Graduate Rail Electrification Engineer (OCS)

Higherin; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in Manchester is offering a Graduate Overhead Contact Systems (OCS) Engineer role. This position requires a Master’s degree and provides exposure to OCS design, calculations, layout and cross sections, and multidisciplinary coordination across the project lifecycle.

You’ll rotate into other engineering disciplines, collaborate with Track, Signalling, Telecommunications, and Civils teams, and develop toward Chartered Engineer status through Accelerating your Future.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field (obtained no earlier than 2025).
• Degree discipline: Mechanical engineering.
• Less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements).

Responsibilities

• Design OCS system, layout, and cross sections (2D/3D) and perform calculations.
• Develop electrification solutions across all project stages from concept to construction.
• Collaborate with Track, Signalling, Telecommunications, Traction Power, Civils and Geotechnical teams.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary design coordination and feasibility studies.

Skills

Initiative

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's degree

Mechanical engineering

Job description

Mott MacDonald in Manchester is offering a Graduate Overhead Contact Systems (OCS) Engineer role. This position requires a Master’s degree and provides exposure to OCS design, calculations, layout and cross sections, and multidisciplinary coordination across the project lifecycle.

You’ll rotate into other engineering disciplines, collaborate with Track, Signalling, Telecommunications, and Civils teams, and develop toward Chartered Engineer status through Accelerating your Future.