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 and Stanley - The Rail Recruitment Experts are recruiting a Vehicle Engineer (electrical) to technically define, develop and lead the electrical design and integration for rolling stock projects and tenders.

The Opportunity

The role of Vehicle Engineer is to technically define, develop and lead the electrical design and integration for rolling stock projects and tenders. With whole design lifecycle responsibility, from ensuring a complete and correct set of requirements are established to developing valid electrical train architectures and concepts that are fully integrated in order to deliver a class leading, competitive and compliant design

Location: This position is based in Derby.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Project electrical lead with responsibility for developing the whole train electrical design (e.g. propulsion, Train Control, power distribution), directing and guiding the project's design team to ensure key technical design decisions are made in a structured and timely manner and that all technical risks are identified and mitigated.
• Ensuring the electrical design is fully integrated and verified through the design lifecycle against a complete and correct set of technical requirements, using best practice system engineering processes and tools (e.g. Design Reviews, Trade Analyses, Interface management, Requirements Management)
• Leading the review of customer technical specifications and legislation in order to establishing the key train level operational, functional and electrical performance requirements and the subsequently development of the principle design architectures and concepts to meet these requirements. Ensuring key decisions regarding architecture, concepts and system technologies solutions are made in a timely manner to ensure bid and project timescales can be achieved.
• The principal electrical technical interface for the project's stakeholders; Lead Vehicle Engineer, Customer, Key suppliers, engineering functional heads and divisional leadership team, preparing and reporting technically on the project's progress, issues and risks.
• Planning and estimating timescales and costs associated with delivery of the scope of work associated with the role. Directly managing the scope of work during bids and projects.

The Candidate

Suitable candidates will be educated to Degree level and Chartered or working towards. From a technical point of view you should have experience in rolling stock system integration and leading on electrical vehicle performance issues.

Closing date: 6th January