Senior System RAMS Engineer

Hitachi Rail; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is looking for a Senior System RAMS Engineer in Bengaluru, India. The role involves managing RAMS activities, ensuring safety and compliance for transportation solutions. Candidates should have 5–10 years of experience in RAMS, knowledge of safety standards, and strong skills in systems engineering. The position requires excellent communication and analytical abilities, and familiarity with project management tools. An inclusive work environment is promoted, valuing diversity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years of RAMS experience in signaling and train control systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate technical staff.
• Good understanding of systems engineering and functional safety.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project and product RAMS activities to ensure safety.
• Deliver transportation solution systems complying with RAMS guidelines.
• Prepare and present the project RAMS Management Dashboard.

Skills

Knowledge of railway signaling systems

Safety standards expertise

Technical writing skills

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) / Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech)

Tools

MS Office

Project Management tools

Job description

Senior System RAMS Engineer — Bangalore, India

Hitachi Rail is seeking an enthusiastic, self‑motivated senior engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and can manage a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic activities.

Job Description

The Senior System RAMS Engineer coordinates the project and Product RAMS activities with SRS Business Segment RAMS to ensure that solutions—whether for testing or deployment—are safe for their intended scope and purpose. The role demonstrates compliance with relevant processes, policies, legislation, standards, and regulations.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure delivery of transportation solution systems in compliance with RAMS guidelines and quality standards, and in accordance with time, budget, and constraints.
• Ensure execution of the RAMS activities through participation in projects, bidding, and delivery phases: System RAMS planning, preliminary RAMS project analyses, and early feedback to the project team from early phases (frontloading).
• Attend design reviews with suppliers and RAMS field tests.
• Ensure Safety Case development and RAM parameters performance demonstration.
• Deliver project RAMS analysis and documents at system and subsystem level in cooperation with other technology functions, Operation & Maintenance and external suppliers.
• Provide technical support to RAMS Managers for management and interface with Independent Safety Assessor, Employer and External Authorities.
• Ensure that subsystem suppliers receive unambiguous RAMS requirements and minimize supplier turnaround time for subsystem RAMS analysis and V&V evidence.
• Develop, improve and implement System RAMS standard processes.
• Provide schedule and cost progress information to the relevant RAMS Manager.
• Supply RAMS requirements, if any, and the Hazard Log to the relevant Product and Signalling RAMS Engineers.
• Prepare and present the Project RAMS Management Dashboard to management on a regular basis, monitor technical safety KPIs, and proactively manage the closure of actions.
• Support capitalization activities for the project and department, and capture Lessons Learned.

Key Experience Preferred

• Knowledge of railway signaling systems, train control systems, fixed and moving block signaling principles, relay‑based and/or computer‑based interlocking design.
• Extensive experience with safety standards (CENELEC, IEC, IEEE, MIL), best practices, safety methods and techniques (HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, FSA) and hazard management.
• Working knowledge of Communications‑Based Train Control (CBTC) and/or Interlocking system.

Education / Qualifications Preferred

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) / Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent, or a Business domain with demonstrated technical experience.
• Minimum 5–10 years of RAMS experience in Signalling and train control systems or automation in other industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical or nuclear.
• Good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering, and functional safety.
• Detailed knowledge of system safety lifecycle, safety design concepts and risk analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with System Safety, Validation, Safety Planning, Safety Approval and Certification, RAMS Engineering, Software Safety Assessment, Hazard Management, Safety Case.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate technical staff.
• Strong MS Office skills and Project Management tools & software.
• Good technical writing skills, excellent communication and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language and local language, both written and oral.

Equal Opportunity

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