Job Description

UK ETCS On-Board Compliance Engineer

Derby – Remote working an option

Start – ASAP – 1 year contract

Rate - Negotiable

Role Definition

This exciting role offers an opportunity to provide technical leadership and innovation for our Client with regards to compliance in the context of an ETCS on-board retrofit project.

Working as part of a close-knit team, the Compliance Engineer shall be the referent on compliance for the UK specific application of a ETCS On-Board retrofit project.

Key Accountabilities

Gather and present evidence that the designs comply with the technical reference documents (standards, regulations, …) listed in the Technical Baseline

Check and challenge the evidence of compliance produced both internally (System Engineering, Design, Verification, …) and externally (design houses)

Note that compliance here covers the reference documents

Produce compliance reports:

unfitted vehicle compliance report

retrofitted vehicle compliance report

these reports contain the evidence of compliance, to be used as input to both the Safety Case & the Technical File

Support approval process, to obtain APIS for each train class

Work directly with the Approval Manager, the Validation Manager, the assessors (NoBo, DeBo, AsBo), the Design & Technical Authority

Support the UK ETCS On-board delivery team through the design, approval, test and commissioning activities for vehicle First in Class project 

Specific Skills/Tasks

Essential:

Knowledge and/or experience relating to train carried systems, in particular train control systems & in-cab signalling systems (ETCS / CBTC)

Previous experience in interacting with assurance bodies (AsBo, NoBo, DeBo, …)

Previous experience in safety assurance and certification

Demonstrates customer focus in all work carried out.

Able to understand and take account of the ‘big picture’ presented by the politics and sensitivities that surround the rail industry

Experience of working to industry quality and safety standards

Strong and effective communicator at all levels within the Business and in front of new and existing customers

Highly motivated, dependable and self-reliant