Capture the requirements and specify/design the electrical systems that satisfy customer and business demands as well as industry standards.

This ranges from the top-level architecture (block diagrams and schematics) to the detailed component level. It may involve working with third parties to capture, agree and document technical requirement specifications. It may require the specification of catalogue equipment, creation and integration into designed systems, or it might require a mixture of both approaches.

Also includes designing or specifying the relevant component, sub-system or vehicle test procedures. Cascade this information to the Electrical Designers who will carry out the detailed draught, BOM and component sourcing work.

- Act as design authority, and single point of contact, for the systems allocated to your care.

- Undertake the concept design of electrical and pneumatic schematics. Assist and guide the Electrical Designers to ensure that equipment thus selected including cabling, relays, switches etc, meets the necessary BS, EN and railway standards.

- Undertake Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) for the systems allocated to your care.

- Lead safety and reliability investigations, report outcomes and recommend solutions.

Experience

- Experience of specifying, designing and working with high and low-voltage electrical equipment, in particular 3-phase drives and motors, DC-to-DC converters, rectifiers / inverters, and IGBTs

-Sound knowledge and experience of power, traction and braking systems as applicable to railway rolling stock.

- Ability to distil complex engineering issues into the key points in order for take or influence others to make informed decision.

- Ability to analyse energy flows and the implications for power, current, voltage and component sizing etc.

- Ability to determine the control logic required for a given system and translate this into new electrical schematics.

- Ability to 'reverse engineer' an existing electrical schematic and analyse the logic. Ability to write Technical Requirement Specifications, Mod Instructions, Test Specifications and Test Procedures.

Qualifications

- Engineering degree (with electrical bias), or equivalent qualification(s).

- Chartered Engineer (IET or former IEE), or actively working towards it.