MTA New York City Transit's Corps of Transit Engineers Program
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Join MTA New York City Transit, the largest transportation network in North America, and one of the largest in the world.

The Department of Capital Program Management, which supervises the planning, engineering, design and construction of multi-million-dollar subway projects, is looking for a select group of hardworking career-minded students who would like to get experience while in school.  Qualified applicants are eligible for the position of Engineering Trainee in our Corps of Transit Engineers (CTE) Program.  Applicants must be selected during their junior or senior year and be available to work part-time during the school year and/or full-time during the summer.*

Upon graduation from college, and with acceptable work performance during your internship, you can begin a full-time, entry-level position as an Engineering Intern.  Also, for each of the first four years you work as a full-time employee for NYC Transit, you can be reimbursed for certain tuition costs.**

Up to $40,000 in tuition reimbursement:
When you are an engineering intern, NYC Transit can reimburse you for up to $10,000 annually over a four-year period.  You will be paid after each year of employment.

*NYC Transit does not pay any travel or housing expenses.

**Reimbursement does not apply to college fees, nor can you receive remuneration for any tuition costs paid for with scholarship, grant, or endowment funds you received as an undergraduate.

The Corps of Transit (CTE) Program is a paid, part-time training program during the school year, and a full-time program during the summer; the purpose of the CTE program is to create full-time employment opportunities for students who, upon graduation, have completed their assignment(s) successfully.  Therefore, to be qualified to participate in the Corps of Transit Engineers Program, the applicant must be ready, willing and able to accept full-time employment upon graduation from college.

Please note: NYC Transit does not sponsor H1-B1 applications for employment or applications for permanent citizenship.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  The information herein is subject to change without notice and is in no way legally binding.

The Stillwell Avenue terminal is more than 80 years old. The renovated terminal has new tracks, signals, crew facility, and a number of special features. As part of NYC Transit’s efforts to help the environment, a 76,000-square-foot train shed incorporates a photovoltaic roof with solar panels that generate 165 Kwh of electricity. Customers who use wheelchairs can enter and exit via ramps and elevators. As part of preventive maintenance, engineers built an open-deck steel viaduct to remove the risk of water-related structural damage.

The Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) comprise a fiber network configured in a way that allows rapid transfer of large quantities of electronic data through the subway system.  NYC Transit will use fiber-optic cable to connect SONET and ATM to enhance performance.  During the first phase of the project, NYC Transit installed SONET nodes in the three subway divisions: IRT, BMT, and IND.  ATM switches were installed in 177 IRT and 10 BMT stations to handle transmissions.  The second phase of the project will complete ATM switch installation for IND and BMT stations.

Benefits include a modern public address/customer information system to announce train arrival information; more closed-circuit televisions for security; and an automatic train supervision system.  A new Rail Control Center with a backup system will operate the entire network.

Rehabilitation work not only rebuilds the shop (opened in 1927) but also reconfigures it with approximately 340,000 square feet of space and includes features needed to accommodate New York City Transit's new generation of high-tech trains:

Major improvements include:

• Increasing the existing shop to add 40,000 square feet at the North end with space for a new air conditioning shop; a newly configured truck shop; and a new car repair area

• Extending four tracks into the north yard to connect them with an existing track loop

• Building a new liquid storage warehouse to hold paints, solvents, and chemicals

• Upgrading the electrical distribution system and installing new light fixtures

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