Principal CBTC System Safety Engineer

Principal CBTC System Safety Engineer

MEPPIs Transportation Systems Division is seeking a highly experienced Principal CBTC System Safety Engineer to lead the safety management and compliance of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) railway signaling systems. This role is critical in ensuring safe system design and operation throughout the entire lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, regulatory bodies, and stakeholders to deliver safe, reliable, and innovative rail solutions.

What You'll Do:

• Lead Safety Management: Oversee the safety lifecycle of CBTC systems, ensuring compliance with industry safety standards and regulations.
• Develop Safety Documentation: Create, review, and maintain safety analyses and reports, including preliminary hazard analysis (PHAs), system hazard analysis (SHAs), subsystem hazard analysis (SSHAs), interface hazard analysis (IHAs), Functional Safety Analyses, and safety cases.
• Define and Trace Requirements: Establish, analyze, and trace safety requirements from system-level to component-level across hardware, software, and operations.
• Evaluate System Safety: Assess system designs and operational procedures for adherence to safety requirements and best practices.
• Manage Risk: Support risk assessments, maintain hazard logs, and ensure timely resolution of safety actions.
• Verify and Validate: Prepare and manage safety verification and validation documentation, audits, reviews, and compliance activities.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with system engineers, software and hardware teams, testers, project managers, and suppliers to embed safety practices throughout all project phases.
• Engage with Authorities: Interface with railway authorities and Independent Safety Assessors (ISA) for certification and regulatory processes.
• Resolve Safety Issues: Investigate and resolve safety incidents and technical issues in coordination with subject matter experts.
• Support Integration Activities: Lead safety efforts in system integration, including third-party equipment assessments and safety evidence aggregation.
• Mentor and Lead: Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior safety engineers and lead safety discussions with customers and stakeholders.
• Promote Professionalism: Represent the MEPPI Engineering Department positively in all internal and external interactions, working in a timely and cooperative manner.