Senior Hardware Design Engineer

About the role

Hitachi Rail is seeking an enthusiastic, self‑motivated Senior Hardware Design Engineer to join our fast‑paced team in Sydney. You will be responsible for delivering coordinated, technically consistent hardware designs across rail infrastructure projects.

Key responsibilities

• Develop rack layouts and equipment configurations, ensuring proper space allocation, access and maintainability.
• Define cable routing approaches for stations, trackside, tunnels, depots and facilities.
• Design fibre and copper cable terminations and specify physical interface requirements.
• Establish power supply requirements, including load allocation and distribution.
• Incorporate thermal and heat‑load constraints into hardware configurations.
• Design earthing and bonding arrangements in line with project specifications.
• Apply EMI/EMC principles, segregation and routing practices in physical design.
• Specify equipment mounting solutions such as racks, desks, walls and specialist installations.
• Define cable containment and installation constraints where applicable.

Required profile

• Proven experience in hardware design within rail or comparable infrastructure environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of cabling systems, rack layouts, equipment installation and power distribution.
• Working understanding of earthing, bonding and EMI/EMC principles as applied to physical design.
• Ability to produce structured, detailed, installation‑ready engineering design documentation.
• Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline.

Required skills

• Hardware design
• Rack layout design
• Cable routing (fibre and copper)
• Power supply and distribution planning
• Thermal management
• Earthing and bonding
• EMI/EMC compliance
• Equipment mounting solutions
• Cable containment specification

What we offer

• Annual performance, development and salary review process.
• Ongoing professional development and training.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including flu vaccinations.
• Employee Assistance Program for employees and families.
• Additional days off sponsored by the company beyond statutory entitlements.
• Company‑sponsored social events throughout the year.