Engineer - Rolling Stock

Rullion; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Process Engineer specializing in Rolling Stock to enhance reliability and performance. The role involves developing maintenance strategies, managing compliance, and leading engineering investigations. Candidates should have proven experience in maintenance, strong communication skills, and an MEng in Mechanical Engineering. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with diverse teams and contribute to innovative engineering solutions in the rail industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in rolling stock maintenance and planning.
• Strong understanding of traction and maintenance techniques.
• Hands-on experience with reliability-centred maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve maintenance strategies for optimal fleet performance.
• Lead engineering investigations and produce supporting documentation.
• Manage maintenance manual updates and ensure compliance.

Skills

Rolling stock maintenance experience

Reliability-centred maintenance methodologies

Excellent communication skills

Mechanical Engineering Degree (MEng)

Solid IT skills

Education

Relevant engineering qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Process Engineer – Rolling Stock

Location: Northampton or London

Duration: 6 Months initially

Drive innovation. Shape the future of rail. Make a real impact.

We're looking for an Engineering Optimisation Specialist to join our client's Rolling Stock team and play a key role in enhancing the reliability, safety, and performance of the maintained fleets. In this role, you'll lead the development of maintenance strategies, champion engineering improvements, and ensure our assets deliver maximum availability and lifecycle value for our customers.

What You'll Be Doing

Maintenance & Engineering Optimisation

• Develop, implement and continually improve maintenance, overhaul, and repair strategies to achieve optimum fleet performance.
• Maintain and update Vehicle Maintenance Schedules (VMS), ensuring full compliance with maintenance certification standards.
• Support the delivery of maintenance strategy by contributing to engineering projects and productivity-driven initiatives.
• Apply RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety) and LCC (Life Cycle Cost) principles to identify opportunities for improvement.

Technical Investigations & Continuous Improvement

• Lead engineering investigations as required by the Optimisation & LCC Manager.
• Analyse scrap and quarantine component data; recommend re-engineering or alternative repair processes where beneficial.
• Produce strategies, risk assessments, and documentation to support optimisation activities.

Documentation & Compliance

• Manage maintenance manual updates, coordinate customer approval processes, and ensure teams operate with accurate, up-to-date work instructions.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with internal controls, policies, and ethos.

Industry Best Practice & Innovation

• Stay ahead of industry trends to identify new techniques, materials, and processes that enhance fleet performance and support business objectives.
• Contribute to the development of innovative engineering and IT system solutions that support rolling stock optimisation.

Customer Collaboration

• Build strong, trust-based relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with customers to understand needs, deliver solutions, and identify opportunities for mutual value and future business growth.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Demonstrate leadership in safety by implementing safe systems of work and promoting a culture of behavioural safety.
• Work with HSEW Advisors to set and cascade safety objectives and ensure compliance with Rolling Stock HSEW policies.
• Take personal responsibility for the environmental impact of your work and encourage the same within your team.

What You Need to Bring

Essential

• Proven experience in rolling stock maintenance, planning, and related IT systems.
• Relevant engineering qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of traction and rolling stock maintenance techniques and procedures.
• Hands‑on experience applying reliability‑centred maintenance methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid IT skills, with the ability to learn and leverage engineering and business systems.
• Mechanical Engineering Degree (MEng).

Preferred

• Experience in rail vehicle maintenance, repair activities, or rolling stock operations.
• Chartered Engineer status (or actively working toward it).
• Experience with reverse engineering and sourcing alternative components.
• In-depth knowledge of rolling stock IT systems and railway operational procedures.
• Background in mathematics, statistics, or data‑driven analysis.
• Experience with system development or writing IT program specifications.

Leadership Capabilities

• Strategic & Innovative Thinking
• Customer Orientation
• Change Management
• Collaboration & Influencing
• Effective Leadership & Ownership

Who You'll Work With

• Engineering Department
• Optimisation & LCC Manager
• Internal & External Customers
• External Suppliers & Subcontractors

Rullion supports applications from a diverse talent pool. We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to enable you to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 926 1715

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.