Lead Engineer - System Integration

Atkins Realis Group; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave

Hybrid/Remote work solutions

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

AtkinsR alis in Dubai is seeking a System Integration Lead Engineer (Rail Systems) to provide strategic and technical leadership across global railway programs, focusing on communications, control, signalling, and systems integration.

The role drives innovation, leads multidisciplinary teams, shapes solutions, and leads major bids within governance frameworks, with experience in Middle East markets preferred.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of rail systems experience across high speed, conventional and metro railways.
• Strong leadership of multidisciplinary rail projects.
• Experience in client management and stakeholder relations.
• IP-based networks, data centres and cloud infrastructure knowledge.
• Experience with assurance, approvals and certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted technical authority to clients and internal teams.
• Lead development of complex rail control system solutions.
• Define and lead system architecture, integration strategies, and operational concepts.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges and constraints.
• Oversee delivery of major rail projects and system integration.
• Manage critical interfaces across signalling, telecoms, and infrastructure.
• Coordinate interface control documents (ICDs) and integration plans.
• Lead integration workshops, testing and commissioning.
• Ensure compliance with assurance, approvals, and certification requirements.
• Lead operations and asset management assignments.

Skills

Rail systems leadership

ETCS/ERTMS

CBTC

TMS

GSM-R & telecoms

System architecture

Integration planning

Stakeholder management

Bids & consultancy

IP networks

Data centres & cloud

Cybersecurity & AI in rail

Assurance & certification

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

Professional institution membership

Job description

Job Description Overview

The System Integration Lead Engineer (Rail Systems) is to provide strategic and technical leadership across complex railway programs across globe. This is a senior-level role focused on delivering high-quality consultancy and engineering services across communications systems, control systems, signalling, systems integration, and operational control.

The role involves driving innovation, ensuring technical excellence, supporting business growth, and leading multidisciplinary teams. Experience delivering projects in the Middle East or other international markets is highly desirable.

As a senior leader, you will play a key role in shaping solutions, leading major bids within governance frameworks, managing client relationships, and developing high-performing engineering teams.

Your Role

• Act as a trusted technical authority and SME, providing strategic guidance to clients and internal teams.
• Lead development of complex rail control system solutions, ensuring best in class technical delivery.
• Define and Lead system architecture, integration strategies, and operational concepts.
• Provide valuable experience and insight into other areas such as, but not exclusively contracting and technical deployment strategies, constructability and testing and commissioning.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical challenges and constraints.
• Project Delivery and Operations and Asset Management
• Lead and oversee delivery of major and multidisciplinary rail projects in terms of system integration.
• Manage critical system interfaces across signalling, telecoms, and infrastructure.
• Oversee development of interface control documents (ICDs) and integration plans.
• Coordinate and lead integration workshops, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with assurance, approvals, and certification requirements.
• Lead and oversee delivery of operations and asset management assignments.

About You

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience (13+ years) in rail systems across high speed, conventional and metro railways, including one or more of:
• ETCS / ERTMS.
• CBTC systems.
• Train Management Systems (TMS).
• GSM R and telecommunications systems.
• Railway signalling and operational control systems.
• Strong expertise in system architecture, integration, and railway system performance.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex, multidisciplinary rail projects.
• Strong track record in senior stakeholder and client management.
• Knowledge of rail control systems including IP based networks, data centres, and cloud infrastructure.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, data analytics, and AI applications in rail systems.
• Experience across assurance, approvals, and certification processes.
• Proven ability to lead technical bids and consultancy assignments.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high value assignments simultaneously.
• Chartered Engineer.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Experience working across international rail projects and markets.
• Experience of client and contractor organisations

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Relocation assistance.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsR alis

We're AtkinsR alis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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