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Technical Director – System Engineering and Integration
Lead the systems strategy behind Australia’s first High Speed Rail program.
This is a senior systems engineering and integration leadership role across a once-in-a-lifetime landmark national rail program. You will sit across the overall railway systems strategy, bringing together engineering functions, safety requirements, integration planning and technical decision-making during the ECI phase.
This opportunity is open to both local and international candidates, with visa sponsorship and relocation costs available for suitably qualified professionals.
Who you will be working with:
You will join a global rail technology and infrastructure leader bidding to deliver the full turnkey railway systems package for Australia’s first High Speed Rail program.
The systems scope is broad and includes rolling stock, ETCS signalling, ticketing, communications, security, CCTV, access control, tunnel ventilation, fire systems and wider fire and life safety systems. This role will not sit in one isolated technical stream - it will help bring the overall systems engineering and integration approach together.
Benefits to the successful applicant:
Duties and responsibilities include:
We are looking for someone with:
If you are interested in this new opportunity, please apply directly. For a confidential discussion, please contact Peter Cheal at Pch•••@fuserecruitment.com
If you know someone exceptional who may be open for a new challenge, refer them to us and we'll give you $500 if we find them a new role!*
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Lead the systems strategy behind Australia’s first High Speed Rail program.
This is a senior systems engineering and integration leadership role across a once-in-a-lifetime landmark national rail program. You will sit across the overall railway systems strategy, bringing together engineering functions, safety requirements, integration planning and technical decision-making during the ECI phase.
This opportunity is open to both local and international candidates, with visa sponsorship and relocation costs available for suitably qualified professionals.
Who you will be working with:
You will join a global rail technology and infrastructure leader bidding to deliver the full turnkey railway systems package for Australia’s first High Speed Rail program.
The systems scope is broad and includes rolling stock, ETCS signalling, ticketing, communications, security, CCTV, access control, tunnel ventilation, fire systems and wider fire and life safety systems. This role will not sit in one isolated technical stream - it will help bring the overall systems engineering and integration approach together.
Benefits to the successful applicant:
- Senior technical leadership role on Australia’s first High Speed Rail program
- Own the systems engineering and integration strategy during ECI
- Broad technical scope across ETCS, CBTC, RAMS, V&V and safety assurance
- Work across engineering, customer, regulatory, operational and government requirements
- 100% Sydney-based role
- Visa sponsorship and international relocation assistance available
- Working on a greenfield multi-billion dollar project
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Lead the systems engineering lifecycle from requirements and architecture through to integration planning
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams across systems, software, hardware and product streams
- Define technical architecture across complex railway systems and subsystems
- Oversee integration between signalling, telecoms, SCADA, rolling stock, interlocking and trackside systems
- Champion RAMS, system assurance, verification, validation and certification planning
- Support technical trade-off decisions during the ECI phase with customer and stakeholder input
We are looking for someone with:
- Deep railway systems engineering or systems integration experience, ideally 15+ years
- Strong exposure to ERTMS / ETCS Level 1 and 2, CBTC, RAMS and complex rail systems integration
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams, not just acting as a technical specialist
- Strong understanding of system assurance, V&V, safety-critical systems and certification
- Exposure to standards such as EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, IEC 61508, TSIs or SIL targets
- Relevant engineering qualifications, ideally in Electrical, Electronic, Railway or Systems Engineering
- Experience working on high speed rail projects highly regarded
If you are interested in this new opportunity, please apply directly. For a confidential discussion, please contact Peter Cheal at Pch•••@fuserecruitment.com
If you know someone exceptional who may be open for a new challenge, refer them to us and we'll give you $500 if we find them a new role!*
#SCR-peter-cheal
#ChooseFuse
