Certification Engineer

Are you looking for the opportunity to join one of the UK's leading provider of rail solutions with a portfolio which includes a full range of passenger rail vehicles?

Ford & Stanley - The Rail Recruitment Specialists are recruiting a certification Engineer to join the Design Assurance team in Derby. The primary purpose of the Certification Engineer is to undertake design assurance activities (driven by requirements based engineering) on Projects, Bids and R&D.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing customer technical specifications and legislation to understand requirements and consequently assisting vehicle engineers in making key decisions regarding vehicle concept and architecture to ensure that these requirements are met.
• Generating the necessary technical documentation in response to customer Invitations To Tender (ITTs) and leading the resolution of technical compliance issues relating to the train design during bid negotiations.
• Capture (and where necessary further develop) customer and regulatory requirements based on contractual and tender documentation and assist the cascade of these requirements with appropriate verification activities to systems within the train (in DOORS)
• Liaison with the engineering team to determine (and support development of) verification evidence necessary to gain design conformance (both customer and regulatory.
• Planning and estimating timescales and costs associated with delivery of the scope of work associated with the role. And directly managing the scope of work during bids and projects.

Candidates will be engineering professionals with Significant experience in design verification and authorisation. Rolling stock experience is preferred although candidates from other relevant, and safety critical, environments will be considered.