Senior Design Engineer

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.

Cheadle, Cheshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

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.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• 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.

• 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 Project Wise.
• 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

• 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…