Rail Systems Engineering Manager — Governance & Delivery

Hitachi, Ltd.; København; Hybrid; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Denmark is seeking an Engineering Manager (PDA) to lead governance, engineering integration and design maturity for complex rail projects. You will supervise design outputs and drive technical decision-making.

Coordinate across Solution Engineering, Interfaces, Requirements, Installation Design and suppliers; ensure safety, RAM, cybersecurity, EMC, and O&M requirements are embedded in outputs. Escalate major technical risks.

Qualifications

• Senior engineering leadership in rail systems, control/communications, IT/OT or multidisciplinary infrastructure Projects.
• Strong systems engineering, design assurance, interface, configuration and lifecycle acceptance knowledge.
• Ability to lead diverse technical teams and supplier engineering organisations.
• Resilience and resistance to stress during design freezes, technical escalations, audits and commissioning defects.
• Balanced judgement across safety, performance, maintainability, cost and schedule.
• More than 7 years on complex rail/systems Projects.
• CENELEC familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Define the engineering management approach, design Governance, design review cadence, technical decision process and engineering maturity criteria.
• Lead technical coordination across Solution Engineering, Interface & Integration, Requirements, Installation Design, Configuration/Defect control and all Work Package Leaders.
• Ensure safety, RAM, cybersecurity, EMC, human factors, O&M, installation and IVVQ/T&C requirements are embedded in design outputs.
• Resolve technical conflicts and ensure supplier designs are reviewed, integrated and accepted through controlled processes.
• Provide engineering input to Programme reviews, customer design gates, change impact assessments and acceptance strategy.
• Apply the Hitachi Code of Conduct in role-specific decisions, including ethical escalation, anti-bribery discipline, confidentiality, data protection, fair supplier/customer conduct and transparent records.
• Lead technical Governance, engineering integration, design assurance, technical maturity reviews and technical decision-making.
• Technical authority for solution definition, design assurance and engineering decisions within approved baseline.
• Escalates major technical deviations, maturity gaps or unresolved interface conflicts.

Skills

Senior engineering leadership

Systems engineering

Interface management

Lifecycle acceptance

Team leadership

Resilience under stress

CENELEC familiarity

Job description

Hitachi Rail Denmark is seeking an Engineering Manager (PDA) to lead governance, engineering integration and design maturity for complex rail projects. You will supervise design outputs and drive technical decision-making.

Coordinate across Solution Engineering, Interfaces, Requirements, Installation Design and suppliers; ensure safety, RAM, cybersecurity, EMC, and O&M requirements are embedded in outputs. Escalate major technical risks.