Senior Rail Projects Engineer | Systems & Signalling

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Continuance Insurance

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Principal Project Engineer based in Brisbane, Australia. The role involves leading planning, design reviews, and engineering management for fast-paced turnkey rail projects.

You will deliver systems engineering, risk reviews, configuration management, and ensure safety and continuous improvement across multi-disciplinary teams. The position requires extensive rail experience and a proactive Agile mindset.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
• 5+ years in a Project Engineering role, preferably in rail.
• Experience with turnkey rail projects (ETCS/ERTMS/CBTC) is highly desirable.
• Experience in resource management and leading a large, multicultural team.
• Experience in real-time system engineering, testing and integration, and safety-critical methods.

Responsibilities

• Plan engineering activities with the Project Manager and design teams.
• Oversee engineering management, delivery and change management.
• Lead design reviews and manage engineering status reporting including risk reviews.
• Provide technical approvals and configuration management.
• Perform systems engineering across projects.
• Foster continuous improvement and ensure a strong safety culture.

Skills

Agile mindset

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Systems engineering

Project management

Education

Engineering or Computer Science degree

Job description

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Principal Project Engineer based in Brisbane, Australia. The role involves leading planning, design reviews, and engineering management for fast-paced turnkey rail projects.

You will deliver systems engineering, risk reviews, configuration management, and ensure safety and continuous improvement across multi-disciplinary teams. The position requires extensive rail experience and a proactive Agile mindset.