SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER

Description

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Senior System Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment.  The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Honolulu, HI.

Who We Are:

Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signaling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey. With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 13,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions. 

Accountabilities:

• Define Concept of Operations for the project including identifying operational scenarios and use cases.
• Define System Architecture for the project (logical, functional, and physical architectures)
• Lead scope/requirement discussions with technical teams and customer
• Lead System Requirements effort and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Decompose System Requirements to lower-level elements and work with the engineering teams to ensure proper allocation
• Serve as the project’s cross-functional technical interface between product development, engineering, manufacturing, verification & validation, commissioning, and RAMS teams.
• Identify, define, control and manage system interfaces
• Acquire deep understanding of subsystems provided by external suppliers and ensure compatibility at system level
• Support project Engineering in all technical decisions
• Active participation in optimal overall project technical solution
• Support Customer design review and internal design reviews
• Support lab, factory, and field testing
• Execution of System Integration Test
• Define impact analysis for proposed changes to the system and support System Configuration Management through the whole lifecycle
• Ensure compliance with company processes
• Understands and integrates applicable CMMI, CENELEC, AREMA, IEEE, IPC, etc standards.
• Provide support to Projects external stakeholders (Customers, Users, Tenders) and participate to the budget estimation.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• 10-year engineering with a minimum 5 years as a lead systems/design engineer.
• Experience in managing External Integration Consultant Packages
• Experience in managing external stakeholders such as Civil Partners/External Contractors/Suppliers
• Extensive understanding and/or prior experience with engineering lifecycles, delivery, and HW/SW integration lifecycle and demonstrate the ability to deliver solutions to closure
• Prior experience managing small-medium sized projects and project teams
• Strong prior experience with Microsoft Office suite, requirements management systems (e.g. Doors), product lifecycle management systems, defect tracking tools, and software configuration tools
• Demonstrated ability to lead, engage, and manage tasking of cross-functional teams of varying skills/experience
• Builds effective relationships and has exceptional communication and leadership skills
• Ability to acquire deep understanding of new technologies with minimal guidance
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to peers, management, and customers in a simplified manner
• Strong technical troubleshooting and problem solving abilities
• Strong prior experience applying fundamental Systems Engineering concepts:

• V-lifecycle,
• System Architecture
• Requirements Management,
• Configuration Management,
• Interface Management,

• Deep competency in interactions between mechanical, electrical, and software components in complex electromechanical systems
• Success with multi-tasking across multiple projects at given time
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• PE certification within an Electrical Engineering discipline
• Prefer Expertise in any ONE or more of the following:
  • High Speed Railways System
  • Power systems including traction power and medium to low voltage designs
  • EMI / EMC system integration and validation
  • Telecoms and Network designs
  • Automated control design and development systems
  • Conventional signaling control designs
  • CBTC (Communication based train control) systems and designs

• Knowledge and/or experience working with Railway, Signaling Applications and/or ERTMS systems
• Prior experience collaborating with a diverse, cross-functional team across multiple geographic locations
• Knowledge of job-specific tools (Doors, others may apply) is an advantage
• Experience in BIM design process
• Knowledge of FRA/FTA regulations

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience.

Languages:

• English-Proficient

Benefits:

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