Senior Engineer - System Assurance

WSP in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in India is seeking a Senior Engineer - System Assurance (SA)/RAMS to join the Rail and Transit team in Bengaluru. This role involves collaborating with various specialists and ensures safety and reliability in railway operations.

The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of experience in SA/RAMS, a solid background in rail engineering, and excellent teamwork skills. This position includes responsibilities like conducting analyses, developing safety plans, and interfacing with multiple engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of leading SA/RAMS in the rail industry.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams is essential.
• Proven track record in consulting engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform SA/RAMS analysis and provide planning support.
• Conduct assurance audits and HAZOP studies.
• Ensure compliance with operational safety standards.

Skills

SA/RAMS expertise

Rail engineering knowledge

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Consulting Engineering experience

IBM Rational DOORS proficiency

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

Job description

WSP is currently seeking Senior Engineer - System Assurance (SA)/RAMS (Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety) Engineers to join our Rail and Transit team at our Bengaluru, India office. Reporting to the Systems Design Manager, the Systems Assurance Engineer will work collaboratively with Chief Engineers and Specialists across rail system disciplines (Systems Engineering, Signals, Electrification Systems, Data Communications, and Project Controls), Project Managers, Systems Engineers, Signals Engineers, Analysts, and Coordinators. This position will be responsible for undertaking railway (commuter rail, light rail and subway) related engineering and operational assessment and analysis to provide assurance that all the systems under review are acceptably safe and reliable/available for rail operational service. As a member of the Rail and Transit team, you will have opportunities to define processes, create execution plans, and act as the technical lead for selected projects while being supported by management to develop work plans and professional skills to become a strong leader in the consulting environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform SA/RAMS analysis, including Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Sub system Hazards Analysis, System Hazard Analysis, Interface Hazard Analysis, and Operations and Support Hazard Analysis.
• Provide support for SA/RAMS Planning, including Safety Management System development, Project Safety/RAMS plan development, Operational Safety/RAMS plan development, and Safety Management System implementation.
• Conduct Assurance Audits and Assessments for Independent Competent Person, Independent Safety Assessment, Independent Verification and Validation, and Design Verification.
• Undertake and check HAZOP and HAZID studies.
• Familiarity with EN 50126 suite of standards.
• Undertake and assess Qualitative and Quantitative risk assessment.
• Implementation and checking of detailed analysis including FMECA, FTA/ETA, Root Cause Analysis, Reliability/Availability modelling.
• Support RAMS implementation planning activities.
• Development and review of RAMS and safety/systems assurance documentation; maintainability demonstration planning and reports; RCM planning and implementation.
• Responsible for operational Safety Analysis and compliance, including:
• Assessment of operational safety across technical and operational processes.
• Development and review of operational plans and procedures for safety operations.
• Support Incident Management Planning and Investigation, Emergency and Crisis management process development and review.
• Interface with systems engineering disciplines (Track, Traction Power, Signal/Train Control, Communications, Integrated Control Systems, Signalling, Rolling Stock, etc.).
• Interface with Structure/Station/Facilities/Tunnel in the railway environment.
• Other duties as assigned/required.

Key Competencies / Skills

• Minimum 8 years demonstrated experience in leading SA/RAMS for a large organization in the rail industry.
• Broad knowledge across all rail engineering aspects and operations with specialty in at least one key area such as Train Control/Signalling, Traction Power, Rolling Stock, Station Equipment, Communications, Track Infrastructure, and Structures.
• Proven ability to work successfully in multi-disciplinary teams and across different business units.
• Experience in a Consulting Engineering environment.
• Experience in different Phases of the Engineering Design Life Cycle (Proposal, CDR, PDR, FDR) and familiarity with Systems Engineering standards such as ISO/IEC 15288.
• Hands‑on experience using IBM Rational DOORS, including DXL columns and scripts.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering concepts such as decomposition/derivation of requirements, traceability matrix, and ability to extract technical, project, and functional requirements from tender documents, and create system, subsystem, and interface level requirements.
• Understanding of Verification and Validation, and System Integration methodology/process.
• Demonstrated success in a team environment, and leading a team.
• Strong communication, presentation, and report writing skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced education in a relevant discipline from an accredited university.

Background Verification

• Employment with WSP India is subject to successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third‑party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.