Senior Engineer Digital Systems

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 163,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a seasoned engineer to deliver engineering standards, technical assurance, and asset management for digital train control systems across the NSW transport network. You will provide expert advice, support standards development, and drive digital engineering practices to ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

You will pioneer improvements in digital signalling and train control to enhance safety and operational efficiency in a complex, multi-modal

Qualifications

• Experience with digital train control systems.
• Knowledge of asset management principles.
• Ability to work in cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering standards, technical assurance, and asset management for digital train control systems across the NSW transport network.
• Provide expert technical advice and assurance for signalling and control systems, contribute to standards development, and support digital engineering practices.
• Pioneer improvements in digital signalling and train control systems to enhance safety and operational efficiency.

Job description

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Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Engineering

Job location: Macquarie Park, NSW, AU, 2113

Job reference number: 112229

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: $163145.0-$182721.0

You've got the skills to work on small, impactful community initiatives or enable reliable network-wide services.

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.

In this role, you'll:

Working as part of a team delivering engineering standards, technical assurance, and asset management for digital train control systems across the NSW transport network.

This role will see you provide expert technical advice and assurance for signalling and control systems, contribute to standards development, and support digital engineering practices to ensure safety, reliability, and compliance. You’ll be involved in technical investigations, audits, and performance assessments, while driving innovation and sustainability initiatives.

You will pioneer improvements in digital signalling and train control systems to enhance safety and operational efficiency in a complex, multi-modal transport environment.

Your strong technical knowledge of digital signalling systems and asset management principles, formed across rail engineering and operational systems, will see you deliver robust engineering solutions, overcome complex technical challenges, and maintain compliance with regulatory frameworks. You’re recognized as a trusted technical authority, skilled at applying system engineering and assurance processes, and experienced in ETCS Level 2 design, integration, and testing, as well as collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to achieve safe and reliable outcomes.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days.

Applications close 11:59 PM Wednesday 18 November 2026.

For more information about this role, please [e-mail].

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Transport acknowledges the Aboriginal people of the country on which we work, their traditions, culture and a shared history and identity. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise the continued connection to country.