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Job Description
Marketing Statement
Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.
Job Summary
DEPARTMENT
The Office of Infrastructure & Development (OID) has over 1,500 employees dedicated to serving San Francisco Bay Area communities by providing safe and reliable infrastructure that ensures on-time service. OID Engineering oversees more than one hundred capital design and construction projects and offers technical expertise for all infrastructure assets, excluding rail vehicles. Our focus is on safety, reliability, and innovation to benefit passengers and employees, ensuring that trains and projects run smoothly every day. We seek engineering talent with a strong focus on maintenance, who bring technical excellence, accountability, and a passion for continuous improvement.
PAY RATE
Electronics & Communications Engineer: $123,687.00 to $187,387.00 (Non-Rep Pay Band 5)
Sr. Electronics & Communications Engineer: $132,346.00 to $200,505.00 (Non-Rep Pay Band 7)
Salary commensurate with experience and depending on position level which will be filled. Negotiable initial salary will be between the minimum to the midpoint range.
REPORTS TO
Electronics & Communications Engineer: Principal Engineer
Sr. Electronics & Communications Engineer: Manager of Electronics and Communications Engineer
Days Off
Saturday and Sunday
Who May Apply
All current BART employees and qualified individuals who are not yet BART employees.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
This is a capital position and is subject to time and funding limitations.
First review of applications will be on October 23, 2024.
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is seeking to fill an Electronics & Communications Engineer and a Senior Electronics & Communications Engineer position within the Office of Infrastructure Delivery.
The successful applicants will be responsible for the content, function, and modification of electronic and communication systems for BART’s internal use. Work assignments include assessing conditions and equipment to identify issues or deficiencies, developing and scoping solutions, management briefings, creation, and review of contract drawings for content and function, developing specifications and drawings for construction, evaluation of theoretical and actual system operation, and troubleshooting problems found within electronic and communication equipment and systems.
Familiarity with communication methods, such as operating network systems, network connectivity, public address systems, P25 digital trunk radio systems, SCADA systems, VOIP, and telephony standards will be required. Specific emphasis will involve operating networks, communication systems, telephony (VOIP), optical fiber and cable plant, CCTV, video, and audio systems.
Work assignments may require performance of duties during nights and weekends and may require working adjacent to active track with electrified rail and moving trains.
The successful candidates will demonstrate:- A career history of increasing technical responsibility in the development and support of advanced telecommunications systems.
- Previous experience with the successful selection and application of technology towards satisfying customer needs.
- An understanding of what the DOTi operating network, software, firmware, and hardware components in a product assembly does and how they interact.
- The ability to reason analytically and write concise reports.
- Prior CCTV, audio video industry experience
- Ideal incumbents will possess the following skills beyond the minimum qualifications:
- Experience in the design, engineering and integration of large-scale public-address systems.
- Experience in the design, engineering, and integration of CCTV systems.
- Experience in the use of optical fiber, RF radio systems, cable, audio, and video to provide communications services.
- Experience in system integration of advanced voice features, voice over IP, LAN communications, computer telephony integration and information services for public communication systems.
- Analyzing complex engineering problems, evaluating alternatives, and recommending solutions.
- Developing engineering project work scopes, criteria, budgets and schedules
- Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Preparing and reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, and plans.
- Excellent communications and relationship building skills and experience in establishing effective and successful working relationships with stakeholders, divisions, outside agencies, and the public in managing and coordination multiple assigned projects.
- Experience in common types of digital data transmission systems used in telecommunications.
