Rail Vehicle Architecture Engineer (Junior) – Weight & CAD

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; North East; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus potential

25 days holiday

Pension (9% contributed)

Private medical insurance

Group life insurance

Job summary

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking a Junior Architecture Engineer to join the Engineering team in Newton Aycliffe. The role focuses on weight management across railway vehicle subsystems and data-driven analysis to optimise distribution.

You will work with cross-functional teams on multi-company projects and gain exposure to architecture, design docs, and requirements management. Ideal candidates hold a technical degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or related field, have basic CAD

Qualifications

• Technical degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or related discipline.
• Basic knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD tools (AutoCAD).
• Proficiency with Excel and Word.
• Good English communication skills; willingness to travel occasionally.
• Interest in railway vehicle architecture.

Responsibilities

• Support weight management activities across complex, multi-company projects.
• Identify contractual and regulatory requirements relating to weight management and the architectural layout of vehicles.
• Research, manage and allocate weight data across different subsystems.
• Carry out preliminary weight analysis and help identify measures to optimise distribution.
• Maintain and update project documentation, including inputs for Design Reviews.
• Support the development of weight benchmarks using engineering data.
• Undertake requirements management using DOORS.

Skills

2D CAD

3D CAD

AutoCAD

MS Excel

MS Word

English (B2)

Teamwork

Analytical mindset

Travel flexibility

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking a Junior Architecture Engineer to join the Engineering team in Newton Aycliffe. The role focuses on weight management across railway vehicle subsystems and data-driven analysis to optimise distribution.

You will work with cross-functional teams on multi-company projects and gain exposure to architecture, design docs, and requirements management. Ideal candidates hold a technical degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or related field, have basic CAD