General purpose: Reports to the Resident Engineer, Systems. Provides field engineering oversight of traction power substations, OCS, and associated power distribution, from equipment procurement through energization and commissioning.
Essential functions
- Oversees installation of TPSS units, AC utility feeds, medium-voltage switchgear, rectifiers, DC switchgear, and negative return systems.
- Oversees OCS installation: poles and foundations, cantilevers, contact and messenger wire, tensioning, sectionalizing, and OCS on bridges and in tunnels.
- Reviews traction electrification submittals, protection settings, grounding and bonding details, and test procedures.
- Witnesses factory acceptance tests, relay and protection testing, insulation resistance testing, and OCS wire height and stagger checks.
- Coordinates utility feed connections with Seattle City Light, including interfaces with high-voltage transmission lines in or near the corridor.
- Coordinates stray current control and corrosion monitoring with track and civil teams.
- Oversees energization planning, switching orders, and electrical safety procedures.
- Prepares inspection reports, NCRs, and punch lists; reviews as-builts and O&M documentation.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in rail transit traction power and/or OCS installation, testing, or construction oversight.
Preferred
- PE license (electrical).
- Experience with 750V DC light rail traction power and OCS through energization and revenue service.
- NETA certification or equivalent electrical testing experience.
Knowledge of
- DC traction power substation design and protection, and OCS installation standards.
- NEC, NESC, NFPA 70E, and IEEE standards for traction power.
- Grounding, bonding, and stray current mitigation for light rail.
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