Examples of Duties
Essential Job Functions
Electronics & Communication Engineer
Performs a variety of professional engineering duties in the preparation of engineering drawings, plans and specifications for the development, modification and maintenance of the District's electronics and communications equipment and systems, including telephone, radio, and automated fare collection. Assists in the establishment of schedules and methods for the testing and installation of assigned electronics and communications engineering projects. Prepares acquisition and/or installation cost estimates, coordinates engineering work with maintenance & repair, other OID divisions and outside contractors. Prepares preliminary engineering calculations, drawings, equipment specifications and other supporting data for new or potential projects. Conducts tests on installed systems; evaluates failed components and failure trends; makes recommendations to resolve problems. Evaluates and determines appropriate materials for use in electronics and communications equipment and systems. Reviews project criteria and specifications, gathers data regarding system modifications or updates. Evaluates and specifies maintenance intervals and procedures for job plans, preventative maintenance procedures, and risk analysis. Coordinates engineering work and technical support with other OID divisions, departments, and outside agencies. Prepares preliminary construction cost estimates and other information for management and Projects. Prepares or reviews a variety of reports and correspondence on assigned electronics and communications engineering projects. Reviews contract and vendor submittals for conformance to drawings and specifications; prepares design revisions and change orders. Oversees the work of assigned installation staff on a project basis. Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of electronics and communications engineering. Conducts on-site inspections of electronics and communications installations. Sr. Electronics & Communications Engineer
Performs advanced electronics and communications engineering work for the development, modification and maintenance of the District's electronics and communications equipment and systems including telephone, radio and automated fare collection systems. Establishes schedules and methods for providing engineering and field support in assigned projects; monitors work progress of the contracted services; makes recommendations on resources to be allocated.Provides engineering and field support to contracts and District engineering staff during the design review, testing and implementation of assigned electronics and communications projects. Provides engineering and field support in assigned project area; ensures system compatibility; assists in developing and monitoring schedule; develops systems as required; integrates data into new systems.Assists in project contract administrations; reviews designs; coordinates installation and testing activities; reviews equipment interfaces to ensure that data interfaces are compatible.Designs or modifies equipment; designs solutions to field problems as required; builds and tests prototypes; prepares technical documentation on project activities.Coordinates project activities with contractors; reviews contractor submittals for conformance to drawings and specifications; interprets plans and specifications to testing and installation staff; prepares and directs design contract revisions and change orders.Assists in the development of policies and procedures; monitors work activities to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures; makes recommendations for changes and improvements to existing standards and procedures.Recommends and assists in the implementation of goals and objectives; implements approved policies and procedures.As assigned, may participate in the selection of assigned staff; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline procedures; trains assigned employees in their areas of work including electronics and communications engineering design methods, procedures and techniques.Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of electronics and communications engineering.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
A Bachelor’s degree in electronics or communications engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
Electronics & Communications Engineer:
Two (2) years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable professional engineering experience.
Sr. Electronics & Communications Engineer:
Three (3) years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable professional electronics or communications engineering experience.
Other Requirements:
Must possess a valid California driver’s license and have a satisfactory driving record.
Substitution:
Additional professional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis. A college degree is preferred.
Knowledge and Skills
Electronics & Communications Engineer
Knowledge of :- Operations, services and activities of a comprehensive electronics and communications engineering program
- Principles and practices of voice and data communications systems and fare collection systems
- Principles and practices of electronics and communications engineering
- Principles and practices of electrical engineering
- Principles and practices of project scheduling and management
- Principles and practices of contract administration
- Electronics and communications equipment and materials
- Terminology, methods, practices, and techniques used in technical engineering report preparation
- Current office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers
- Specialized computer programs or systems utilized in engineering project design including CADD
- Related Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
Skill in:- Applying principles and practices of electronics and communications engineering in assigned projects
- Preparing clear and concise reports
- Performing and reviewing complex engineering calculations
- Interpreting and explaining District policies and procedures
- Preparing and reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, and plans
- Developing engineering project work scopes, criteria, budgets and schedules
- Analyzing complex engineering problems, evaluating alternatives, and recommending solutions
- Interpreting and preparing revisions to engineering plans, drawings, and specifications
- Understanding and following oral and written instructions
- Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including District officials and the general public
Sr. Electronics & Communications Engineer
Knowledge of :- Operations, services and activities of a comprehensive electronics and communications engineering program.
- Operational characteristics of voice data systems and fare collection systems.
- Methods and techniques of preparing technical specifications.
- Principles and practices of electronics and communications engineering.
- Operational characteristics of microprocessors.
- Methods and techniques of troubleshooting and diagnosing equipment faults.
- Computer programming languages in assigned project area.
- Principles and practices of project scheduling and management.
- Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
- Principles and practices of contract administration.
- Electronic circuit design and performance.
- Materials and equipment used in the design, development and maintenance of electronics and communications equipment.
- Terminology, methods, practices, and techniques used in technical engineering report preparation.
- Current office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers.
- Specialized computer programs or systems utilized in engineering project design including CADD.
- Principles of lead supervision and training.
- Related Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
- Developing, reviewing, and modifying complex electronics and communications engineering systems.
