Railway Electrical Engineer (Catenary)

Sweco; Poland; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Care

Sports Card Access

Language Learning Support

Company Social Benefits Fund

Empik GO

Birthday Day Off

Hybrid/Remote Work

Job summary

Sweco Design Center Poland is a key internal design hub focusing on planning, engineering, architecture, and design across rail, infrastructure, and IT systems. You will design overhead contact systems, prepare drawings, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams on catenary projects.

The role involves modeling, documentation, and coordination with civil, track, and structural teams to deliver integrated railway solutions in Poland and nearby markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Electrical, Railway Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years to 10+ years of railway design experience.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation, and OpenRail.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of overhead contact systems (alignment, templates, ducting).
• Prepare technical drawings and documentation (layout plans, cross-sections, cable routing).
• Conduct technical assessments and calculations (wire tensioning, clearances, performance).
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate catenary with railway infrastructure.
• Create maps showing areas required for new railway construction.

Skills

English communication

Team coordination

Railway design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Electrical/Railway Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Bentley Microstation

OpenRail

Job description

Sweco is a Swedish-owned company with headquarters in Stockholm. We are 23,000 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.

What type of project do you work with:

Projects of a variety of sizes, both larger and smaller based in Norway and Sweden. Both the new railway and the repair and expansion of existing railway yard reconstructions, catenary replacements. Working with rail/catenary design, you produce results in the form of system descriptions, technical descriptions, plan descriptions, models, and drawings - depending on the type of project. We work on projects at all stages where there may be different requirements for documentation, drawings, and calculations.

Responsibilities:

• Design and development of overhead contact systems: alignment design, template design, including ducting of tracks, yards, L Sections, cross-sections;
• Preparation of technical drawings and documentation, such as layout plans, cross-sections, and cable routing for electrification works;
• Conducting technical assessments and calculations, including wire tensioning, electrical clearances, and system performance under operational conditions;
• Coordination with multidisciplinary teams (track, civil, structural) to ensure proper integration of the catenary system within the overall railway infrastructure;
• Create the content of the maps that show and clarify what areas are needed to be able to build the new railway, not only the railway itself.

Our requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Railway Engineering, or related field;
• Professional experience in Railway/Lightrail/Tramway assignments. We are open to all experience levels, ranging from 3 years to over 10 years of relevant expertise;
• Strong 2D and 3D design skills using AutoCAD/Bentley Microstation/Promise/Open Rail software;
• Involved in railway design assignments, including preparation and analysis of Pegging Plans, Layout Plans, CSDs, SEDs, as well as Dropper and Clearance calculations, and other related elements of traction power systems;
• Ability to adapt to other surrounding things like roads, existing buildings/facilities, ducting, how the existing ground/geology looks, piping, etc;
• Very good communication skills in English (written and spoken).

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.