System Engineer - Data Communication System - Railway Infrastructure

Siemens Plc
1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, German
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 47K

Job location

Tech stack

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Systems Engineering
Data Transmissions
ClearQuest
Networking Hardware
Network Security
Microsoft Visio
Network Configuration and Change Management
Network Architecture
Software Engineering
Test Management
Wireless Networks
Data Logging
Reliability Availability Maintainability and Safety Software
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Wired Network

Job description

As System Engineer - Data Communication System (DCS), you will be responsible for:

  • Technical Competency

Wired Network - Design and implementing network infrastructure for industrial networks. L2 and L3 network configuration and troubleshooting. Installation, Test and Commissioning of Industrial networks. Knowledge of Optical and Electrical network implementation ensuring compliance to requirements. Technical support for networks already commissioned.

Wireless Network - Designing and implementing Radio infrastructure for industrial networks. Link Budget calculation and Radio network planning for Railway and Metro deployment. Installation, Test and Commissioning of wireless networks, Interference Test, Coverage Tests.

IT-Security - Design and implementation of Network Security and Network device hardening. Product knowledge and designing Proof of concept. External interface management. Implementation of logging functions for Security. Installation, Test and Commissioning of designed solution including Firewalls or a DMZ

  • Work assignments:

Responsibility for the management of rollouts of data communication systems (DCS) as part of large-scale railway infrastructure projects within time, budget, and quality framework: Ensuring economic success and (internal) customer satisfaction for DCS application projects.

Carrying the responsibility for the application scope, both technical and commercial. Representation of the application scope within the project towards the PM and customer, whilst reporting to the line management (group lead).

  • Application planning, controlling, and reporting:

For DCS projects: determination of the comprehensive project objectives from the Project Management and provided documents. Preparation of the project planning and the required project documents. Ensuring compliance with defined procedures/processes for project controlling and reporting. Interfacing with all stakeholders including customer, vendors, Project management, and other systems.

  • Application implementation: Coordination of the complex application implementation with international partners. Ensuring that the application goals defined with the project management and all project participants are achieved.
  • Exploration of further business opportunities:

Identification and exploitation of additional business opportunities during project implementation, e.g. identifying Change Requests or extending the scope towards generic application work packages.

  • Leadership:

Technical leadership of the Application team including staff resource planning and coordination with the organizational units involved. Managing following team setup:

  • Projects Support functions and Quality Management
  • System Engineering and Hardware and Software Engineering for Interlocking and Diagnostic Systems
  • Test Management
  • RAMS Management
  • Validation

Requirements

  • Degree in electronics engineering or systems engineering preferably with railway specific

specialization.

  • Professional experience of minimum 5 years in railway transportation systems, ideally in the rail

systems business, with the focus on (System) Engineering in CBTC domain

  • Knowledge of project management principles for project realization and execution
  • Fluent English essential both written and oral, knowledge of German is an asset.
  • Independent and structured approach to work
  • Team leadership and mediation skills between team
  • Familiar with Configuration tools like DOORS ClearQuest, MS Word , MS Excel , MS Visio.

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