Senior Systems Engineer
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Our Opportunity
To support ongoing growth in our ETCS On board Unit Retro fit portfolio we have an opening in our Systems Engineering job family for a Systems Engineer. This is your chance to work on projects that redefine rail safety and performance across the UK.
As a Senior Systems Engineer in the ETCS OBU portfolio, you will lead the design, development and maintenance of our solutions for projects and bids, and be accountable for delivery of the associated work packages. You will contribute to architectural and key design decisions to ensure our solutions meet the requirements of our customers.
You will report into the Portfolio Engineering Delivery Manager and will be required to provide support to team members through the application of mentoring and coaching.
This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from our site in the office, which may be Birmingham or London depending on the selected candidates location
Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Lead the design and development of scalable systems solutions that meet the needs of our clients and stakeholders in the tram and light rail markets
Technical Skills and Experience
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, motivation and inter-personal skills.
- Strong leadership capability, with ability to build and sustain strong working relationships at all levels.
- Ability to lead, manage, mentor and coach a diverse team.
- Extensive experience in systems development, with a strong understanding of systems engineering principles and methodologies
- Someone who understand the operational realities of the UK rail network and have worked within its standards and processes.
- Proven experience in designing and developing complex systems applications from concept to production
- Experience with train systems, integration, or retrofit projects will set you apart from other candidates
- Familiarity with Network Rail’s governance, assurance, and technical requirements is preferable.
- Solid understanding of systems architecture, architecting techniques and design patterns
- Sound ability to use design tools to produce complex designs
- Define engineering delivery methodologies
- Be able to define and manage configuration control
Human Skills
- Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on systems design principles, engineering techniques, and best practices
- Stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and industry best practices, and apply them to enhance our solutions
- Excellent communication skills in all forms and at all levels
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team
- Excellent stakeholder management
- Excellent problem-solving ability, trade-off skills and attention to detail
What to expect
We aim to complete a one-stage interview process, which will be held at the office. The interview will focus on both technical and behavioural competencies. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please let the TA partner know if this would be necessary. To find out what reasonable adjustments are, and what might be available, your TA partner will be happy to discuss this with you. We may close this role early if we quickly identify suitably strong applicants.
What We Can Offer
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.