Rail SCADA Engineer: Design, Integration & Commissioning

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Health & wellbeing program

Employee assistance program

Social events

Job summary

Hitachi Rail STS Australia Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking a SCADA Systems Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will translate features into SCADA design outputs and support interfaces across project groups.

You will work with Hitachi's SCADA product, develop configurations, and ensure operational readiness through testing and commissioning activities. This role offers growth opportunities within a global rail technology leader.

Qualifications

• Experience in SCADA systems engineering within complex rail or infrastructure environments.
• Practical experience with Hitachi Rail’s in-house SCADA product, including design, interfaces, integration, testing, and technical support.
• Understanding of SCADA architecture, interfaces, alarms, events, data acquisition, and system monitoring functions.
• Ability to work with product teams, systems engineers, testers, and commissioning teams to resolve technical issues.
• Experience supporting system integration, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Experience producing and maintaining technical documentation, configuration records, and engineering inputs.
• Relevant qualifications in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Information Technology, or similar

Responsibilities

• Translate product features and requirements into SCADA design outputs.
• Define interfaces and integration with related control, monitoring, and operations systems.
• Develop and maintain SCADA configuration, alarms, graphics, operator workstation functionality.
• Support system integration, factory/site testing, commissioning, and defect resolution.
• Provide technical support to project engineering, testing, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Maintain SCADA design consistency and configuration control.
• Act as a key technical link between the project delivery team and Hitachi SCADA product team.

Skills

SCADA systems engineering

Hitachi Rail SCADA product knowledge

SCADA architecture

Cross-team collaboration

Documentation

System integration

Education

Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, IT or similar

Tools

Hitachi Rail SCADA product

Job description

Hitachi Rail STS Australia Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking a SCADA Systems Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will translate features into SCADA design outputs and support interfaces across project groups.

You will work with Hitachi's SCADA product, develop configurations, and ensure operational readiness through testing and commissioning activities. This role offers growth opportunities within a global rail technology leader.