Railway Senior System Engineer

RINA


Date: 11 hours ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
RINA is currently recruiting for a Railway Senior System Engineer to join its office in Abu Dhabi within the Electronics and Systems Engineering Division.

Mission

The Railway System Engineer is responsible for designing, integrating, and optimizing railway systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. This role involves system-level thinking, covering rolling stock, signaling, infrastructure, power supply, and communication systems.

Key Accountabilities

  • System Design & Architecture
  • Defining and managing railway system requirements, system architecture, interaction between subsystems (rolling stock, signaling, tracks, power supply).
  • Selecting appropriate technologies and configurations for new rail projects.
  • System Integration
  • Ensuring interoperability between different railway subsystems, interfaces between rolling stock, signaling, and infrastructure.
  • Validating system compatibility across national and international railway networks (e.g., ERTMS, CBTC, PTC).
  • Performance Optimization
  • Enhancing railway system efficiency in terms of capacity, energy consumption, and operational reliability.
  • Verification & Validation
  • Ensuring railway systems adhere to the performance and characteristics required by the project requirements, standards, laws, …
  • Defining and monitoring the execution of the V&V plan
  • Lifecycle Management
  • Managing railway system upgrades and modernization projects.
  • Supporting asset management and maintenance planning to maximize system longevity.
  • Digitalization & Smart Rail Technologies
  • Implementing IoT, AI, and Big Data solutions for predictive maintenance and automation.
  • Working with Digital Twin, Remote Monitoring, and Smart Signaling technologies.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Transport Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Qualifications

  • Rolling Stock (Locomotives, EMUs, DMUs, High-Speed Trains)
  • Signaling Systems (ETCS, CBTC, PTC, Interlocking)
  • Electrification (25kV AC, 750V DC, 3kV DC systems)
  • Track Infrastructure (Standard gauge, High-Speed Rail, Light Rail, Metro)
  • Interface management between hardware, software, and infrastructure.
  • Managing mixed traffic operations (High-speed, freight, commuter trains).
  • CENELEC Standards: EN 50126 (RAMS), EN 50128 (Software), EN 50129 (Safety)
  • ETCS/ERTMS (European Train Control System)
  • IEC 62290 (Urban Rail Control Systems)
  • UIC, AAR, and FRA Regulations (for different railway regions)
  • Systems Engineering: DOORS, Enterprise Architect
  • Failure & Safety Analysis: ReliaSoft, FMECA, FTA Tools
  • Electrical & Mechanical Design: MATLAB, Simulink, CATIA
  • Working with V-Model, Agile, or Waterfall methodologies.
  • Managing large-scale railway system deployment projects.

Competencies

  • ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
  • BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
  • CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
  • EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
  • MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
  • MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
  • PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
  • PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
  • THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

With over 5,800 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. It is the policy of RINA to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy) national origin, age, disabilities, marital status, sexual orientation, genetics, military status, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans (veterans who served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a badge has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are strongly committed to this policy and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.

RINA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of RINA without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of RINA. Please, no phone calls or emails.

How to apply

To apply for this job you need to authorize on our website. If you don't have an account yet, please register.

Post a resume

Similar jobs

Specialist Contracts Engineer

KBR, Inc., Abu Dhabi
11 hours ago
TitleSpecialist Contracts EngineerBelong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed...

Public Area Attendant

Dusit Doha Hotel | Dusit Hotel & Suites - Doha, Abu Dhabi
14 hours ago
Job DescriptionPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: PUBLIC AREASCleans and maintains all lobbies, rest-rooms, and corridors. (Public areas & offices).Vacuums carpets and empty rooms and ashtrays.Polishes and dusts furniture and fixtures.Sweeps, mops, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors.Washes walls and ceilings.Removes trash.Vacuums and polish elevators.Cleans mirrors and windows. Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.Administrative Responsibilities Performs duties or tasks at the best of his/her...

Engineer - Offshore Structural (UAE National)

Saipem, Abu Dhabi
1 day ago
Saipem is a global leader in engineering services for the design, construction, and operation of complex infrastructures and plants in the energy sector, both offshore and onshore.The vision that inspires us is “Engineering for a sustainable future”. This is why we are engaged in the new low-carbon energy and industrial ecosystem. We are at the forefront of the transition to...