Location
Los Angeles CA
Industry
Transit
Job Type
Full-Time Temporary

Job Title:

Technical Deployment Support Specialist (PV & Fare Gate Systems)
Location: Los Angeles, CA (Rail Facilities & Staging Locations)
Duration: Temporary Project Assignment – 9 Weeks
Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours/week (OT as authorized)
Start: Early January 2026 End: Late February 2026

Position Overview

ESP Workforce Solutions is seeking two (2) Technical Deployment Support Specialists to support Transportation Systems on a schedule-critical Platform Validator (PV) and fare gate modification program for LA Metro.

This role is focused on pre-deployment equipment preparation, ensuring all PV and gate hardware is programmed, tested, staged, and deployment-ready prior to daily field installation activities. The objective is to protect field productivity, eliminate on-site programming delays, and support parallel rail deployments across LA Metro’s system.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role operating in a fast-paced transit environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Program and kit Platform Validators (PVs) and fare gate equipment prior to field deployment

  • Execute Cubic-provided firmware, software, and configuration files

  • Perform functional testing and basic troubleshooting of prepared equipment

  • Validate equipment readiness and resolve setup or configuration issues

  • Stage, package, and organize equipment for daily installation activities

  • Deliver programmed and kitted equipment to rail yards, maintenance facilities, or field teams each morning

  • Coordinate daily logistics to ensure installers receive correct equipment on schedule

  • Maintain basic documentation and tracking of prepared and deployed equipment

  • Comply with LA Metro safety, security, and site access requirements

Work Environment

  • Work performed primarily in staging, warehouse, or rail facility environments

  • Daily travel between staging locations and rail facilities required

  • Use of company-provided cargo van for equipment delivery

  • Collaboration with project leadership, systems teams, and field installers

Required Qualifications

  • Technical background in IT, electronics, systems support, or field technology deployment

  • Comfort working with software execution, firmware loading, and configuration files

  • Ability to follow technical procedures and troubleshoot basic hardware/software issues

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

  • Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a cargo van

  • Ability to lift and handle transit equipment (within safety guidelines)

  • Reliable attendance and ability to commit to the full 9-week project duration

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting transit systems, fare collection, access control, or station electronics

  • Familiarity with staging, kitting, or deployment preparation workflows

  • Experience working in rail yards, maintenance facilities, or secure infrastructure environments

  • Prior work with LA Metro, or similar transit agencies (a plus, not required)

Schedule & Overtime

  • Standard schedule: 40 hours per week

  • Overtime may be required to meet deployment milestones

  • Overtime, if authorized, will be billed and compensated based on actual hours worked in accordance with applicable labor laws and project labor terms