Senior Systems Engineer Rail

Posted 29 April 2022
Salary £30k - 35k per year
LocationLeicestershire
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Rail
ReferenceJO0000033374
Contact NameEmily Atkins

Job description

Are you looking to become a Senior Engineer in Railway systems?

Are you looking to work for a family oriented business that encourages and enables your development?

About the company:
My client is a small to medium sized company with a team of 30-35 in their Rail systems team that specialises in the design of rail system/telecoms infrastructure and products, national and international!
This is a friendly company where directors are working alongside the rest of the team, with all staff members available and happy to help with quick turnarounds from problem to solution. With their open-door policy, they appreciate and recognise the hard work of every one of their employees.

This business covers a number of subsystems and projects in the Rail systems market including electrical including OLE & rolling stock brakes, SCADA, SISS, CCTV, PA, rolling stock, train computers, switches, RTUs etc. working on rolling stock, depots, level crossings, and station upgrades doing GRIP 4 to 8. They also design their own bespoke products when needed - potentially lifesaving products for the safety of rail/light rail rolling stock and infrastructure for SIL levels 1 - 4.

My client is unique within the rail systems space, giving their employees the opportunity to work on design, installation, and maintenance of any one of the sub-systems they specialise in on any type of project they work on. This means there is always a wide, diverse range of works to focus on and no day is the same - there will always be fantastic learning opportunities.

My client is looking for a Senior Engineer to assist in the design, design reviews, and project delivery for a variety of station projects covering SISS, PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA.

Salary: up to £35,000.
Location: Ashby De La Zouch, full-time office working, hybrid post probation.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, flexible working hours available.

Responsibilities:

  • Attend meetings internally and on site when required.
  • Support development of current and future systems designs.
  • Review and check designs against client requirements.
  • Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
  • Producing Gantt charts for critical planning.
  • Oversee progress to confirm value for money and on time delivery.

Requirements:

  • Detail oriented.
  • Relevant degree in Electrical/Electronic/Software/Systems engineering.
  • Knowledge of quality assurance.
  • Have strong working knowledge of rail systems including SISS, SIS, SCADA, etc.
  • Strong stakeholder skills.
  • Confident and ability to conduct yourself well for client meetings.
  • Able to demonstrate strong communication and writing skills.
  • AutoCAD 2D skills essential, 3D experience nice to have. MicroStation 2D also desirable.
  • Familiarity with Network Rail/LUL/TFL standards highly advantageous.

How to apply: 
Email your CV to me at emily.atkins@carringtonwest.com or call me on 023 9387 6068. 

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