Design Engineer (Telecoms/Networks)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Training & development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited seeks a Design Engineer in London to support ongoing projects renewing the London Underground’s network, focusing on telecoms and network solutions. The role involves delivering buildable designs, estimates, programs and work packages that meet contractual requirements and safety standards.

This hybrid position requires collaboration with cross functional teams, adherence to design processes, and delivery on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Experience in telecoms engineering and network design within rail/telecoms domains.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and design lifecycle processes.
• Ability to produce design estimates, programs and work packages.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into designs.
• Produce buildable, maintainable designs meeting standards and legislation.
• Identify technical debt and performance bottlenecks to improve designs.
• Work with engineering disciplines to ensure successful delivery.
• Follow Hitachi Rail design processes and project management plans.
• Escalate issues to the Senior Design Engineer and provide status reports.

Skills

IP/MPLS

MPLS

DWDM

SD-WAN

SASE

NFV/SDN

RAN basics

EPC

ROADM

Network Design

Tools

Nokia NSP

Job description

Location: London, London, United Kingdom Job ID: R1012389 Date Posted: 2026-10-01 Company Name: Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No

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

We currently have an opening in our Engineering team for a Design Engineer. This role will be primarily working in our ongoing projects to maintain and renew London Underground’s operational network, focusing on telecoms and network solutions. As a Design Engineer, you will design solutions that meet the needs of our clients and users within the rail domain. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, design and implement solutions, and ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of our products, solutions and services. You will be responsible for the design production, design estimates, design programs and design work packages for bids, projects and services to contract requirements, standards, budget, and on-time delivery. You will undertake the role of Designer as identified in the CDM regulations, with particular attention to design risks, ensuring that safety risks are designed out or deemed as low as reasonably practicable. This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from our Waterloo office site.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with all stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into designs.
• Design solutions using industry best practice, processes and tools.
• Produce designs that are buildable and maintainable that meet customer requirements and relevant standards and legislation.
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and other issues.
• Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines and other stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the project.
• Understand and follow the project delivery processes, methodologies, and use the defined tools as set out in the Hitachi Rail Management System and the project specific Engineering Management Plans.
• Escalate issues to the Senior Design Engineer where necessary.
• Provide status reports to the Senior Design Engineer

Technical Skills and Experience

Proven capabilities in some or all of the following areas: IP/MPLS Layers: Layer-2 VPN Circuit emulation [C-pipe. CESoPSN, SATOP], Layer-2 VPN-Ethernet [E-Piper, VPLS, H-VPLS], Layer-3 VPN [VPRN, IES]. Alternative MPLS options: Flat IS-IS, LDP, Segment Routing (w/wo PCE), MPLS-TP, SD-WAN, SASE. DWDM Optical Fundamentals: Wavelength multiplexing, fibre impairments, power budgeting. System Design: Node architecture, amplifiers, OADM. ROADMs, IP over DWDM. Multi-Service Networks Service Types: Voice, video, IoT, VPN services. Nokia Service Platform (NSP): Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) , Software Defined Networking (SDN). Radio LTE Fundamentals: EPC, RAN basics, spectrum planning Strong ability to use design tools to produce complex designs. Capable of managing a design through a defined design process. Working knowledge of project plans. Ability to produce metrics as part of Quality assurance & control. Proven record of working in a telecoms engineering environment. Fully understands the engineering lifecycle and its associated processes. Knowledgeable about CDM regulations. Can manage configuration control. Appreciation of requirements to work effectively in an engineering environment and understanding of engineering delivery methodologies.

Human Skills

• Stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and industry best practices, and apply them to enhance our solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Proven problem-solving ability, trade-off skills and attention to detail.

What to expect

We aim to complete a one-stage interview process, which will be held at the Waterloo office. The interview will focus on both technical and behavioural competencies. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please let the TA partner know if this would be necessary. To find out what reasonable adjustments are, and what might be available, your TA partner will be happy to discuss this with you. We may close this role early if we quickly identify suitably strong applicants.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you'll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

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.

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Hitachi brings together the world's greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities - and drive innovation for a better future. That's why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world's biggest challenges.

Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe. From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there's no challenge too great for our pioneers. And there's no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference. Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting.

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