System (Mechanical) Engineer Bogies & Wheelsets

Wabtec Careers; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec UK in Burton on Trent is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer (Mechanical) to work on Bogies & Wheelsets, delivering engineering solutions that enhance safety, reliability and performance.

You will produce and check technical documentation, support investigations, and collaborate with customers, suppliers and internal teams. Travel to customer or supplier sites will be required as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in mechanical engineering with rail experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of design, testing and maintenance of mechanical systems.
• Proficiency in CAD and MS Office tools.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide system engineering knowledge and deliver engineering solutions for safety, reliability and performance.
• Produce and check technical documentation including instructions, specifications, reports and change orders.
• Check and approve drawings, EBOMs and customer TI/technical docs.
• Provide risk evaluation and mitigation evidence for safety hazards.
• Support investigations into failures and determine root causes.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

CAD

MS Office

Communication skills

Travel as required

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD tools (AutoCAD/SolidWorks)

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our team at Wabtec UK based in Burton on Trent. We support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.

Role

System (Mechanical) Engineer Bogies & Wheelsets

Location

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (DE13 8EN) – Onsite

How will you make a difference?

As a Systems Engineer, you will act as the technical specialist for our product group, delivering engineering solutions that enhance safety, reliability, and performance. This is a hands‑on role requiring strong technical expertise and collaboration with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.

What will your typical day look like?

• Provide system engineering knowledge, experience, and skills to Wabtec UK.
• Produce and check technical documentation including Technical Instructions, Overhaul specifications, production queries (PQs), technical bulletins, technical reports, technical specifications, technical queries (TQs), work instructions, wheelset data sheets, calculations, concessions and Engineering change orders (ECOs).
• Check and approve technical drawings, Engineering bill of materials (EBoMs), customer TI`s and any technical documentation produced by mechanical engineer.
• Provide risk evaluation, assessment and mitigation evidence for product safety hazards.
• Support investigations into failures of systems and components, determine root cause and present findings.
• Support the Wabtec UK tender process.
• Interface with external and internal customers on engineering project progress and issues.
• Maintain Engineering project plans and track Engineering deliverables.

What do we want to know about you?

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience in mechanical engineering (rail experience preferred).
• Strong knowledge of specification, design, testing, and maintenance of mechanical systems.
• Proficiency in CAD and MS Office tools.
• Excellent communication and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to work independently and travel to customer/supplier sites as required.

If you don’t have all the above criteria, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible.

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