Hitachi
Design Engineer (Telecoms/Networks)
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Location:
London, London, United Kingdom
Job ID:
R1012389
Date Posted:
2026-10-01
Company Name:
Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited
Profession (Job Category):
Engineering & Science
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
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.
Job Description:
We currently have an opening in our Engineering team for a Design Engineer. This role will be primarily working in our ongoing projects to maintain and renew London Underground’s operational network, focusing on telecoms and network solutions.
As a Design Engineer, you will design 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, design and implement solutions, and ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of our products, solutions and services.
You will be responsible for the design production, design estimates, design programs and design work packages for bids, projects and services to contract requirements, standards, budget, and on-time delivery. You will undertake the role of Designer as identified in the CDM regulations, with particular attention to design risks, ensuring that safety risks are designed out or deemed as low as reasonably practicable.
This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from our Waterloo office site.
Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Collaborate with all stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into designs.
- Design solutions using industry best practice, processes and tools.
- Produce designs that are buildable and maintainable that meet customer requirements and relevant standards and legislation.
- Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and other issues.
- Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines and other stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the project.
- Understand and follow the project delivery processes, methodologies, and use the defined tools as set out in the Hitachi Rail Management System and the project specific Engineering Management Plans.
- Escalate issues to the Senior Design Engineer where necessary.
- Provide status reports to the Senior Design Engineer
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Technical Skills and Experience
Proven capabilities in some or all of the following areas:
- IP/MPLS
- Layers: Layer-2 VPN Circuit emulation [C-pipe. CESoPSN, SATOP], Layer-2 VPN-Ethernet [E-Piper, VPLS, H-VPLS], Layer-3 VPN [VPRN, IES].
- Alternative MPLS options: Flat IS-IS, LDP, Segment Routing (w/wo PCE), MPLS-TP, SD-WAN, SASE.
- DWDM
- Optical Fundamentals: Wavelength multiplexing, fibre impairments, power budgeting.
- System Design: Node architecture, amplifiers, OADM. ROADMs, IP over DWDM.
- Multi-Service Networks
- Service Types: Voice, video, IoT, VPN services.
- Nokia Service Platform (NSP): Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Software Defined Networking (SDN).
- Radio LTE
- Fundamentals: EPC, RAN basics, spectrum planning
Strong ability to use design tools to produce complex designs.
Capable of managing a design through a defined design process.
Working knowledge of project plans.
Ability to produce metrics as part of Quality assurance & control.
Proven record of working in a telecoms engineering environment.
Fully understands the engineering lifecycle and its associated processes.
Knowledgeable about CDM regulations.
Can manage configuration control.
Appreciation of requirements to work effectively in an engineering environment and understanding of engineering delivery methodologies.
Human Skills
- Stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and industry best practices, and apply them to enhance our solutions
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team
- Excellent stakeholder management
- Proven problem-solving ability, trade-off skills and attention to detail
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What to expect
We aim to complete a one-stage interview process, which will be held at the Waterloo office. The interview will focus on both technical and behavioural competencies. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please let the TA partner know if this would be necessary. To find out what reasonable adjustments are, and what might be available, your TA partner will be happy to discuss this with you. We may close this role early if we quickly identify suitably strong applicants.
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. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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