Railway Senior System Engineer (Railway System Interface Manager)

RINA is a global knowledge company where expertise travels across borders, disciplines, and industries. Every day, we collaborate on solving complex challenges that no single field could tackle alone. With a presence in more than 70 countries and 160 years of heritage, we turn individual know-how into collective progress. 

We are currently recruiting for a Railway Senior System Engineer (Railway System Interface Manager)to join our office in Cairo within the  Electronics and System Engineering Division.​

Mission

The Railway Senior 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.

The successful candidate will join the RINA System Engineering team and will have the possibility to act as Railway Interface Manager for the project of appointment, collaborating with the Railway Integration Manager, and with other System Engineering and System Assurance Experts and Managers, by ensuring the development and validation of all interfaces with the successful integration of the systems involved in the design and construction of the whole railway system. The successful Railway Senior System Engineer will also participate to different international projects in order to support the development of the system engineering activities. 

Key Accountabilities

A. System Interface Management

- Managing railway system scenarios, requirements, system architecture, related with the interaction between subsystems (rolling stock, signaling, tracks, power supply).

- Selecting appropriate technologies and configurations for new rail projects.

-Manage the interface development by the subsystems and coordinating the process of verification and validation of all interfaces during the life cycle of the project up to interface final successful closure.

- Manage the correct interface of the system with all the external stakeholders, ensuring the correct finalization of all the applicable authorization processes.

B. System Integration

- Ensuring interoperability between different railway subsystems, interfaces between rolling stock, signaling, and infrastructure.

- Validating system compatibility across national and international requirements and standards (e.g., EN, NFPA, ...).

- Ensuring the subsystem are correctly integrated to allow the validation of performance and functionalities for all foreseen scenarios for the railway system.

C. Verification & Validation

- Allowing integration testing validation by 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 for what concern the interfaces

D. Lifecycle Management

- Managing railway system upgrades and modernization projects.

- Supporting asset management and maintenance planning to maximize system longevity.

E. 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

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Qualifications

- Minimum of 12 years of experience in system engineering for railway systems, with strong proficiency in interface management

- Experience in focusing on sustainability in Railway systems and infrastructure design, construction, and operation.

- 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

Project Management & Lifecycle Management:

- Working with V-Model, Agile, or Waterfall methodologies.

- Managing large-scale railway system deployment projects.

Competencies

• WORKPLACE DYNAMICS - Resourcefulness in shaping progress and working efficiently.
• FORESIGHT & INSIGHT - Context awareness adopting a systemic perspective and informed decision making.
• PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT - Ownership for life, work and results, striving to grow professionally and personally.​
• INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE - Skills and strategies we use to interact effectively with others.
• DOMAIN & BUSINESS ACUMEN - Applying a scientific approach and critical thinking in operations and solution development within area of expertise.

At RINA, your growth drives our innovation. We bring together engineers, inspectors, digital minds and specialists from more than 100 nationalities, creating an environment where diverse perspectives sharpen how we think, collaborate and deliver.  

Flexibility and respect drive how we work. We are committed to building a workplace where every person feels valued and empowered to develop their potential. RINA provides equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate on any basis. We are compliant with Italian Law n. 68/99.

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