System Design Engineer - Sr

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

As Hitachi Rail GTS, we are advancing rail signalling and safety solutions to ensure safe and efficient railway operations worldwide.

Our technologies help to bring billions of people reliably to their destinations by rail every year – making sustainable mobility a reality.

Senior System Design Engineer (Ref.No. R1007962 )

at our location in Singapore

Hitachi Rail Ground Transportation Systems (HR GTS) is a global technology leader in rail transport business with over 14,000 employees and expertise in Signalling, Communications & Supervision, Fare Collection, Digitization and Cybersecurity.  Our technologies help to bring billions of people reliably to their destinations every year - making sustainable mobility a reality.

The Singapore Engineering team has a direct impact on commuter experience with improvements such as lower energy consumption, less service disruptions, and faster travel times thanks to our driverless Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) systems.  In particular, the team is leading the development and use of cloud-based solutions to leverage the abundance of data generated during day-to-day passenger operation for railways in every continent. 

You will enjoy having these responsibilities:

• Technical delivery lead on a selected CBTC project representing engineering, ensuring the internal stakeholders are delivering as per customer’s expectations
• Manage technical project deliverables while ensuring on-time delivery
• First Point of contact for all technical matters to the internally and externally.
• Support in development and review system and subsystem design artifacts to meet Customer requirements (operational and safety requirements in particular)
• Analyze and evaluate designs to verify compliance with System technical requirements
• Participate in system performance monitoring and root cause analysis of issues faced in passenger metro operation or during testing using clould-based data analysis tools
• Present trade-off analysis, designs and investigations to engineering/management groups in clear, complete, concise and non-ambiguous terms
• Contribute to productive technical discussions with Customers, Interface Contractors, and other internal departments
• Support bids and projects in Singapore and in the region including but not limited to Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia
• Work in our world class CBTC simulation facility to gain hand-on experience with the signalling system hardware and software, while supporting in-house testing and issue investigations
• Support our Advance Development Projects including Next Gen Green CBTC and Data Analytics

You have:

• Required:
  • BASc in Electrical, Computer, Mechatronics, System Design Engineering or equivalent
  • Curious and willing to learn technical skills fast and on the fly
  • Good analytical and problem solving skills
  • Strong communication skills to interface with customers and GTS personnel around the globe
  • Willingness to collaborate with teams overseas, which requires occasional evening calls
  • Experience and knowledge in deploying CBTC technology
• Good To Have:
  • Experience with scripting languages like Python, Perl, or Ruby
  • Previous exposure to some of the technologies we use

Our Talent Acquisition Team is looking forward to hearing from you

We look forward to receiving your application in just a few clicks via our career portal.

For further information about Hitachi Rail as an employer visit us on www.hitachirail.com/careers

About us

Our motivation is the mobility turnaround. To achieve this, our teams find innovative products and solutions that ensure the operation and reliability of the entire rail network and increase capacities on the rails.

Our projects are diverse. To make our teams even stronger, we are looking for your support. In return, we offer you an attractive overall package with the following benefits:

• Stronger together: Networking through internal networks and working in international teams
• Our drive: Together, we are laying the foundations for the digitization of the rail around the world, to get people safely to their destinations and to their loved ones!
• Attractive conditions: A secure and permanent job with a global company

Notes

Equal opportunities and self-determined participation of severely disabled persons and persons of equal status as well as respectful cooperation are firmly anchored principles within Hitachi Rail and its subsidiaries. We also aim to offer all our equal opportunities to start a career and to receive training and further education in our company. We consciously promote diversity and togetherness in our teams.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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