Engineering Specialist Rail Systems

Posted One Month Ago
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Pittsburgh, PA, USA
In-Office
68K-78K Annually
Entry level
Professional Services
The Role
Supports planning, design, integration, and delivery of rail and transit systems. Manages system requirements, coordinates interfaces across signaling, communications, vehicles, civil, track, power, operations, and maintenance teams, and supports configuration management, verification and validation, testing, commissioning, risk management, and operational readiness.
Summary Generated by Built In
STV Is seeking an Engineering Specialist in the Rail & Transit Systems Engineer supports the planning, design, integration, and delivery of complex transit systems, including signaling, CBTC, communications, SCADA, traction power, and other rail infrastructure systems. The role is responsible for developing and managing system requirements, coordinating interfaces between multidisciplinary stakeholders, and ensuring that all subsystem designs function together as an integrated transportation system.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop, manage, trace, and verify system requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Lead interface management activities between signaling, communications, vehicles, civil, track, power, operations, and maintenance teams.
  • Support systems engineering processes including requirements management, configuration management, verification & validation (V&V), and systems integration.
  • Coordinate technical reviews, interface control documents (ICDs), and requirements compliance activities.
  • Assist with risk management, design reviews, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Systems, Computer, Mechanical, or related field).
  • Knowledge of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes.
  • Experience or coursework in requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Polarion, Jama).
  • Understanding of interface management, systems integration, and transit infrastructure projects.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.


Compensation Range:

$68,451.28 - $78,230.03

STV offers the following benefits • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) • Disability insurance • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment • 401(k) Plan • Retirement Counseling • Employee Assistance Program • Paid Time Off • Paid Holidays • Back-Up Dependent Care • Parental Leave • Continuing Education Program • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships


STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.


Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as Electrical, Systems, Computer, Mechanical, or a related field
  • Knowledge of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes
  • Experience or coursework with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Polarion, or Jama
  • Understanding of interface management, systems integration, and transit infrastructure projects
  • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills

STV Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about STV and has not been reviewed or approved by STV.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive with multiple plan options and telehealth, and is often characterized as good to above average for an engineering/consulting firm. Benefits such as company-paid life/disability and FSAs further support the overall healthcare offering.
  • Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and a discretionary annual contribution, aligning with a benefits package portrayed as competitive. Some indications suggest additional employer contributions may occur in certain years.
  • Parental & Family Support — PTO, company holidays, paid parental leave, and resources like an Employee Assistance Program and backup childcare are presented as family-supportive elements. These components are frequently cited as positives within the overall package.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
3,050 Employees
Year Founded: 1912

What We Do

STV offers professional services for the infrastructure that powers our lives. We are experts in transportation systems, building design, water systems and other essential infrastructure. Harnessing national expertise to solve local challenges, STV works with public and private sector clients to make communities better – now and for the future. Our expertise includes architectural, engineering, planning, environmental, program and construction management (PM/CM) and advisory services.

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