Services Engineer

Hitachi Rail; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance reviews

Professional development

Salary continuance

Wellbeing programs

Employee Assistance Program

Extra days off

Social events

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Services Engineer to provide remote, on-call, shift-based and onsite technical support for CCS and COM systems in the MTS service environment, based in Sydney, Australia. The role covers preventive and corrective maintenance, system upgrades, testing, commissioning, and transition-to-service activities, with active involvement in incident management and customer communications.

You will work with internal teams and external partners, including rostered on-call shifts

Qualifications

• Broad understanding of railway Communications (COM) and Control Command Systems (CCS).
• Strong working knowledge of SCADA and integrated operational railway systems.
• Experience supporting operational rail, transport, or critical infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform remote monitoring, investigation, fault diagnosis, and troubleshooting activities, and undertake site visits when required to support fault rectification, maintenance, testing, commissioning, or operational incidents.
• Perform preventive maintenance activities including planned inspections, health checks, diagnostics, condition assessments, system monitoring, configuration verification, backup validation, and proactive reliability improvement initiatives.
• Perform corrective maintenance activities including fault diagnosis, troubleshooting, fault rectification, root cause analysis, technical investigations, implementation of corrective actions, and restoration of services within agreed SLA timeframes.
• Support system upgrades, equipment replacement, configuration changes, software updates, engineering modifications, variation orders, and defect rectification activities.
• Provide technical support for testing, integration, commissioning, migration, transition-to-service, and operational readiness activities associated with system enhancements and newly delivered assets.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, technical documentation, support reports, and customer communications, while providing regular status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in a rostered on-call support arrangement and perform shift work, planned maintenance, possession activities, and out-of-hours works, including nights, weekends, and public holidays, as required to support operational and project delivery activities.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with Metro Trains Sydney (MTS), internal Hitachi Rail teams, and third-party suppliers to ensure delivery of a professional, customer-focused support service and achievement of operational performance objectives.

Skills

CCS knowledge

SCADA systems

Rail operations

Fault diagnosis

Incident management

On-call support

Stakeholder management

Remote monitoring

Job description

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multicultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Job Description

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Services Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Sydney, Australia.

The Services Engineer will provide remote, on-call, shift-based, and onsite technical support for CCS and COM systems operating within the MTS service environment, ensuring system availability and performance in accordance with service level agreements (SLAs).

Key responsibilities

• Perform remote monitoring, investigation, fault diagnosis, and troubleshooting activities, and undertake site visits when required to support fault rectification, maintenance, testing, commissioning, or operational incidents.
• Perform preventive maintenance activities including planned inspections, health checks, diagnostics, condition assessments, system monitoring, configuration verification, backup validation, and proactive reliability improvement initiatives.
• Perform corrective maintenance activities including fault diagnosis, troubleshooting, fault rectification, root cause analysis, technical investigations, implementation of corrective actions, and restoration of services within agreed SLA timeframes.
• Support system upgrades, equipment replacement, configuration changes, software updates, engineering modifications, variation orders, and defect rectification activities.
• Provide technical support for testing, integration, commissioning, migration, transition-to-service, and operational readiness activities associated with system enhancements and newly delivered assets.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, technical documentation, support reports, and customer communications, while providing regular status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in a rostered on-call support arrangement and perform shift work, planned maintenance, possession activities, and out-of-hours works, including nights, weekends, and public holidays, as required to support operational and project delivery activities.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with Metro Trains Sydney (MTS), internal Hitachi Rail teams, and third-party suppliers to ensure delivery of a professional, customer-focused support service and achievement of operational performance objectives.

Key skills, knowledge and experience

• Broad understanding of railway Communications (COM) and Control Command Systems (CCS).
• Strong working knowledge of SCADA and integrated operational railway systems.
• Experience supporting operational rail, transport, or critical infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated experience delivering preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Experience with fault diagnosis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and technical investigations.
• Knowledge of incident management, SLA-based service delivery, maintenance, and asset management practices.
• Experience supporting upgrades, modifications, equipment replacement, and engineering changes.
• Experience supporting testing, commissioning, and transition-to-service activities.
• Experience managing customer tickets, internal support tickets, PCRs, defects, and technical change processes through to closure.
• Experience coordinating with internal engineering teams, suppliers, and external stakeholders to resolve technical issues.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and participate in an on-call support roster.

What we offer

• Annual performance, development, and salary review process.
• Ongoing professional development and training.
• Salary continuance.
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives throughout the year (incl. flu vaccinations).
• Employee Assistance Program (employees and family).
• Days off per year sponsored by the company in addition to the statutory public holidays and leave entitlements.
• Invitation to attend and participate in Company sponsored social events throughout the year.

At Hitachi Rail, we know that a diverse business is a sustainable business. Working collaboratively with a range of internal networks, we’re continuously improving our policies and products. From accessible, sustainable design to achieving a better gender balance. We base these efforts on our core values: Harmony, Sincerity, and Pioneering spirit. And by aligning with these, we’re able to create a workplace where people not only feel comfortable but are given opportunities to thrive. We’re especially keen to hear from women and people of all genders considering a career in engineering, cybersecurity, and rail technology.

We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.

It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.