Systems Engineer

Hitachi; Cheadle; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, develop and maintain systems for rail solutions in the UK. You will collaborate across functions to translate client requirements into scalable, reliable engineering outcomes.

The role is hybrid with two days per week in London, Birmingham or Cheadle offices; location will depend on bids and projects. You will work with DOORS/Polarion/CodeBeamer and other tools to deliver high-quality rail systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in Systems development and systems engineering principles.
• Experience in disciplines translatable to rail industry.
• Ability to use design tools to produce complex designs.
• Experience in engineering delivery methodologies.
• Understanding of configuration control.
• Experience with system engineering tools for requirements management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers, designers, customers and stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and other engineering issues.
• Work with other engineering disciplines to ensure successful delivery of the project.
• Follow project delivery processes and use defined tools in Engineering Management Plans.
• Design and develop solutions using industry best practice.
• Conduct User Needs Analysis and contribute to concept solutions.
• Carry out requirements capture, analysis and management.
• Participate in Value Engineering and trade-off studies.
• Generate System Specifications using modelling/design techniques.
• Produce interface designs and specifications.
• Produce test plans, specs and scripts with IVVQ engineers and testers.
• Support Work Package Managers with status, progress measurement and forecasting.

Skills

Systems Eng

Rail Domain

Cross-functional

Requirements Analysis

Design & Development

Testing & Validation

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

CodeBeamer

Melody Advance

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Location

London, London, United Kingdom

Job ID

R0145023

Date Posted

2026-10-14

Company Name

Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited

Profession (Job Category)

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule

Full time

Remote

No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description

To support ongoing delivery and continued growth in our Signalling and Rail Solutions business we have an opening for a Systems Engineer. This is your chance to work on bids and projects that redefine rail safety and performance across the UK.

As a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining systems and solutions that meet the needs of our clients and users within the rail domain. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, implement solutions, and ensure the scalability, testability, reliability, and performance of our products and solutions.

This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from our offices in London, Birmingham or Cheadle. Exact location will depend on bid and project demands and will consider the selected candidate’s location.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers, designers, customers and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and other engineering issues
• Work effectively with other engineering disciplines and other stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the project
• Understand and follow the project delivery processes, methodologies, and use the defined tools as set out in the Business Management System and the project specific Engineering Management Plans
• Design and develop solutions using industry best practice
• Conduct User Needs Analysis and contribute to the development of the concept solution
• Carry out requirements capture, requirements analysis and requirements management
• Participate in Value Engineering and contributing to technical trade-off studies evaluating alternative design configurations and functional features
• Generate System Specifications using relevant modelling and design techniques
• Produce interface designs and specifications
• Produce test plans, specifications and scripts in collaboration with IVVQ engineers and testers
• Support Work Package Managers with timely provision of status, accurate measurement of progress and forecasting of remaining work and by identifying change, variation, risk and opportunity to the work package manager wherever the scope of works is impacted

Technical Skills and Experience

• Experience in Systems development, with a strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and methodologies
• Experience in technical disciplines that are translatable to the rail industry
• Ability to use design tools to produce complex designs
• Experience of working in an engineering environment and understanding of engineering delivery methodologies
• Understanding of configuration control
• Ability to use system engineering tools, such as requirements management (DOORS/Polarion/Codebeamer) and Melody Advance or Enterprise Architect (SyML, UML)

Human Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues
• Keep up to date with the latest technologies, tools, and trends in systems development
• Excellent communication skills in all forms and at all levels
• Collaborative and strong working within a multi-disciplined team
• Excellent stakeholder management

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.

We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.

It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.