About Us A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in. Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (On-Site) Our Opportunity We currently have an opening in our Systems Engineering job family for a Systems Engineer working within the Hitachi – Telent Joint Venture to deliver HS2 Rail Systems - Third Party Communications, which consists of the following: Open Route and Tunnels Passenger Communication System (PCS) Basestation Hotels Emergency Services Network Basestations PCS/ESN Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Stations: Station Data Network – Protected (SDN-P) Station Data Network – External (SDN-E) & Passenger/Station WiFi Station UHF DAS Station PCS DAS As a Systems Engineer, you are responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining systems and solutions that meet the needs of our clients and users within the rail domain. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, implement solutions, and ensure the scalability, testability, reliability, and performance of our products and solutions. This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from Hitachi office in Birmingham. Other key office locations that you may be required to attend are Telent offices in Warwick or Chorley HS2 office in Birmingham Snow Hill HS2 office in London Euston Key Responsibilities: Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: Understand and follow the project delivery processes, methodologies, and use the defined tools as set out by the Quality Manager via reference to stated Hitachi and Telent Management Systems and the project specific Engineering Management Plans Support the System Engineering and Assurance Manager (SEM) and Requirements Manager with managing the development of the solution in accordance with Hitachi engineering management processes and demonstrating Level 3 Self Assurance to the client. Design and develop solutions using industry best practice Conduct User Needs Analysis and contribute to the development of the concept solution Carry out requirements capture, requirements analysis and requirements management Participate in Value Engineering and contributing to technical trade-off studies evaluating alternative design configurations and functional features Collaborate with System Architects, Subject Matter Experts, project managers, designers, customers and other Rail Systems stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications to ensure successful delivery of the project Generate System Specifications using relevant modelling and design techniques Produce interface designs and specifications Support Work Package Managers with timely provision of status, accurate measurement of progress and forecasting of remaining work and by identifying change, variation, risk and opportunity to the work package manager wherever the scope of works is impacted Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and other engineering issues Produce test plans, specifications and scripts in collaboration with IVVQ engineers and testers Technical Skills and Experience Experience in Systems development, with a strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and methodologies Ability to use design tools to produce complex designs Experience of working in an engineering environment and understanding of engineering delivery methodologies Understanding of configuration control Ability to use system engineering tools, such as requirements management (ELM/DOORS/Polarion) and Melody Advance or Enterprise Architect (SyML, UML) Human Skills Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues Keep up to date with the latest technologies, tools, and trends in systems development Excellent communication skills in all forms and at all levels Collaborative and strong working within a multi-disciplined team Excellent stakeholder management What We Can Offer We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation. Flexibility Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers. At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. 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