Maintenance Development Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead the design and delivery of Train Maintenance Plans across Hitachi Rail fleets, driving reliability, safety and cost improvements. You’ll work with multi-disciplinary teams to integrate rolling stock systems, validate RAMS, and implement condition-based maintenance strategies. The role combines project leadership, engineering development, and collaboration with external partners to enable fleet availability and performance. This is a hands-on, impact-driven position at multiple UK sites with a focus on maintenance excellence and lifecycle optimization.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Group Life Insurance

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of Rolling Stock systems to improve RAMS
• Write, review, approve and justify Train Maintenance Plans to safety and performance standards
• Develop and approve Overhaul Instructions for key components
• Create and validate Condition Assessment Plans for maintenance intervals
• Draft and publish Technical Bulletins and Engineering Briefs for RAMS support
• Perform risk assessments to validate maintenance activities and safety
• Lead projects to validate and certify Train Maintenance Plans with external parties
• Coordinate Maintenance Document Engineering Changes and obtain stakeholder approvals
• Provide Life Cycle Cost data and quantify cost-benefit for maintenance design changes
• Analyze data to define duty cycles and optimize maintenance and overhaul intervals
• Facilitate RCM workshops and liaise with bids/tenders for full life Maintenance Plans
• Collaborate with Mechanical/Electrical Engineers, Project Managers and Commercial/Leadership teams
• Develop cross-functional procedures to support business progression
• Build relationships with external suppliers, asset owners and operators to deliver maintenance plans

Key requirements

• Railway standards and regulations knowledge
• Rolling Stock Operational experience
• Extensive multi-discipline project engineering experience
• Knowledge of operational/maintenance engineering practices
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects under pressure
• Experience in stakeholder management and project governance
• Extensive knowledge of Rolling Stock Engineering and Maintenance Practices
• Stakeholder management
• Project governance
• Cross-functional collaboration
• RAMS engineering
• Maintenance planning and optimisation
• Life Cycle Costing (LCC)

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