Senior Design Engineer
Hitachi Rail
- Cheadle Hulme, England, United Kingdom
- Cheadle Hulme, England, United Kingdom
À propos
Senior Design Engineer
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Hitachi Rail
Cheadle, Cheshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
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.
Our Opportunity As a Senior Design Engineer, you are an integral member of the design team assuring compliance to a defined design process and ensuring that the design conforms to client requirements including quoted standards and specifications. You will be responsible for the management of design production, design estimates, design programs and design work packages for bids, projects and services to contract requirements, standards, budget, and on‑time delivery.
Take on the position of Designer as identified in the CDM regulations, with particular attention to design risks, ensuring that safety risks are designed out or deemed “as low as reasonably practicable”. You will be required to provide support to junior team members through the application of mentoring and coaching. This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from our Cheadle office site.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with project teams, engineering delivery, technical solutions managers, and other stakeholders to grasp project needs and convert them into technical specifications.
Design and develop solutions using industry best practice. Engage with supply chain to develop understanding of product offerings that can be applied to our solutions.
Produce designs that are buildable and maintainable that meet customer requirements and relevant standards and legislation.
Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks and other design issues.
Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
Provide independent peer review, checking and approval of designs.
Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on design principles, engineering techniques, and best practices.
Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines and other stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the project.
Understand and follow the project delivery processes, methodologies and use the defined tools as set out in the SRS Management System and the project specific Engineering Management Plans.
Keep up‑to‑date with the latest technologies, tools, and trends in Hitachi Rail and 3rd party COTS product developments.
Support Work Package Managers with timely provision of status, accurate measurement of progress and forecasting of remaining work and by identifying change, variation, risk and opportunity to the work package manager wherever the scope of works is impacted.
Technical Skills And Experience
Possesses a strong ability to use design tools to produce complex designs.
Capable of managing a design through a defined design process.
Able to produce metrics as part of Quality Assurance & control.
Working knowledge of project plans.
Knowledgeable in Engineering Safety Management.
A proven record of working in a rail SCADA & telecoms engineering environment for control panel & installation design.
Fully understands the engineering lifecycle and its associated processes.
Knowledgeable about CDM regulations.
Experienced in CAD and has a working knowledge of ProjectWise.
Experienced in adhering to SIL‑2 standards and designing according to specified SRACs.
Has demonstrated design capabilities to at least a supervisor level for one skill set and practitioner level for one or more key skill as captured and managed via the competency and capability management system.
Can maintain configuration control of design baselines.
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. 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer 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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Compétences linguistiques
- English
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