Railway Design Engineer (Low Voltage)

Sweco; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Care

Life Insurance

Sports Card Access

Language Learning Support

Company Social Benefits Fund

Empik GO

Birthday Day Off

Flexible Work Model

Remote Work

Job summary

Sweco Design Center Poland, part of Sweco, seeks engineers for railway design and related civil tasks in Poland. You will design drawings and models, prepare technical descriptions, and contribute to rail and tram projects across multiple clients and stages.

Applicants should have a Civil Engineering degree, experience in low-voltage or catenary design, and strong English communication. Hybrid or remote work options are available for qualified candidates in Poland.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience in low-voltage or catenary design, open to all experience levels (2–10 years).
• Proficiency with Bentley Microstation / Open Rail Design / AutoCAD / Civil 3D.
• Very good communication skills in English (written and spoken).
• Nice to have: Swedish experience or technical leading experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform design work (drawings, models) and review of own and others' work.
• Produce system descriptions, technical descriptions, plan descriptions, models, and drawings.
• Railway/Light rail/Tramway planning and design, template design, cross sections, and drawing preparation.
• Work on railway design assignments with layout, installation, and other relevant drawings.

Skills

Railway design experience

Low-voltage design

Catenary design

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Bentley Microstation

Open Rail Design

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Sweco is a Swedish-owned company with headquarters in Stockholm. We are 22,000 experts across Europe and every year we provide solutions in 80 countries around the world. Together with our clients, we create projects that address urbanization and digitalization and contribute to a more sustainable society.

The Sweco Design Center Poland operates as an internal design center within the Sweco Group. It specializes in providing expert services in planning, engineering, architecture, and design across diverse sectors, including infrastructure, transportation, urban planning, construction, energy, manufacturing, and IT systems. The Design Center currently collaborates with three countries: Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Responsibilities:

• Perform design work (drawings, models) and perform review of own and others work;
• Produce results in the forms of system descriptions technical descriptions, plan descriptions, models, and drawings;
• Railway/Lightrail/Tramway planning and design, template design, cross sections, and drawing preparation;
• Working on railway design assignments with layout, installation, and other relevant drawings.

What type of projects you work with

Projects with a variety of sizes, both larger and smaller. The main client is the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) as an end-user/client but sometimes it is also other public clients (such as municipalities) and contractors. We work on projects in all stages where there may be different requirements for documentation, drawings, and calculations. It can be a combination of text, 2D/3D models and drawings.

Our requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field;
• Experience in low-voltage or catenary design. If you have experience in catenary design but haven't had the opportunity to work with low-voltage systems and are interested in gaining expertise in that area, we would be happy to onboard you. We are open to all experience levels, ranging from 2 years to over 10 years of relevant experience;
• Software: Bentley Microstation / Open Rail Design / AutoCAD / Civil 3D;
• Experience with effect calculations;
• Very good communication skills in English (written and spoken);
• Nice to have: experience with technical leading, any kind of Swedish experience.

What we offer:

• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance – Comprehensive health coverage provided by Medicover, with the option to extend benefits to family members;
• Sports Card Access – Choose between Multisport or Medicover Sport to stay active and healthy;
• Language Learning Support – A financial bonus to support improving your English skills or starting to learn Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian;
• Company Social Benefits Fund – Seasonal bonuses provided during vacation periods and at Christmas;
• Empik GO – Annual platform subscription with company co-financing;
• Bonus Birthday Day Off – Celebrate your special day granted in addition to your regular vacation allowance;
• Flexible Work Model – Hybrid work available for employees based in Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Olsztyn or remote work possible for employees located in Poland and authorized to work in the Polish market.