Field Rail Systems Engineer: Onboard Tech & Diagnostics

Hitachi Rail; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme with contributions up 9

Private medical insurance

Personal Accident insurance

Group Income protection

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Rail Systems Engineer to join our team, working on advanced onboard monitoring and data systems across passenger rail vehicles. This field-based role combines electronics, software, networking, and system integration to ensure reliability, performance and safety in operational environments.

You will install, commission, troubleshoot, and optimise integrated electronic systems, collaborating with engineering, product, support, and customer teams while supporting on-call

Qualifications

• Qualification in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
• Experience with complex systems combining hardware, software, and networks.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and technical documentation.
• Experience using test and diagnostic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, and support integrated electronic and electro-mechanical systems on passenger vehicles.
• Diagnose and resolve issues across hardware, software, and networked systems.
• Work with onboard technologies such as sensors, data acquisition systems, and monitoring platforms.
• Configure and support systems using Windows and Linux-based environments.
• Interpret schematics, technical drawings, and system documentation.
• Use diagnostic tools to support fault finding and validation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, support, and customer teams.
• Provide technical support and guidance to customers, both remotely and on-site.

Skills

Systems mindset

Hands-on engineering

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Electronics/Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics qualification

Tools

Jira

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Schematic reading

Job description

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Rail Systems Engineer to join our team, working on advanced onboard monitoring and data systems across passenger rail vehicles. This field-based role combines electronics, software, networking, and system integration to ensure reliability, performance and safety in operational environments.

You will install, commission, troubleshoot, and optimise integrated electronic systems, collaborating with engineering, product, support, and customer teams while supporting on-call