- Leading, organizing and reviewing the work of lower level engineering staff.
- Designing, developing and implementing computer system software programs.
- Performing and reviewing complex calculations.
- Interpreting and explaining District policies and procedures.
- Preparing and reviewing drawings, specifications, and plans.
- Utilizing specialized test equipment including oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
- Analyzing complex engineering problems, evaluating alternatives, and recommending solutions.
- Interpreting and preparing revisions to engineering plans, drawings, and specifications.
- Understanding and following oral and written instructions.
- Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the Physical condition necessary to conduct field inspections and testing as assigned to walk, stand, or sit for prolonged periods of time course of the work including District officials and the general public.
Applications will be screened to assure that minimum qualifications are met. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will then be referred to the hiring department for the completion of further selection processes, which may include screening for additional qualifications.
The selection process for this position may include a skills/performance demonstration, a written examination, and a panel and/or individual interview.
The successful candidate must have an employment history demonstrating reliability and dependability; provide copies of certificates, diplomas or other documents as required by law, including those establishing his/her right to work in the U. S; pass a pre-employment medical examination which may include a drug and alcohol screen, and which is specific to the essential job functions and requirements. Pre-employment processing will also include a background check. (Does not apply to current full-time District employees unless specific job requires additional evaluations).
APPLICATION PROCESS
External applicants may only apply online, at www.bart.gov/jobs. Applicants needing assistance with the online application process may receive additional information by calling (510) 464-6112.
Current employees are strongly encouraged to apply online, either at www.bart.gov/jobs, or on Employee Connect.
All applicants are asked to complete the application in full, indicating dates of employment, all positions held, hours worked, and a full description of duties. On line applicants are invited to electronically attach a resume to the application form to provide supplemental information, but should not consider the resume a substitute for the application form itself.
Applications must be complete by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement.
OTHER INFORMATION
Please be prepared to present documentation in support of any required licenses, degrees, or certifications upon request.
Please note that any job announcement may be canceled at any time.
NOTE
When you have successfully applied for this position you will receive an auto reply e-mail acknowledging that your application was received for this position. Please retain a copy of the e-mail for your records. If you receive an auto reply that does not specifically reference this position, please email Employment Help at employment@bart.gov for assistance.
To verify submission of your application, click on the 'My Career Tools' link at the top of the 'Careers Home Page' after submitting your application to view the list of applications you have submitted (including application date and status). If you have further questions, please email the Employment Help at employment@bart.gov, between the hours of 8:15am - 5:00pm, Monday- Friday
Equal Employment Opportunity GroupBox1
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at employment@bart.gov .
Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at www.bart.gov/jobs .
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification.
Highlights- Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
- Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
- 2% @ 55 (Classic Members)
- 2% @ 62 (PEPRA Members)
- 3% at 50 (Safety Members - Classic)
- 2.7% @ 57 (Safety Members - PEPRA)
- Reciprocity available for existing members of many other public retirement systems (see BART website and/or CalPERS website for details)
- 6.65% employer contribution up to annual maximum of $1,868.65
Closing Date/Time: 10/30/2024 12:00 AM Pacific -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
Show moreThe BART story began in 1946. It began not by governmental fiat, but as a concept gradually evolving at informal gatherings of business and civic leaders on both sides of the San Francisco Bay. Facing a heavy post-war migration to the area and its consequent automobile boom, these people discussed ways of easing the mounting congestion that was clogging the bridges spanning the Bay. In 1947, a joint Army-Navy review Board concluded that another connecting link between San Francisco and Oakland would be needed in the years ahead to prevent intolerable congestion on the Bay Bridge. The link? An underwater tube devoted exclusively to high-speed electric trains.
Since 1911, visionaries had periodically brought up this Jules Verne concept. But now, pressure for a traffic solution increased with the population. In 1951, the State Legislature created the 26-member San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Commission, comprised of representatives from each of the nine counties which touch the Bay. The Commission's charge was to study the Bay Area's long range transportation needs in the context of environmental problems and then recommend the best solution.
