Hitachi

Senior Digital Rail Engineer

Hitachi

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CloudKafkaKubernetesSQLTCP/IP

About the role

  • Engage with rolling stock operators and maintainers to capture, refine, and prioritise requirements for new digital tools
  • Prototype and develop software solutions to demonstrate and validate new concepts
  • Translate customer requirements into technical specifications and work closely with developers to deliver solutions
  • Apply railway knowledge to ensure delivered tools meet operational and maintenance needs (e.g. KPIs, fleet reliability, condition-based maintenance)
  • Support integration of solutions with on-train and off-train systems, including wayside monitoring platforms and cloud/on-premise infrastructure
  • Contribute to fault root cause analysis and development of diagnostic/analytics features
  • Support test, deployment, and commissioning activities for new features and tools
  • Work with a wide range of technologies: VPNs, MQTT, TCP/IP, Kafka, SFTP, APIs, Kubernetes, Web Applications, SQL, and containerised applications
  • Collaborate across international teams of engineers, developers, and support staff.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in the UK railway industry (operations, rolling stock, or maintenance)
  • Strong software development skills, with ability to code and prototype
  • Familiarity with cloud-based solutions, big data platforms, and AI-driven analytics
  • Understanding of on-board electronics and data acquisition systems
  • Knowledge of networking, application hosting, and data integration platforms (cloud and on-prem)
  • Ability to work independently and directly with customers, maintaining clear communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong problem-solving, diagnostic, and analytical skills.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days holiday
  • Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
  • Private medical insurance
  • Personal Accident insurance
  • Group Income protection
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
software developmentprototypingtechnical specificationsfault root cause analysisdiagnostic featuresanalytics featuresdata integrationcloud solutionsbig data platformsAI-driven analytics
Soft skills
clear communicationproblem-solvingdiagnostic skillsanalytical skillsindependent workcollaboration