Senior Design Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior Design Engineer to join our expanding Rail Systems Engineering team. You will be working in a part of Telent that is dedicated to maintaining the UK wide rail network. Our customers include Transport for London, Network Rail and a host of Train Operating Companies. Reporting to the Lead Design Engineer the senior design engineer will be responsible for delivering project upgrade works across Transport for London and Network rail infrastructure.

Acting as the Senior Design Engineer for customer’s projects, you will be responsible for undertaking all technical aspects of projects. This will include managing the production of design packages for minor and major works for new and existing system upgrades, ensuring all works are conducted to the correct standard, working with project management teams to scope for new works and production of quotations.

Key Deliverables

• Manage and produce designs - PA/PAVA Solutions
• Perform reviews to verify designs are compliant to contract technical requirements.
• Ensure designs are risk assessed in accordance with CDM obligations.
• Ensure designs are fully integrated with other disciplines.
• Manage and produce test documentation to validate the implemented designs.
• Provide technical support to implementation teams.
• Produce as-built documentation and associated test results.
• Report against programme to relevant Project Manager.
• Drive efficiencies in repeated work scopes through design re-use.
• Implement robust processes that aim to eliminate telent incurred re-work costs in all delivery phases.
• Ensure designers are efficiently utilised.
• Produce Resource plans for customers works
• Interface with internal and external engineering teams to ensure all works are planned and completed on time
• Effective communicator (both written and verbal)
• Support the evolution of technical support solutions across customer estates, integrating emerging technologies to enhance service delivery
• Build and support reference systems through FAT and on-site implementation

Strong background in System design, integration and testing for the following technologies.

• PA/PAVA Design experience - Public Address, Voice Alarm and Induction Loops - these are our key focus area for this role.
• Station Management Systems
• Security CCTV (Analogue and IP)
• Customer Information Systems and Displays
• Passenger Help Points
• Data Networks
• OPO/TtT CCTV System
• Proven rail industry experience and leadership in engineering delivery, * Degree or HNC in Engineering (preferred)
• Industry recognition such as Chartered Engineer status or MIET membership (preferred)
• IRSE License
• Industry recognition chartered, MIET etc

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Employee discount
• Company pension, * 26 days annual leave, plus public holidays, plus the option to buy up to 10 days or sell six days each year.
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

A career at Telent can span sectors, roles, technologies, and customers giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone be themselves and to thrive at work.