Laborer / Skilled Trades

Laborer / Skilled Trades

Laborers and tradespeople are an integral part of Amtrak’s workforce as part of our Mechanical and Engineering teams. Your skills are critical to the safety of our passengers and employees and the reliability of the service we provide.

Mechanical employees are responsible for inspection, testing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of more than 2,000 passenger cars, locomotives, and switch engines. Members of the mechanical team work to enhance the customer experience by creating and implementing an efficient maintenance program that consistently provides safe, clean and reliable passenger rolling stock equipment and components that comply with various regulatory and Amtrak maintenance and quality standards.

Job opportunities in the mechanical workforce encompass a full range of mechanical crafts including electricians, machinists, car repair and sheet metal workers, fuel truck drivers, motor equipment operators, and boilermakers/welders in three major back shops and 12 terminals and maintenance yards throughout the United States.

Engineering employees are part of a team that plans, designs, constructs, operates and maintains the only high-speed railroad in North America. These projects are mission critical to the safety of our passengers and employees, and the reliability of the service we provide.

Career opportunities in our engineering workforce encompass a full range of engineering crafts including lineman, helpers (communications and Signals trainees), trackmen, substation electricians, and bridges and building (B&B) mechanics, and more.

Amtrak is a 24/7 operation, and mechanical and engineering employees work various shifts (including nights, weekends, and holidays). Our business never sleeps.

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Sr Principal Project Mgr - 90368882 - Philadelphia
Sr Principal Project Mgr - 90368882 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 11, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 11, 2025
Helper - New Hire - 90392596 - Bronx, NY
Helper - New Hire - 90392596 - Bronx, NY Bronx, NY, US, 10475 Jul 11, 2025
Bronx, NY, US, 10475 Jul 11, 2025
Lead Environmental/NEPA Specialist - 90359055 - Philadelphia (onsite) Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 11, 2025
Sr Case Management Specialist - 90337079 - Wilmington (onsite) Wilmington, DE, US, 19801 Jul 11, 2025
Yardmaster - 90012175 - Rensselaer, NY
Yardmaster - 90012175 - Rensselaer, NY Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Jul 11, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Jul 11, 2025
Sr Project Mgr - 90396060 - New York (onsite)
Sr Project Mgr - 90396060 - New York (onsite) New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 11, 2025
New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 11, 2025
Dir DT Sys Design & Dev. Payments - 90387741 US Jul 10, 2025
Machinist Journeyman - 90393782 - Boston, MA
Machinist Journeyman - 90393782 - Boston, MA Boston, MA, US, 02118 Jul 10, 2025
Boston, MA, US, 02118 Jul 10, 2025
Project Controls Specialist -Schedule - 90359324 - New York New York, NY, US, 10001 Jul 10, 2025
Sr/ Electrical Engineer - 90384198 - Philadelphia
Sr/ Electrical Engineer - 90384198 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 10, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 10, 2025
Sr Dir Portfolio Management - 90356056 - New York
Sr Dir Portfolio Management - 90356056 - New York New York, NY, US, 10001 Jul 10, 2025
New York, NY, US, 10001 Jul 10, 2025
Electrician Journeyman - 90393781 - Miami, FL
Electrician Journeyman - 90393781 - Miami, FL Miami, FL, US, 33147 Jul 10, 2025
Miami, FL, US, 33147 Jul 10, 2025
Lead Project Controls Specialist - Cost - 90351908 - Chicago Chicago, IL, US, 60606 Jul 10, 2025
Associate General Counsel - 90358542 - Washington
Associate General Counsel - 90358542 - Washington Washington, DC, US, 20001 Jul 10, 2025
Washington, DC, US, 20001 Jul 10, 2025
PASSENGER CONDUCTOR TRAINEE - 90352636 - Raleigh, NC
PASSENGER CONDUCTOR TRAINEE - 90352636 - Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC, US, 27601 Jul 10, 2025
Raleigh, NC, US, 27601 Jul 10, 2025
Principal Electrical Engineer - 90191730 - Philadelphia
Principal Electrical Engineer - 90191730 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 10, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 10, 2025
PASSENGER CONDUCTOR TRAINEE - 90303932 - Seattle, WA
PASSENGER CONDUCTOR TRAINEE - 90303932 - Seattle, WA Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 10, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 10, 2025
PASSENGER CONDUCTOR TRAINEE - 90292977 - Toledo, OH
PASSENGER CONDUCTOR TRAINEE - 90292977 - Toledo, OH Toledo, OH, US, 43602 Jul 10, 2025
Toledo, OH, US, 43602 Jul 10, 2025
Block Operator - 90304930 - New York, NY
Block Operator - 90304930 - New York, NY New York, NY, US, 10001 Jul 10, 2025
New York, NY, US, 10001 Jul 10, 2025
Sr Project Business Analyst - 90297997 - Onsite New York
Sr Project Business Analyst - 90297997 - Onsite New York New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 10, 2025
New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 10, 2025
Principal DevOps Engineer
Principal DevOps Engineer Washington, District of Columbia, US Jul 10, 2025
Washington, District of Columbia, US Jul 10, 2025
Principal Project Mgr - 90368881 - Onsite Seattle
Principal Project Mgr - 90368881 - Onsite Seattle Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 9, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 9, 2025
General Foreman I/II - 90263143 - Washington
General Foreman I/II - 90263143 - Washington Washington, DC, US, 20018 Jul 9, 2025
Washington, DC, US, 20018 Jul 9, 2025
High Speed Rail Electrician Technician - 90035207 - Boston, MA Boston, MA, US, 02118 Jul 9, 2025
Manager Project Controls - 90395959 - Onsite New York
Manager Project Controls - 90395959 - Onsite New York New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 9, 2025
New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 9, 2025