Maintenance Engineer - Wayside Signalling

About the role

Hitachi Rail is looking for a self-motivated Maintenance Engineer for wayside signalling in Brisbane, Queensland. The role provides technical and onsite support for wayside signalling ETCS equipment in a fast-paced, safety-critical railway environment, covering fault diagnosis, equipment investigation, maintenance support, system recovery and performance monitoring on an ETCS L2 signalling system.

Key responsibilities

• Fault finding and technical support for wayside signalling and ETCS equipment, including detailed investigation, performance analysis and recovery actions
• Investigate equipment faults and operational incidents through onsite inspection, diagnosis, testing and adjustment
• Analyse equipment logs, alarms and diagnostic information
• Support root cause analysis, FRACAS and continuous improvement to improve system reliability
• Monitor equipment condition and investigate faults at interfaces between distributed wayside equipment, centralised signalling and interlocking
• Maintain technical documentation, maintenance instructions, records and defect reports
• Record findings and work with signalling, telecommunications, Control Centre and other engineering teams
• Take part in an after-hours on-call roster and support maintenance, testing, commissioning and system enhancements

Required profile

• Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or a related discipline; a Diploma or Certificate IV (Rail Signalling) with significant rail industry experience is also considered
• Minimum 5+ years in railway signalling maintenance, fault finding, testing, commissioning or operational signalling support; Queensland Rail experience is advantageous
• Strong electrical and electronic fault-finding and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read signalling designs, circuit diagrams, schematics, technical manuals and procedures
• Experience conducting investigations and developing corrective and preventive actions
• Ability to work independently in the field and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams

Required skills

• Electrical and electronic test equipment and computer-based diagnostic and maintenance tools
• Centralised signalling and computer-based interlocking systems (highly regarded)

What we offer

• Training and development opportunities
• Salary continuance insurance
• Annual performance, development and salary reviews
• Employee assistance program and flu vaccinations
• Social events and health and wellbeing initiatives
• Company-sponsored days off in addition to public holidays and leave