# System Engineering Manager - Rail and Transit

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,

- **Id**: 3962783
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/parsons-system-engineering-manager-rail-and-transit>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Oakland, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-08
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T19:38:21Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4691
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Growth opportunities, Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: C4ISR, Civil & Structural Engineering, Homeland Security, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 4937
- **Name**: Parsons
- **Domain**: parsons.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/parsons>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 81
- **Open postings**: 359
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.978
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 19
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **IBM DOORS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T12:29:08Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1 · green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:5, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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