System Engineer - Railway Sector

Médiane Système limited; Henegouwen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Mobility package

Health insurance

Meal vouchers

Eco-vouchers

Job summary

Médiane Benelux in Belgium seeks a System Engineer for railway signaling to analyze, define, and develop system architecture and interfaces across multi-disciplinary teams from RAM to V&V.

You will allocate requirements, assess risks, and ensure traceability while collaborating on safety, cybersecurity, and software considerations. Fluency in French and English is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Must have strong written communication in English.
• Basic programming skills required.
• Experience with modeling methods (UML, SysML) and MBSE preferred.
• Background in safety-critical systems (railway, automotive, aviation) is advantageous.
• Knowledge of railway signaling systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, clarify, and validate input requirements and needs.
• Perform system modeling and design studies for de-risking and optimization.
• Define system architecture, functions, and interfaces with stakeholders.
• Ensure traceability of requirements across documentation.
• Collaborate with RAM, safety, cybersecurity, software, and V&V teams to stabilize design concepts.
• Lead technical reviews and consult end-users and experts.
• Coordinate with engineers to ensure design fits the overall architecture.
• Stay informed of industry advances and drive process improvements.
• Provide deployment kits and user documentation to support deployment.
• Support external program stakeholders (customers, users, tenders).

Skills

English writing

Basic programming

Modeling methods (UML/SysML)

Safety-critical systems

Railway signalling knowledge

Education

Bachelor/Master in Electronics, Telecom, Automation, Electrical Engineering, Robotics

Tools

UML

SysML

Job description

Médiane Benelux: Career Booster!
Since 2017, and with over 35 years of experience in France and Italy, Médiane Benelux is an engineering company specializing in software, electronics, and cybersecurity across key sectors such as Railways, Automotive, Energy, Medical, Aerospace, Space, Telecoms, Industry, and Defense.

What We Offer

• IT consulting and strategy
• Digital transformation and IoT solutions
• Project management and process optimization

As specialists in electronics, development, and embedded systems design, we operate from sensor to cloud.

Why choose Médiane Benelux?

• Human-sized company: Promotes teamwork and collaboration in a dynamic and stimulating environment
• Sharp technical expertise and tailored solutions for each sector
• Talent support: Personalized follow-up, continuous training, and skill development for our employees
• Custom solutions tailored to the specific needs of each client
• Culture of innovation: Participation in innovative and varied projects
• Ecovadis Gold certification: Commitment to equality, well-being, and responsibility
• Human values: Commitment, Respect, Trust, Listening

"Happy at Work" and "Happy Clients" labels by Choose my Company: A fulfilling work environment and optimal client satisfaction.

Job Description

Join a multidisciplinary, multicultural, and international team as a System Engineer in the railway signalling sector. Your main mission will be to analyze, define, and develop the system architecture and functions for railway signalling systems. You will work closely with team members to analyze input needs, define and allocate requirements, evaluate design trade-offs, assess technical risks, and define system architecture, functions, and interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze, clarify, and validate input requirements and needs.
• Perform conceptual design through system modeling, design studies, design rationales, design principles, real-time analysis, modeling, and mock-ups for technical de-risking and optimization.
• Resolve interfaces and develop formal modeling and requirement writing according to design standards and guidelines.
• Formalize and maintain system specifications and ensure traceability throughout documentation up to the input needs.
• Collaborate with RAM, safety, sub-system, cybersecurity, software, product, and V&V teams to develop design concepts and ensure specification completeness and acceptance.
• Organize, conduct, and participate in technical reviews (design reviews, document reviews) and consult end-users and experts.
• Coordinate with other System Engineers and engineering teams to ensure design fits the intended system architecture.
• Stay informed of technological developments and contribute to continuous improvement (lessons learned, process improvements, etc.).
• Ensure standardization and reuse of existing solutions and provide an efficient system deployment kit (tools, user documentation, etc.).
• Provide support to external program stakeholders (customers, users, tenders).

Profile / Requirements

Engineering degree (Bachelor +4/5 or Master) in Electronics, Telecom, Automation, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or similar technical field.

Experience / Skills

• Strong written communication in English (clarity, rigor, conciseness).
• Basic programming skills.
• Advantage: experience with modeling methods such as UML, SADT, SysML (MBSE) and specification writing with requirement traceability.
• Background in safety-critical systems (automotive, aeronautics, railway…​).
• Interest in system design or system engineering.
• Knowledge of railway signalling systems is a plus.

Methodologies & Tools

Familiarity with V-cycle / Waterfall and Agile development models.

Languages

Good command of French and English is mandatory.

Behavioral Competencies

Analytical mindset, rigor, team spirit, proactivity, autonomy, perseverance, and strong communication skills.

Benefits

• Attractive salary package, additional statutory leave days, mobility package (car or public transport subscription), DKV health insurance, group insurance, meal vouchers, eco-vouchers, etc