Location
Leeds, GB
Department Name
IN TRU - Digital Railway (457340) G2
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Key Information
Role: Systems Engineer
Salary: £55,596 to £63,797 per annum
Location: Leeds
Contract Type: Permanent
Office Requirement: Office attendance to meet the needs of projects subject to a minimum of 3 days a week based in our Leeds office.Travel to other offices within the TRU route is also required from time to time.
Important notice: Interviews will take place week commencing 14 th July 2025.
28 days annual leave + bank holidays
Employees will be entitled to a discretionary 75% discount off leisure travel this includes off peak and super off-peak tickets. Employees will also be entitled to 75% discount on season tickets.
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Transpennine Route Upgrade
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is the largest Infrastructure project in the North delivering £10.7 billion Programme of activities that is improving the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield.
Stretching across the North of England, this key 76-mile Transpennine railway serves 23 stations, crosses over and dips under 285 bridges and viaducts, passes through six miles of tunnels, and crosses over 11 level crossings.
Proposed improvements as will deliver a hard-working, reliable railway for passengers, allowing for trains with more seats, more services and faster journey times.
For more information visit www.theTRUpgrade.co.uk
Brief Description
As part of the TRU programme, the TRU Digital team is spearheading a transformative £500m digital signalling initiative across the TransPennine Route. This involves the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), specifically the European Train Control System (ETCS), alongside GSM-R upgrades. The introduction of ETCS will play a key role in enhancing operational performance on the TransPennine Route, while also improving safety through in-cab signalling.
Within the TRU Digital programme, the Systems Integration team is responsible for ensuring the safe integration of the ETCS sub-systems—both Trackside and Onboard—as well as their integration with the entire rail system. This team includes specialists focused on requirements management, system safety and interoperability, security assurance, and ergonomic assurance. To support these efforts, we are seeking a skilled and experienced Rail Systems Engineer to lead on the resolution of escalated technical integration issues, support with the decomposition & apportionment of requirements, and assure Verification & Validation (V&V) evidence.
The Ideal Candidate
The complexity of systems like ETCS demands a systems-based approach to ensure safe and integrated functioning across the trackside, onboard, and broader railway systems. We are looking for engineers who are not only technically capable but also proactive, innovative, and adept at collaboration. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrate a strong desire for continuous learning and development, and be driven to solve complex problems.
The successful candidate will bring experience in the development, integration, delivery, and assurance of complex signalling control and command systems, applying Systems Engineering principles. They will have a proven ability to be forward-thinking, solution-oriented, and a strong team player.This role offers an exciting challenge within a growing team that is committed to mentorship and professional growth. While prior ETCS experience is not required, a strong eagerness to learn is essential.
About The Role (External)
Some of the key accountabilities of this role are:
- Develop clients' requirements into requirements definitions and work scope remits that address system engineering requirements (including design integration, verification and validation requirements and capability statements) and focus on the achievement of project and Network Rail goals.
- Provide an effective interface between the owners of the functional specification and the engineering team. Check that the outputs from the system specification meet the requirements of the users in terms of content and accuracy and meet the required timescales.
- Review the analysis, requirements engineering, and modelling approach applied to the schemes and route sections for compliance with company standards.
- Check that verification activities are undertaken throughout the design process to demonstrate that the specification is being met; including ‘Form A' and ‘Form B' design stages and the cross-discipline control of design change.
- Impose processes for the coordination of works on the route being enhanced in accordance with company processes and standards.
We need you to have:
- Degree in a relevant subject.
- Experience in specification, validation and verification of major railway schemes.
- Substantial experience in a technical development discipline within an industry employing strong systems engineering approaches, preferably involving complex high integrity systems.
- Proven ability in the use of structured systems analysis and associated engineering processes and tools.
It would be advantageous if you have:
- Professionally registered as a Chartered Engineer
- Experience as a signalling project engineer or similar signalling discipline role
- SEP certification
How To Apply (External)
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Drugs & Alcohol test: All prospective candidates offered a conditional role will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do,
safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness in your application.
Salary: £55,596 to £63,797 per annum
This role can be based in the following locations:
Leeds
Closing date :
27 th June 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
