and project objectives.
Examples of Duties
- Prepares workplans, drawings, safety guidelines, maintenance requirements, training requirements, specifications, estimates, and operational needs within Metro's standards and requirements
- Reviews and analyzes data, specifications, drawings, and blueprints, then makes changes or recommendations; negotiates changes with vendors
- Coordinates with technical consultants to review technical drawings and documents
- Coordinates projects for design, construction, and modification of Metro facilities with all parties involved, including internal agency employees, and outside contractors
- Oversees contractor / consultant work for compliance with schedule and budget
- Reviews new rules, regulations, and codes
- Prepares technical reports, feasibility studies, economic analysis, and correspondence
- Performs inspections on completed work
- Coordinates services with outside agencies
- Represents Metro with construction / engineering / supplier community
- Interviews or surveys users to understand needs and requirements for designs
- Writes Scope of Work (SOW) for each project
- Responds to service requests to improve or repair existing designs or systems
- Inspects structural, system, or design damage after natural disasters or fires
- Maintains various files and records
- Interprets contract specifications, codes, and safety orders
- Provides guidance and assistance to new or entry-level employees in operating engineering systems, software, and equipment
- Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out
May be required to perform other related job duties
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and / or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes :
Education
Experience
Certifications / Licenses / Special Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.
Essential Knowledge
Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)
Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)
Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)
Special Conditions
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions
Physical Effort Required
Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with hiring practices.
Selection Procedure
Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
Application Procedure
To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.
Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location :
METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone : (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.
All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5 : 00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.
This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.
BENEFITS FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES
Benefits cover probationary or regular full-time (working at least 40 hrs / week) employees of Metro.
We offer a range of high-quality medical, dental and vision plan options as well as health care spending accounts for you and your family. Metro will cover a significant portion of your health care premiums.
Medical / Dental / Vision Plan - Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.
Group Life Insurance - PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.
Long-Term Disability Insurance - 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.
Holidays - 12 days a year : New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Cesar E Chavez, Juneteenth,Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Time off with Pay (TOWP) - Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.
Years of Service Annual Accrual
Hire date - 5 years 20 days
Beginning of 6th - 10th year 25 days
Beginning of 11th - 15th year 30 days
Beginning of 16th years 35 days
Pension Plan - PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.
Other Benefits : Transportation passes for employees and / or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.
BENEFITS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
Temporary (Contingent) employees are eligible for the following benefits only :
For more information on the Benefits Enrollment for Contingent Employees, please visit LA Metro's Pension & Benefits website at
Please acknowledge that the following responses will be used to supplement and expand on the Work Experience section of your application. It is important to provide detailed answers and do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as accurate as possible. By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.
Please select the highest level of education you have completed.
Please select the years of relevant experience you have performing engineering work.
Describe your relevant experience performing engineering work. Include names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
Describe your relevant experience reviewing and marking up of train control design drawings and overhauling an active legacy train control system. Include names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
Describe your relevant experience performing train control system updates, tests, repairs, and upgrades around active railroads. Include names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
Describe your relevant experience providing engineering support to Operations train control maintenance teams and contractors. Include names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
Required Question
Salary : $76,190 - $114,275
