Principal Electrical Engineer – Rolling Stock
hace 2 días
Derby
🚆 Principal Electrical Engineer – Rolling Stock 📍 Derby, UK We’re supporting a well-established rail engineering consultancy to appoint an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to work across a diverse portfolio of passenger, freight, metro, and light rail rolling stock projects. This is a technically senior role offering real ownership across the full project lifecycle — from feasibility and design through to integration, assurance, testing, and entry into service — with exposure to major operators, ROSCOs, OEMs, and public bodies. The role You’ll lead the delivery of electrical and electronic engineering solutions, providing high-quality consultancy while ensuring compliance with UK and EU railway standards. Key elements include: • Electrical systems integration and vehicle modification projects, • Train control and protection systems upgrades, • Production and approval of design packs, schematics, calculations, and test documentation, • Leading verification & validation, static/dynamic testing, and readiness for service, • Assurance against standards such as TSIs / NTSNs and EN 50126 (Functional Safety), • Mentoring engineers and leading technical work packages, • Supporting bids, estimating, and customer engagement What we’re looking for • Strong electrical engineering background with rolling stock experience, • Proven delivery of electrical systems integration and vehicle modifications, • Solid understanding of railway standards, approvals, and assurance processes, • Experience working across multi-disciplinary engineering projects, • Chartered Engineer (or working towards), • Experience with TCMS, diagnostics, condition monitoring, or cybersecurity awareness, • Exposure to bidding, estimating, or early-stage project work Why consider this opportunity? • High-impact technical role within a respected rail engineering business, • Exposure to varied rolling stock platforms and complex engineering challenges, • Strong collaborative culture with opportunities for progression, • Flexible / hybrid working arrangements 📩 Interested in a discreet conversation about this opportunity? Please click APPLY and we’ll be in touch with more details.