Maclean Moore are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Systems Engineer on behalf of a golabal Rail design consultancy.
As a member of the Rail Systems Team, you will work with technical documents, extracting and manipulating textual requirements in collaboration with technical experts. You will manage large sets of requirements for rail projects, supporting our design teams across the United Kingdom. You will assist the Requirements Manager in designing and implementing systematic management procedures for selecting, analysing, organising, developing and demonstrating compliance with requirements.

You will liaise frequently and in depth with specialist engineers in track, electrification, signalling, civil engineering, electrical plant and systems integration. We will train and support you as develop your understanding of these specialist areas and use of specialist requirements management software. In time you will work independently on team tasks and track progress for the requirements team.

Role

• To train and support designers from other disciplines to successfully apply systems engineering techniques to rail projects; and
• To provide specialist rail systems expertise to projects.
• To this end, you may expect to:
• Methodically identify, analyse, organise and develop requirements for and with project teams.
• Organise and record evidence showing how projects have met and complied with requirements.
• Set up databases and processes for managing requirements and demonstrating compliance.
• Assist in the production of System Engineering plans and processes for requirements management and assurance.
• Report progress through a project and to contribute to safety assurance cases.
• Manage task lists, progress trackers and programmes of work on behalf of the Requirements Manager.

Requirements and skills

Essential Skills and Knowledge:

• Able to communicate with specialists and confirm understanding of technical issues.
• Able to write in clear, precise English and determine the meaning of complex written statements.
• Able to methodically process and organise technical information from diverse documents.
• Able to strictly follow repetitive procedures.

Qualifications:

• A university engineering degree in electrical, electronic or information systems
• Ideally, a masters degree in Railway Systems Engineering
• Ideally, an active member of INCOSE and/or the IET

Desirable skills and knowledge:

• Able to work with large documents in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Able to proof-read documents and identify duplication, errors, inconsistencies and omissions.
• Able to estimate time and effort for own activities.
• We highly value candidates with experience of a rail or similar engineering design business.
• We highly value candidates with demonstrable curiosity about how railway engineering projects are undertaken and how different systems fit together to create the operational railway.

Reward and Benefits:

My client are offering a competitive salary at all levels, and one of the best benefits package in our sector.

Relocation package is considered should you need to relocate for this role.

Core benefits include cover under the UK Healthcare Plan (private medical insurance), Life Assurance, Accident Insurance, and Income Protection (long term disability) cover. Core benefits are funded by us and made available to all permanent staff in order to support and safeguard your financial, physical and mental wellbeing. You will also have access to a grade-related Flexible Benefits Fund which you can choose to take as extra cash, or spend on a wide range of Choice Benefits to help with your work/life balance and financial security.