Engineering Manager (PDA)

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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 theres something for everyone to get stuck into. And thats where you come in.

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Engineering Manager (PDA)

About the Role

Engineering Manager contributes to Hitachis responsibility to design manage interfaces and prepare the documentation needed for installation test and placing in service approvals. Its specific contribution is to lead technical Governance engineering integration design assurance technical maturity reviews and technical decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the engineering management approach design Governance design review cadence technical decision process and engineering maturity criteria.

• Lead technical coordination across Solution Engineering Interface & Integration Requirements Installation Design Configuration/Defect control and all Work Package Leaders.

• Ensure safety RAM cybersecurity EMC human factors O&M installation and IVVQ/T&C requirements are embedded in design outputs.

• Resolve technical conflicts and ensure supplier designs are reviewed integrated and accepted through controlled processes.

• Provide engineering input to Programme reviews customer design gates change impact assessments and acceptance strategy.

• Apply the Hitachi Code of Conduct in role-specific decisions including ethical escalation anti-bribery discipline confidentiality data protection fair supplier/customer conduct and transparent records.

• Lead technical Governance engineering integration design assurance technical maturity reviews and technical decision-making.

• Technical authority for solution definition design assurance and engineering decisions within approved baseline.

• Escalates major technical deviations maturity gaps or unresolved interface conflicts.

Key Interfaces

• Project Manager Solution Engineering Manager Work Package Leaders Safety RAM Quality Cybersecurity HSE IVVQ and T&C Managers.

• Customer technical authority operator/maintainer representatives infrastructure owner technical interfaces and external assessors where applicable.

• Suppliers subcontractor engineering teams BIM/CAD and installation design teams.

• Interface & Integration Manager.

• Technical gate reviews.

Authority & Accountability

• Accountable for engineering Governance technical integrity and design maturity of Hitachis scope.

• Authorised to chair design reviews request technical corrections approve/recommend engineering deliverables within delegated competence and escalate unresolved technical risks.

• May recommend design hold retest supplier escalation or change control where technical acceptance criteria are not met.

Mandate

Provide the technical leadership required to transform contractual requirements into an integrated accepted railway solution.

Skills & Experience

• Senior engineering leadership in rail systems control/communications IT/OT or multidisciplinary infrastructure Projects.

• Strong systems engineering design assurance interface configuration and lifecycle acceptance knowledge.

• Ability to lead diverse technical teams and supplier engineering organisations.

• Resilience and resistance to stress during design freezes technical escalations audits and commissioning defects.

• Balanced judgement across safety performance maintainability cost and schedule.

• More than 7 years on complex rail/systems Projects.

• CENELEC familiarity.

Working in Hitachi:
Our employees are our most important asset and we provide an environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance and we offer a flexible hybrid work environment based on Working from home and office presence (40/60). Your manager will interact with you on a regular basis ensuring you a career path that suits your needs and ambitions. Beside the traditional benefits like pension 6 weeks of holidays canteen etc. we also are proud of offering some good and very professional skilled colleagues.

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