Shimmick engineers currently support an AECOM team responsible for rolling stock and engineering support on the Metro Railcar and Train Control Replacement of 90 new metro railcar vehicles. As part of the vehicle design phase, Shimmick assists in the areas of communications system and interface with Vehicle Monitoring and Control System, Software Systems and CBTC Train Control Systems.
Once the design phase is complete, the Shimmick team will lead quality control/quality assurance activities in performing on-site vehicle and subsystem inspection, factory acceptance testing, manufacturing inspections, and document control efforts during manufacturing. Work is performed in compliance with Federal Transit Administration requirements.