Rolling Stock Engineer (Saudi National)

About SYSTRA

SYSTRA is a global engineering and consultancy group specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA designs safe and sustainable transport solutions worldwide, contributing to social inclusion and facilitating access to essential services. The company supports cities and regions in developing, improving, and modernizing infrastructure and transport systems across project lifecycles, from design to maintenance, operating in over 80 countries.

The Role: Rolling Stock Engineer

SYSTRA is seeking a Rolling Stock Engineer to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position requires a Saudi National with over 10 years of experience. The successful candidate will contribute to the technical integrity of rolling stock, providing technical guidance on design, development, and safety for a project that includes at-grade, elevated, and underground tunnel rail sections with automatic passenger rolling stock operation. Reporting to the Lead Rolling Stock Engineer, this role involves design reviews, resolving construction and design issues, ensuring contractual compliance, and facilitating integration with other systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical advice and support regarding rolling stock to the project team.
• Define and develop interface specifications to support supplier design.
• Liaise with the project controls team to determine schedules and monitor design progress.
• Ensure adherence to project deliverables concerning safety, quality, cost, and schedule.
• Analyze rolling stock related RAMS performance against client design specifications.
• Analyze rolling stock related operation and maintenance.
• Review and approve the Design Build contractor’s rolling stock system and sub-system designs for compliance with client requirements.
• Review and monitor rolling stock design specifications and standards for subsystems such as HVAC, door control, propulsion and control, auxiliary power, wiring, automatic train control (ATS), carbody, brakes, couplers, gangway, and bogies.
• Oversee the assessment of differing train configurations, passenger capacity, interface problems, and performance quantifications.
• Coordinate and monitor rolling stock related interfaces and integration with other disciplines including platform screen doors, signaling, telecoms, and power supply.
• Conduct technical investigations or fault analyses.
• Conduct site visits and inspections to verify and monitor rolling stock works quality and progress.
• Ensure all reporting requirements are met and maintain accurate records concerning rolling stock related data.

Qualifications and Experience

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree, diploma, or professional qualification.
• Minimum of 12 years of mechanical engineering work experience.
• Experience working on large, complex, and multidisciplinary projects.
• Current or recent broad knowledge of the rail industry.
• Significant technical experience relevant to the design delivery of mechanical aspects of rolling stock.
• Demonstrable experience in the design of rolling stock.
• Strong understanding of railway approvals, practices, and standards including EN 50126, EN 50129, IEC 61133, IEC1287, NFPA 130, UIC-615, UIC-515, EN12663, and EN15827.
• Experience with railway interiors and paneling.
• Working experience with Bombardier’s/Siemens rolling stock.
• Chartered Engineer status is preferred.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of rail communication concepts and principles.
• Knowledge of overhead traction power reticulation systems.
• Strong client-facing skills.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a team responsible for the technical integrity of rolling stock on a complex rail project.