Principal Engineer (PRAMS)

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is looking for a Principal Engineer in Birmingham to enhance their Systems Engineering and Assurance team. This role focuses on Performance, Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (PRAM) within major transportation projects, primarily involving Network Rail and similar clients.

The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation in PRAM analysis, familiarity with UK rail standards, and the ability to develop effective reliability strategies. This role promises significant impact in transportation infrastructure design.

Qualifications

• Understanding and application of PRAM management processes like PRAM planning and analysis.
• Competency in PRAM practices such as reliability block diagrams and fault/event tree analysis.
• Previous experience in UK rail industry related to PRAM management.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies ensuring reliability, availability, and maintainability for clients.
• Define and analyze performance and reliability requirements for rail projects.
• Monitor system design to produce PRAM analysis material.
• Develop PRAM arguments and cases in line with best practices.

Skills

PRAM management experience

Performance analysis

Understanding of FMECA

Knowledge of systems engineering

Competency in applying PRAM practices

Tools

DOORS Requirements Management Databases

Configuration management tools

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1,000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

Our Systems Engineering and Assurance discipline includes leading experts in Systems Engineering, System Safety, Cybersecurity, Software Assurance, Human Factors/Ergonomics and PRAM. We wish to further expand this capability through augmenting our current PRAM capability to include further expertise in PRAM engineering analysis techniques and the application on UK mainline and metro projects.

The role of Principal Engineer (Performance, Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) within the Systems Engineering & Assurance discipline will be key to enabling this capability growth. Individuals interested in such a role require a strong foundation in Performance and Reliability analysis and the development of reliability cases, ideally within the transportation industry.

Missions / Main Duties

• Developing effective strategies to ensure the reliability, availability and maintainability of products, systems and applications as required by our clients (including Network Rail, LU, Heathrow Airport, HS1, HS2 and similar overseas organisations).
• Defining and analysing performance and reliability requirements relating to the mainline and metro rail projects.
• Carrying out PRAM requirements capture, analysis, modelling, prediction and demonstration of designs including managing interfaces in relation to PRAM matters.
• Monitoring system design and implementation to produce PRAM analysis material that provides sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the system has been developed and configured to meet the PRAM requirements throughout the whole lifetime of the System of Interest.
• Developing PRAM arguments and Performance/Reliability/Maintainability cases in line with current best practice, including relevant legislation, standards (e.g. CENELEC 50126/50128/50129, the Common Safety Method (CSM), NTSNs, etc.) to gain railway authority approval.
• Reviewing PRAM deliverables to verify that the design will meet the requirements and adhering to the processes established for the successful delivery of a project/solution.
• To define and implement a concise and auditable “One Systra approach” approach for the identification of PRAM requirements, their implementation, and the demonstration of compliance with those requirements.
• Guiding others in implementing the PRAMS processes, strategy and requirements through working closely and upskilling peers within the Systems Engineering and Assurance discipline.

Profile / Skills

Essential Requirements For The Role Include

• Understanding and application experience of PRAM management and PRAM engineering processes such as PRAM planning, PRAM analysis, PRAM requirements capture, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMECA), FRACAS and production of PRAM Demonstration reports.
• Competency in applying Performance, reliability, availability and maintainability (PRAM) practices, such as reliability block diagram, failure mode effects and criticality analysis and fault/event tree analysis, among others.
• Previous experience in the UK rail industry with respect to PRAM management of turnkey mainline or mass transit railway projects.
• Knowledge of systems engineering concepts and processes, including project lifecycle delivery and applicable standards.
• Experience of applying multiple methods to convey and integrate PRAM concepts, results and design implications to clients.
• A good understanding of the impact and potential consequences of PRAMS planning, cost modelling and delivery.

Desirable Requirements For The Role Include

• Experience with CENELEC 50126/50128/50129 and IEC 61508 standards
• Experience of DOORS Requirements Management Databases
• Experience of configuration management methods/tools