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System Engineering Manager - Rail and Transit

Parsons Corporation

Oakland, CAJob$134–241K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$134–241K/yr
Location
Oakland, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Professional Engineer License Or CSEP Certification, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Parsons seeks a System Engineering Manager for its Rail and Transit sector to sustain and grow systems engineering, systems assurance, and client consultation capabilities. The manager will lead complex rail systems projects and may direct project staffing, customer interfaces, and internal reporting. The role also oversees design management and promotes process-driven systems integration and delivery, with travel to client or project sites required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Management, requiredStaff Management, requiredSystems Engineering, requiredISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, requiredDOORS, requiredReliability Programs, requiredSafety Programs, requiredCENELEC Standards, requiredClient Relationship Management, requiredLeadership, requiredStrategic Thinking, requiredEmotional Intelligence, requiredMentoring, requiredCollaboration, requiredNetworking, requiredWritten Communication, requiredOral Communication, requiredIndustry Regulations, requiredEngineering Software, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related Field, required15+ Years Related Work Experience, requiredProfessional Engineer License or CSEP Certification, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a System Engineering Manager for our Rail and Transit sector. The position is responsible to sustain and grow our core competency areas of systems engineering, systems assurance, and client consultation. The selected individual must have proven experience in leading/ managing significant and complex rail systems projects. The Systems Engineering Manager may also manage specific systems projects, providing overall direction for project staffing, customer interface and internal reporting. The successful candidate will be an aggressive advocate of process driven systems integration & delivery, with the ability to provide that vision to project staff and customers. Ability to travel to client or project site locations is required. More specifically, the successful candidate will provide project and design management ensuring:

  • System design schedule and budget are met by internal and sub-consultant design teams

  • System assurance & quality plans are developed and implemented

  • Project reporting is accurate and timely

  • Staffing forecasts provide advance information to maintain appropriate project staffing levels

  • Team morale is maintained at high levels

  • Client satisfaction in all aspects of contract fulfillment

  • Additionally, this position will be key to encouraging a professional environment of innovation, opportunity, development and continuous improvement.

What Required Experience You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

  • 15+ years of related work experience.

  • Project and staff management experience on large rail systems projects

  • Licensed Professional Engineer / CSEP Certification

  • Expert in Systems Engineering practices according to ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, including plans, processes and tools (e.g. DOORS)

  • Experience in delivering or supporting Reliability and Safety programs, including to CENELEC standards

  • Can develop and maintain good relationships with key clients and partners

  • Core values include safety, quality, integrity, diversity, innovation, and sustainability

  • Creative and innovative leader

  • Strategic business thinker

  • Strong emotional intelligence

  • High energy and drive

  • Effective mentor and developer of individual and team talent

  • Collaborator and networker

  • Proven ability to perform in a supervisory/managerial capacity Excellent written and oral communications skills

  • Thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are required

  • Must also possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and the capabilities and efficiencies of specific engineering software for use in completing engineering assignments.

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

How this job compares

Set against the 15,135 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$134–241K/yr
  • California median$124–185K/yr956 salary ranges
  • US median$102–166K/yr9,852 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $188K, is 20% above the California median midpoint ($156K) — in the middle half of Project Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,206 open Project Management jobs in California and 15,135 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 12,265 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,868 of the 15,135 open Project Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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