MPI Limited
Senior Project Engineer ETCS
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Job Specification: Senior Project Engineer – ETCS
Role:
Senior Project Engineer – ETCS
Department:
Engineering / Projects
Location:
Derby (3 days)/ Midlands (2 days)
Reporting to:
Project Engineering Manager / Engineering Manager
Employment type:
Contract
Role Definition
The Freight ETCS project supports the rollout of ETCS Onboard solution to the UK Freight Fleet on a number of UK locomotives. The project covers locomotives in different stages of the project lifecycle including design, first in class installation, fleet production and type testing.
Key Accountabilities
- Will play a lead role within the ETCS On Board Engineering team to ensure all project related deliverables are understood and implemented in line with project schedules.
- Ensure the engineering community create and monitor engineering plans to report progress against budget and timeline, taking proactive and decisive remedial action when required.
- Work with the Head of Engineering and Work Package Managers to achieve efficiencies in project and engineering delivery while fostering engineering excellence, promoting consistent practices and the identification/adoption of new processes, tools and methods of working.
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Essential:
- In depth practical knowledge and experience of design and installation of on-board train systems, typically ETCS, TPWS/AWS, GSM-R, Wi-Fi, CCTV and/or DAS.
- Track record of delivering installation and/or testing and commissioning projects associated with modifications to rail vehicles.
- Tenacious approach to delivery of technical work packages for a complex project.
- Experience of working with others to deliver a range of work packages.
- Knowledge of depot procedures and site safety.
- Ability to read and review requirements, creating written comments and attending reviews as required.
- Review engineering deliverables for completeness and consistency.
- Previous experience in liaising with subcontractors throughout the whole project lifecycle.
- Demonstrates customer focus in all work carried out.
- Experience of working to industry quality and safety standards.
- Strong and effective communicator at all levels within the business and in front of new and existing customers.
- Highly motivated, dependable, and self-reliant.
- Willingness and ability to work from Derby 3 days per week and flexibility to travel to fitment partner locations in the Midlands.
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Desirable:
- Understanding of Freight Locomotives.
- Knowledge of implementing Onboard ETCS solutions.
- Experience working in an operational and/or maintenance environment.
- Proven track record in working in major Sub-contract environments.
- Review product installation designs to ensure adherence to guidelines and installation constraints.
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