System Validation Engineer

Hitachi, Ltd.; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Continuance Insurance

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a System Validation Engineer to support Testing & Laboratory Integration for ETCS systems from Brisbane. The role covers a wide range from admin to strategic tasks, requiring strong communication and lab management across multiple geographies.

The candidate will oversee testing environments, review validation plans, and contribute to efficient bid creation and project delivery, leveraging DOORS, LabVIEW, and virtualization as needed.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electric/Electronic/Software Engineering.
• 2–3 years of System Validation or Testing & Laboratory Integration experience on ETCS systems.
• Able to read schematics, plans and other electrical drawings.
• Knowledge of EN 50128/rail signaling concepts and RAM/safety analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Testing & Laboratory Integration activities meet System Validation objectives.
• Define and ensure compliance with Testing & Laboratory Integration plans.
• Review System Validation and lab environment cost estimates, risks and constraints.
• Coordinate resources and environments across geographies for testing.
• Develop and improve test procedures to validate system requirements.
• Maintain strong communication with regional System & Signalling teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Systems validation experience

Test planning & methodologies

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Software Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Microsoft Office

LabVIEW (NI)

virtualization

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 multi-cultural 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 System Validation 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 Brisbane, Australia.

Key accountabilities:

• Ensure the Testing & Laboratory Integration activities are well performed and contribute to achieve the System Validation objectives while increasing competitiveness in bids and efficiency in projects.
• Guarantee the appropriate level of independence in the definition and implementation of the Testing & Laboratory Integration activities, in compliance with applicable standards and SILs.
• Ensure the proper supervision of the Company testing environments, to guarantee their homogeneity (by technological clusters), and to improve them (as needed) with the state of the art.
• Ensure the optimisation of configuration for testing environment of the laboratories in all the geographies
• Ensure review of the System V&V Plan.
• Ensure review and approval of Testing & Laboratory Integration deliverables (including System Validation Test Procedures), needed at project level.
• Ensure the review of cost evaluation, planning, constraints and risks of Testing & Laboratory Integration activities for all required bids.
• Ensure to collect all the requirements, in terms of materials for the host and target environment, from the System Validation and Regional System & Signalling Integration teams, to manage laboratory activities, maximizing return from experience and minimizing costs and time.
• Ensure the right installation of hosts and targets environment according to System Validation and Regional System & Signalling Integration needs and providing the necessary support and feedback to them.
• Ensure the requirements and expected features for the testing environments/tools, needed to execute the System Validation activities, are met.
• Ensure the continuous effective development of competencies, skills and knowledge of the assigned resources in alignment with the Company strategy and the Company competence management system.
• Ensure the definition and implementation of development plans in alignment with Company strategy and workload/staffing needs by means of development actions like training on the job, mentorship, job shadowing, etc.
• Ensure the effective staffing of the assigned resources (in terms of competencies and suitable skills & knowledge) in alignment with Company competence strategy and guidelines.
• Ensure the effective periodic workload planning and management, ensuring that the right number and skill mix of resources are available to meet Company needs

Key knowledge and experience:

• Master's degree in Electric/Electronic/SW Engineering.
• 2-3 years of System Validation or Testing & Laboratory Integration Experience on ETCS systems (preferred, not mandatory).
• Background in Electrical Engineering; able to read and understand schematics, books of plans, and other mechanical drawings, or
• Background in SW development and testing, particularly in IEE1483 and EN 50128 standards, or
• Background in standard signalling disciplines and concepts (Interlocking Operation, ATP Operation, ATS Operation)
• Capability to integrate and maintain, in laboratory, different equipment and sub systems (sub system integration and system integration), to build the required testing environment. Knowledge about the Test Processes. Ability to define and execute the test procedures to validate the system requirements and interfaces. Experience and knowledge in the operational rules of a rail and metro network.
• Capability to ensure the definition of the correct strategy in terms of compliance of specifications to requirements (Verification), and in terms of test planning and methodologies (Validation). Capability to ensure the coverage of all the functional and safety critical aspects, in terms of management of requirements, tests definition, execution and analysis at application level.
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficient knowledge in DOORS, Microsoft Office Products; limited knowledge of National Instruments LabVIEW
• Knowledge of computer virtualization
• Working knowledge of safety analysis and RAM analysis

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.

What we offer:

• Be part of a Global Company that offers a great work life balance.
• Many opportunities to progress your career with training and development available.
• Salary Continuance Insurance

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. 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.