The Commission advised, in its final report in 1957, that any transportation plan must be coordinated with the area's total plan for future development. Since no development plan existed, the Commission prepared one itself. The result of their thoroughness is a master plan which did much to bring about coordinated planning in the Bay Area, and which was adopted a decade later by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
The BART Concept is Born
The Commission's least-cost solution to traffic tie-ups was to recommend forming a five-county rapid transit district, whose mandate would be to build and operate a high-speed rapid rail network linking major commercial centers with suburban sub-centers.The Commission stated that, "If the Bay Area is to be preserved as a fine place to live and work, a regional rapid transit system is essential to prevent total dependence on automobiles and freeways."
Thus was born the environmental concept underlying BART. Acting on the Commission's recommendations, in 1957, the Legislature formed the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, comprising the five counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo. At this time, the District was granted a taxing power of five cents per $100 of assessed valuation. It also had authority to levy property taxes to support a general obligation bond issue, if approved by District voters. The State Legislature lowered the requirement for voter approval from 66 percent to 60 percent.
Between 1957 and 1962, engineering plans were developed for a system that would usher in a new era in rapid transit. Electric trains would run on grade-separated right-of-ways, reaching maximum speeds of 75-80 mph, averaging perhaps 45 mph, including station stops. Advanced transit cars, with sophisticated suspensions, braking and propulsion systems, and luxurious interiors, would be strong competition to "King Car " in the Bay Area. Stations would be pleasant, conveniently located, and striking architectural enhancements to their respective on-line communities.
BART employees in the 1970s.
Hundreds of meetings were held in the District communities to encourage local citizen participation in the development of routes and station locations. By midsummer, 1961, the final plan was submitted to the supervisors of the five District counties for approval. San Mateo County Supervisors were cool to the plan. Citing the high costs of a new system-plus adequate existing service from Southern Pacific commuter trains - they voted to withdraw their county from the District in December 1961.
With the District-wide tax base thus weakened by the withdrawal of San Mateo County, Marin County was forced to withdraw in early 1962 because its marginal tax base could not adequately absorb its share of BART's projected cost. Another important factor in Marin's withdrawal was an engineering controversy over the feasibility of carrying trains across the Golden Gate Bridge.
BART had started with a 16-member governing Board of Directors apportioned on county population size: four from Alameda and San Francisco Counties, three from Contra Costa and San Mateo, and two from Marin. When the District was reduced to three counties, the Board was reduced to 11 members: four from San Francisco and Alameda, and three from Contra Costa. Subsequently, in 1965, the District's enabling legislation was changed to apportion the BART Board with four Directors from each county, thus giving Contra Costa its fourth member on a 12-person Board. Two directors from each county, hence forth, were appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The other two directors were appointed by committees of mayors of each county (with the exception of the City and County of San Francisco, whose sole mayor made these appointments).
The five-county plan was quickly revised to a three-county plan emphasizing rapid transit between San Francisco and the East Bay cities and suburbs of Contra Costa and Alameda counties. The new plan, elaborately detailed and presented as the "BART Composite Report, " was approved by supervisors of the three counties in July 1962, and placed on the ballot for the following November general election.
The plan required approval of 60 percent of the District's voters. It narrowly passed with a 61.2 percent vote District-wide, much to the surprise of many political experts who were confident it would fail. Indeed, one influential executive was reported to have said: "If I'd known the damn thing would have passed, I'd never have supported it. "
The voters approved a $792 million bond issue to finance a 71.5 mile high-speed transit system, consisting of 33 stations serving 17 communities in the three counties. The proposal also included another needed transit project: rebuilding 3.5 miles of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. The new line would link muni streetcar lines directly with BART and Market Street stations, and four new Muni stations would be built.
The additional cost of the transbay tube -- estimated at $133 million -- was to come from bonds issued by the California Toll Bridge Authority and secured by future Bay Area Bridge revenues. The additional cost of rolling stock, estimated at $71 million, was to be funded primarily from bonds issued against future operating revenues. Thus, the total cost of the system, as of 1962, was projected at $996 million. It would be the largest single public works project ever undertaken in the U.S. by the local citizenry.
After the election, engineers immediately started work on the final system designs, only to be halted by a taxpayer's suit filed against the District a month later. The validity of the bond election, and the legality of the District itself, were challenged. While the court ruled in favor of the District on both counts, six months of litigation cost $12 million in construction delays. This would be the first of many delays from litigation and time-consuming negotiations involving 166 separate agreements reached with on-line cities, counties, and other special districts. The democratic processes of building a new transit system would prove to be major cost factors that, however necessary, were not foreseen.
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