Onsite Manufacturing & Design Integration Engineer (Rail)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; North East; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus potential

25 days holiday

Pension scheme up to 9%

Private medical insurance

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking an experienced Manufacturing & Design Integration Engineer to join our team at the Newton Aycliffe manufacturing facility. The role bridges Design Engineering and Production to ensure designs translate effectively into vehicles built.

You will collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Testing, Commissioning, Supply Chain and Project teams, providing technical input to resolve production issues and drive improvements for manufacturability, reliability and

Qualifications

• Significant experience within rolling stock, rail vehicle design or other complex mobile equipment.
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, identify potential issues and recommend design improvements.
• Knowledge of reliability, maintenance and failure-analysis methods.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key engineering link between Design Engineering and Production, alongside Quality, Testing, Commissioning, Supply Chain and Project teams.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing and assembly issues by understanding the design, identifying practical solutions and providing clear technical recommendations.
• Review engineering drawings and designs, identifying potential issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Support design and build reviews, helping to ensure vehicles are manufactured in line with the approved design.
• Provide timely engineering feedback when differences or issues are identified between the design and the built product.
• Proactively recommend design improvements that support safety, reliability, manufacturability and maintainability.

Skills

Rolling stock experience

Read engineering drawings

Reliability maintenance know-how

Strong communication

English technical reporting

Tools

Creo or AutoCAD

CAD software

Job description

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking an experienced Manufacturing & Design Integration Engineer to join our team at the Newton Aycliffe manufacturing facility. The role bridges Design Engineering and Production to ensure designs translate effectively into vehicles built.

You will collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Testing, Commissioning, Supply Chain and Project teams, providing technical input to resolve production issues and drive improvements for manufacturability, reliability and