ETCS Level 2 Commissioning Leader — Rail Systems Delivery

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance & salary review

Professional development & training

Health & Wellbeing programs

Company-sponsored social events

Job summary

Hitachi Rail in Brisbane, Australia seeks a Principal Commissioning Manager to lead the Test & Commissioning strategy for an ETCS Level 2 program across multiple work packages. You will helm a team of T&C Managers, Commissioning Engineers, and delivery partners, ensuring safe integration of ETCS systems into an operational railway.

You will drive governance, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder engagement across signalling, telecoms, rolling stock, and infrastructure, delivering on

Qualifications

• Engineering degree; eligible for Engineers Australia and RPEQ (preferred)
• 15+ years railway systems delivery experience
• Experience delivering ETCS Level 2, ETCS Level 1, CBTC, ATP, or major rail signalling projects

Responsibilities

• Lead overall Test & Commissioning delivery strategy for ETCS Level 2 program
• Establish integrated testing & commissioning schedules aligned with milestones
• Coordinate T&C Managers to ensure consistent processes and delivery methodologies
• Manage interfaces between signalling, telecommunications, rolling stock, infrastructure, operations and maintenance
• Oversee factory, site, integration, dynamic & entry-into-service testing
• Chair T&C governance forums and report commissioning readiness, risks and progress
• Lead risk, safety, RAMS, and regulatory compliance across commissioning workstreams

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Railway systems delivery

ETCS Level 2 experience

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Hitachi Rail in Brisbane, Australia seeks a Principal Commissioning Manager to lead the Test & Commissioning strategy for an ETCS Level 2 program across multiple work packages. You will helm a team of T&C Managers, Commissioning Engineers, and delivery partners, ensuring safe integration of ETCS systems into an operational railway.

You will drive governance, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder engagement across signalling, telecoms, rolling stock, and infrastructure, delivering on