Signalling Engineer - Hybrid ETCS & Rail Systems

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Denmark; On-site; DKK 750,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

6 weeks holidays

Canteen

Job summary

Hitachi Denmark A/S in Copenhagen (Ballerup) is seeking a Signalling Engineer to join its engineering team with a long-term development plan to support the engineering architecture. You will work on ETCS signalling data, routing, and documentation, while collaborating with Banedanmark and other stakeholders.

The role requires a strong technical profile, ownership mindset, and the ability to work independently within a hybrid 40/60 work arrangement.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Railway, or similar).
• 5–10+ years of railway signalling engineering experience; ETCS experience is a strong advantage.
• Solid experience with technical documentation and engineering processes.
• Experience with signalling design, engineering data, and railway infrastructure and CENELEC standards.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word) and CAD tools and/or Visio.
• Strong analytical, structured, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership, while contributing in a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review technical documentation, drawings, and engineering data in compliance with Engineering Rules.
• Perform and support engineering of ETCS and interlocking data, including engineering tables and data preparation such as Route Tables, Speed profiles, Signalling Layouts, Gradients, Flank protection tables, Balise group tables.
• Conduct and contribute to site and signalling surveys, ensuring accurate and validated input data.
• Collaborate in cross-functional meetings and technical reviews.
• Creating and maintaining the Rules and Guidelines (Common Engineering Guidelines = CAE).
• Creating and supporting the Solution Proposals for Change Requests.
• Support the Solution Architecture and requirements (through Architectural Description) coordinating Hitachi subsidiaries, Strukton and Pintsch, allowing to meet Stakeholders’ expectations through compliance with standardization and reuse policies, technology roadmap and business strategy.
• Participate in the DMB and CCB meetings providing impact analysis and actively contributing to the resolution of the topics taken to these meetings.
• Identifies and reviews the Technical Risks and Opportunities and the related Mitigation Plans throughout the Bid or Project and resolves Technical constraints.
• Analyse, resolve, and follow up on defects and technical issues related to Engineering documentation.
• Support installation teams and documentation handover, including preparation of installation instructions.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and completeness of engineering deliverables within the engineering scope.
• Provide mentoring and on-the-job training to junior engineers.
• Drive resolution of customer comments and technical clarifications.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and ways of working.

Skills

Railway signalling

ETCS experience

Technical documentation

Signalling design

Engineering data

CENELEC standards

MS Office

CAD tools

Visio

Analytical skills

English fluency

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

Visio

Job description

Hitachi Denmark A/S in Copenhagen (Ballerup) is seeking a Signalling Engineer to join its engineering team with a long-term development plan to support the engineering architecture. You will work on ETCS signalling data, routing, and documentation, while collaborating with Banedanmark and other stakeholders.

The role requires a strong technical profile, ownership mindset, and the ability to work independently within a hybrid 40/60 work arrangement.