ABOUT THE POSITION
VHB is seeking a motivated Traction Power Project Engineer to join our New York City office and help drive the growth of our dynamic Transportation practice across the Northeast. In this role, you’ll contribute to complex, high-impact transit and rail infrastructure projects while helping shape and expand our traction power capabilities.
At VHB, you’ll join a collaborative, people-focused culture that values innovation, professional growth, and meaningful client and community impact. Our teams work together across disciplines to solve complex challenges, foster new ideas, and create opportunities for employees to build rewarding careers while delivering sustainable transportation solutions.
Responsibilities
- Prepare design drawings and documents, technical specifications, cost estimates, proposals, calculations, and studies associated with transit and rail traction power systems, including load flow analyses and computational analyses for power systems both AC and DC
- Prepare final design document preparation for traction power systems and elements, substations, negative return, power distribution, facility power, signal power, motor generators, and security systems on several types of transit and rail infrastructure projects
- Works on plans, specifications, reports, and analyses to meet scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements
- Review contractor design drawings and specifications to ensure system requirements are met
Skills and Attributes
- Advanced knowledge of railway substation and power distribution systems design
- Demonstrated excellence in verbal presentations and technical writing
- Team oriented with strong capability to work independently
- Robust technical and critical thinking skills
- Detail oriented and quality focused
- Strong project/task management skills
- AutoCAD proficiency
Qualifications
- 5-8 years of experience in traction power/systems engineering required
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related field of study required, Master’s preferred
- Experience in NY electrified railway substation and power distribution systems design
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or NY PE license preferred
The full-time annual base salary range for this position, located in New York, NY, is $114,000 to $150,000. The base salary offered will be determined based on job-related factors, including geographic location, internal equity, experience, credentials, skills, education, work schedule, and other factors permitted by law. The posted salary range reflects base pay only. Additional compensation and benefits available to eligible employees are outlined in our Total Rewards Program.
Annual base salary is one component of VHB’s Total Rewards package. In addition to base pay, eligible employees may receive annual incentive compensation bonuses, spot bonuses, and merit-based salary increases, providing opportunities to increase earnings beyond base pay. VHB also offers a differentiating work experience, including a comprehensive benefits package that includes eligibility to participate in the VHB 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, and recognition programs.
Details on VHB’s benefits package can be found here: Benefits Checklist
Building what’s next, together.
Our people make the difference. We foster a technology-empowered, people‑driven, future‑ready culture where agility, innovation, and collaboration shape how we work every day.
When you join VHB, you’ll find:
- Meaningful work on complex projects with real community impact
- A collaborative, inclusive culture that values curiosity and shared success
- Support to grow your skills and lead through change
- Learning and development supported by evolving tools and technologies, including AI
- Best-in-class benefits and a flexible, hybrid work environment
We’re growing across the East Coast and are consistently recognized as a great place to work. Ready to shape what’s next? Learn more about what sets our employee experience apart and connect with us.
VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
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Skills Required
- 5-8 years of experience in traction power or systems engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Experience designing New York electrified railway substations and power distribution systems
- Engineer-in-Training certification
- New York Professional Engineer license
- Master's degree
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Professional development, tuition reimbursement, and learning opportunities are described as core parts of the package. Feedback suggests these investments aim to link career growth with total rewards.
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What We Do
VHB brings together engineers, scientists, planners, and designers to provide integrated solutions for complex energy, environmental, community, and mobility challenges. Its core services include transportation planning and engineering, land development, environmental services, planning and design, and energy solutions. The firm applies integrated, technology-enabled thinking across projects and markets, combining multidisciplinary expertise to help clients address connected challenges in communities, mobility, the environment, and energy.
