Rail Software & Systems Engineer - Signalling & Control

Egis Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis is seeking a Rail Software and Systems Engineer to design, develop, integrate and validate software and control systems for rail clients in Brisbane. This role sits at the intersection of signalling, software, systems engineering and safety-critical assurance.

You will develop architectures, implement software for signalling and control, run verification and validation, contribute to safety cases, and collaborate with engineers, operations and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable rail

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience in integrating systems within industrial rail/transport/energy sectors.
• Tertiary degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with industrial control systems programming (SCADA, PLCs, RTUs).

Responsibilities

• Develop system architectures, requirements, and interfaces for rail signalling, control, and operational systems.
• Design, implement, and test software for signalling, control, monitoring, and automation platforms.
• Integrate and maintain systems in operational environments.
• Contribute to safety cases, hazard analyses and compliance with EN 50126/8/9, IEC 61508 and local rail standards.
• Develop and execute test plans (unit, integration, FAT, SAT, on-track).
• Implement monitoring, logging and diagnostics for predictive maintenance.
• Collaborate with signalling engineers, software teams, operations, maintainers, and suppliers.
• Produce technical documentation including requirements, design artefacts and interface control documents.

Skills

Real-time/embedded systems

SCADA

PLC/RTU programming

Requirements management

Modelling & interface design

V-model & safety lifecycle

Lab testing & simulations

Rail signalling integration

Technical communication

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Software/Electrical/Mechatronics/Systems Engineering

Tools

Simulation tools

Lab testing equipment

Job description

Egis is seeking a Rail Software and Systems Engineer to design, develop, integrate and validate software and control systems for rail clients in Brisbane. This role sits at the intersection of signalling, software, systems engineering and safety-critical assurance.

You will develop architectures, implement software for signalling and control, run verification and validation, contribute to safety cases, and collaborate with engineers, operations and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable rail