Junior Railway System Engineer

About the role

The Junior Railway System Engineer will support the design, integration and verification of railway systems, helping to deliver safe, reliable and efficient transport solutions. Reporting to senior engineers, the role participates in both national and international railway projects across all lifecycle phases.

Key responsibilities

• Support system design and architecture, including definition of requirements and preparation of technical specifications.
• Assist integration activities between signaling, rolling stock and infrastructure, and conduct interface and interoperability studies.
• Perform performance assessments and simulations to optimise capacity, reliability and energy efficiency.
• Help prepare verification and validation plans, execute testing and commissioning, and document results.
• Contribute to configuration, requirements and lifecycle management, including maintenance and upgrade documentation.
• Support digitalisation initiatives such as IoT data collection, remote monitoring, predictive maintenance and Digital Twin exploration.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 1‑2 years of experience with railway systems or related subsystems.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving attitude.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Good command of English, spoken and written.

Required skills

• ETCS and CBTC signaling concepts.
• Rolling‑stock traction, braking and control systems.
• Electrification knowledge (25 kV AC, 3 kV DC, 750 V DC).
• Track and infrastructure interface principles.
• Systems Engineering fundamentals and CENELEC standards (EN 50126/8/9).
• Tools such as DOORS, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and Simulink.
• Digital Twin, IoT, Data Analytics and Remote Monitoring.