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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PASSENGER ENGINEER TRAINEE - 90266993 - New Haven, CT
PASSENGER ENGINEER TRAINEE - 90266993 - New Haven, CT New Haven, CT, US, 06519 Jul 18, 2025
New Haven, CT, US, 06519 Jul 18, 2025
Coach Cleaner - 90337149 - Boston, MA
Coach Cleaner - 90337149 - Boston, MA Boston, MA, US, 02118 Jul 18, 2025
Boston, MA, US, 02118 Jul 18, 2025
Sr. Manager Capital Construction - 90212767 - New York, NY
Sr. Manager Capital Construction - 90212767 - New York, NY New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 17, 2025
New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 17, 2025
Director Capital Construction - Commercial - 90375689 - New York New York, NY, US, 10001 Jul 17, 2025
Electrician - 90351863 - Rensselaer, NY
Electrician - 90351863 - Rensselaer, NY Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Jul 17, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Jul 17, 2025
Sr Mgr. Systems Engineering - 90395033 - Philadelphia
Sr Mgr. Systems Engineering - 90395033 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 17, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 17, 2025
Workforce Mgmt Real-Time Analyst - 90064939 - Washington
Workforce Mgmt Real-Time Analyst - 90064939 - Washington Washington, DC, US, 20001 +1 more… Jul 17, 2025
Washington, DC, US, 20001 +1 more… Jul 17, 2025
Coach Cleaner - 90055431 - Los Angeles, CA
Coach Cleaner - 90055431 - Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Jul 17, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Jul 17, 2025
Lead Project Controls Specialist-Cost - 90396169 - Philadelphia
Lead Project Controls Specialist-Cost - 90396169 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 17, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 17, 2025
Station Mgr I/II - 90359718 - Washington
Station Mgr I/II - 90359718 - Washington Washington, DC, US, 20002 Jul 17, 2025
Washington, DC, US, 20002 Jul 17, 2025
Station Manager I/II - 90363384 - Washington
Station Manager I/II - 90363384 - Washington Washington, DC, US, 20002 Jul 17, 2025
Washington, DC, US, 20002 Jul 17, 2025
Road Foreman I - 90039365 - Baltimore
Road Foreman I - 90039365 - Baltimore Baltimore, MD, US, 21205 Jul 16, 2025
Baltimore, MD, US, 21205 Jul 16, 2025
Project Controls Specialist - Cost - 90369203 - Philadelphia
Project Controls Specialist - Cost - 90369203 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 16, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 16, 2025
Project Controls Specialist-Cost - 90361293 - Philadelphia
Project Controls Specialist-Cost - 90361293 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 16, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 16, 2025
Sr Construction Specialist - 90396187 - Hamilton
Sr Construction Specialist - 90396187 - Hamilton Hamilton, NJ, US, 08619 Jul 16, 2025
Hamilton, NJ, US, 08619 Jul 16, 2025
Fall 2025/Spring 2026 - Project Management Intern - 90396189 - New York New York, NY, US, 10119 Jul 16, 2025
Project Controls Schedulers for Infrastructure Capital Delivery ( PA, NJ, NY, CT, DE, MD) Baltimore, Maryland, US Jul 15, 2025
Trainmaster I - 90347302 - Washington, DC
Trainmaster I - 90347302 - Washington, DC Washington, DC, US, 20002 Jul 15, 2025
Washington, DC, US, 20002 Jul 15, 2025
Sr. Systems Engineer - 90394671 - Philadelphia
Sr. Systems Engineer - 90394671 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 15, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 15, 2025
Principal Project Mgr - 90364151 - Philadelphia
Principal Project Mgr - 90364151 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 15, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 15, 2025
Sr Real Estate Specialist - 90386382 - Philadelphia
Sr Real Estate Specialist - 90386382 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 15, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 15, 2025
Coach Cleaners ARASA Supervisor- 90395647 - Long Island City, NY
Coach Cleaners ARASA Supervisor- 90395647 - Long Island City, NY Long Island City, NY, US, 11101 Jul 14, 2025
Long Island City, NY, US, 11101 Jul 14, 2025
Project Controls Mgr - 90296086 - Philadelphia
Project Controls Mgr - 90296086 - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 +2 more… Jul 14, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 +2 more… Jul 14, 2025
General Foreman I - 90000782 - Seattle
General Foreman I - 90000782 - Seattle Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 12, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 12, 2025
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