Principal System Engineer

Hitachi; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI RAIL STS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED in Bengaluru, India is seeking a Principal System Engineer to join a fast‑paced team. The role covers overall system understanding across turnkey projects, metro signaling, and VDU interfaces, with a focus on meeting contract requirements and ensuring successful design, testing, and integration.

The successful candidate will oversee system architecture, functionality, and integration, coordinating factory and site tests and ensuring robust verification

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Electronics or Electrical is required.
• Experience with Metro and Mainline projects is preferred.
• Overall system understanding across turnkey projects is expected.
• Ability to manage interfaces and coordinate verification activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall system requirements across lifecycle.
• Identify and manage project interfaces among subsystems.
• Deliver system architecture and signaling functionalities.
• Plan and execute factory and site tests.
• Coordinate verification of system integration documents per V&V plan.

Skills

System integration

Interface management

V&V

Project coordination

Education

BE/B.Tech in Electronics/Electrical

Job description

Location:

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Job ID:

R0143315

Date Posted:

2026-09-09

Company Name:

HITACHI RAIL STS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Other

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:

HITACHI RAIL STS is looking for an enthusiastic self‑motivated Principal System Engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Bangalore, India.

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.

About the Position: Overall System understanding in and across multiple turnkey projects, Microlok interlocking, working of Interlocking VDU, Automation Tools etc in order to meet the requirements imposed by the contracts either for the Tender and Backlog Projects. He should be having experience of Metro as well as Mainline Projects.

Key Accountabilities: With reference to Overall System knowledge in and across multiple turnkey projects Ensure the management (i.e. identification, allocation, traceability) and the fulfilment of Overall System Requirements for the entire life cycle of the project (Design and Testing) Guarantee the identification and the management of the project interfaces among the subsystems and of external interfaces according to the project scope of work Guarantee the proper and effective delivery of System Architecture, Functionalities of Signalling systems and Integration Guarantee an effective and efficient preparation and execution of factory and Site Tests to verify and validate System Architecture, main System Functions and Integration, Interfaces and Operating Scenarios Ensure the Verification activities of System integration documents, according to the V&V Plan Ensure the application across assigned turnkey projects of standardized and optimized solutions to increase project efficiency and fulfil contract requirements Ensure the continuous updating of the design standards about System Integration in accordance to the technology and process improvements Ensure the sharing of the technological lesson learnt across projects in System Integration and in the core Subsystems analysis Support the implementation of the adequate and effective technical solution (e.g. interfaces with customer) Ensure that System Integration tests are performed across projects optimizing methodologies and sharing results.

Key Experiences preferred:

• Achievement of the assigned yearly budget KPIs homogeneous trends across the projects about Design, Commissioning (related to System Integration activities), Requirements Management & Development, Interface Management.

Key qualifications preferred: (BE/B.Tech in Electronics/Electrical

Hitachi Rail is an equal opportunity employer. We practice inclusion without exception, creating an environment that fosters trust, fairness and respect for all employees. At our company, diversity, equity and inclusion are promoted without discrimination at a global level. Recruiting, growth and development avenues are strictly regulated according to skill & competence, merit and business needs.

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.