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# Senior Design Engineer

- **Company:** Siemens Plc
- **Location:** York, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** System Configuration, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
- **Published:** July 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0f508e59eaff2740

## About the Role

* Degree or HND in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
 * Strong understanding of three-phase and 25kV railway protection principles, fault analysis and protection philosophy development.
 * Experience configuring, implementing, testing and troubleshooting protection systems, including IEC 61850, RTU and SCADA solutions.
 * Knowledge of Network Rail, British and international standards together with an understanding of project safety requirements.
 * Experience supporting the full project lifecycle, including design, construction, testing, commissioning and stakeholder management activities.
 * Commercial awareness with the ability to work effectively within project, contract and delivery constraints.

## Description

Siemens Mobility is seeking an experienced Senior Protection & Control Design Engineer to join our Rail Infrastructure - Electrification business. Reporting to the Protection & Control Principal Design Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality protection and control designs across major railway electrification projects throughout the UK. Working as part of a specialist engineering team, you will support the full project lifecycle from concept development and bid support through to commissioning and entry into service., * Delivering protection and control designs, studies and technical documentation that meet required quality, safety and compliance standards across railway electrification projects.

 * Developing protection philosophies, coordination studies and relay configurations, including IEC 61850-based protection, control and substation automation solutions.
 * Producing engineering deliverables such as single-line diagrams, schematics, communication architectures, equipment specifications, bills of materials and commissioning documentation.
 * Supporting testing, commissioning and fault investigation activities, including FATs, SATs, root cause analysis and performance improvement recommendations.
 * Acting as a technical lead on projects by managing engineering interfaces, contributing to risk management activities and supporting project delivery objectives.
 * Collaborating with customers, suppliers and multidisciplinary engineering teams while providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.


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