Under the direction of a Senior Transportation Electrical Engineer (Supervisor), the Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Support Engineer, a Transportation Engineer Electrical (TEE), performs engineering duties, research and analysis throughout the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations life cycle phases to ensure reliable, continuous and high performing TMS/ITS electrical installations within the State Highway System. The incumbent develops and maintains the systems operation, performance, and reliability of an end-to-end TMS infrastructure that is comprised of TMS field systems, communications systems, central systems, and other traffic management facilities and electrical systems that utilize state of the art technology. This includes actively supporting Transportation Management Center (TMC) as well as Electrical Systems and Work Zone Operations units. The incumbent provides 24/7 support for TMC operations, including serving as a backup for TMC operators. Cross-training and continuous education along with the mentoring student assistants is an integral role of this position.
PARF# 06-5-653 / JC-473220
Candidates are required to review the Minimum Qualifications (MQs) for this classification. If you meet MQs under Pattern II and require the TE Electrical in-person written hurdle exam, DO NOT TAKE the TE Electrical online exam prior to passing the written hurdle. Candidates who take the TE Electrical online exam prior to passing the written hurdle may negatively impact their hiring eligibility. Please contact the exam unit at askexams@dot.ca.gov for additional information prior to taking the online examination.
For clarification on the education requirement of the minimum qualifications, please reach out to the Human Resources Contact prior to taking the online Training and Experience Evaluation. For a list of ABET accredited schools, please refer to this link: Find Programs | ABET.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Transportation Engineer (Electrical) exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.
Please take this 1-minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job.
https://forms.office.com/g/RyK102ty4G
https://youtu.be/oC9wIp8QalI
Apply today to join our team! We especially encourage applicants to check out our Caltrans Career Compass tool! The Caltrans Career Compass is a tool to assist and help candidates understand and succeed in applying to Caltrans positions.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
