Principal Engineer - Rail Systems

About the role

Join Egis Group as a Principal Engineer in the Rail Business Unit, providing senior technical leadership for complex rail systems in Brisbane.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on signalling, train control, telecommunications, SCADA, traction power interfaces and systems integration across major rail projects.
• Lead requirements development, system architecture, interface definition, verification, validation and configuration management.
• Oversee safety assurance activities in line with EN50126/8/9, CENELEC and national rail safety legislation.
• Chair technical reviews, approve engineering deliverables and ensure compliance with standards and codes.
• Identify, assess and mitigate technical and operational risks throughout the project lifecycle.

Required profile

• Minimum 12 years of specialist rail systems experience delivering major rail infrastructure or digital signalling programmes.
• Tertiary qualification in Electrical, Systems, Mechatronics or related engineering discipline.
• Ability to obtain CPENG and RPEQ registration if not already held.
• Strong understanding of rail operations, maintenance and asset management.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams and strong stakeholder management.

Required skills

• Signalling and train control systems
• Telecommunications and SCADA
• Traction power interfaces
• Systems integration
• ETCS, CBTC and digital train control technologies
• Condition monitoring and automation