ATKINS

Our Transportation Infrastructure Advisory practice consults on projects all over the world. We look at the feasibility of major projects and transactions across all modes of transport. We advise on systems engineering, safety assurance and financial and vehicle procurement. We blend all kinds of technical skills to produce clear reports, make recommendations and ensure the right schemes get the go-ahead. Together we help move the world forward from advising on UK rail contracts to carrying out rail studies in Norway to advising on the Kuwait metro.

Within this practice we’re looking for a Systems Engineer to help us solve the future challenges in the railway sector. You’ll be joining one of the world’s leading engineering and design consultancies, helping us to support our clients in the rail industry to realise their vision and achieve success from their capital investment programmes delivering railway solutions worldwide.

Your role will be primarily based within Birmingham or London working either as a member of our multi-disciplinary project teams delivering technical services to clients or as an integrated member of our client’s own project teams, helping them to shape their projects and supply chain. Travel to support particular projects within the UK and overseas may be required. You’ll cover a broad range of systems engineering tasks across the full project lifecycle including scoping, design, development and build of the rail infrastructure delivering a holistic systems engineering approach.

Responsibilities

• Leading Systems Engineering for Customers and internal projects – including requirements (functional, performance and safety) engineering (planning/elicitation and development), modelling (system modelling, RAM modelling, reliability analysis, Safety Analysis), interface management, verification and validation
• Leading SE and representing Atkins by engaging with stakeholders, including discipline leads, senior engineers and project managers, suppliers and clients
• Writing and executing systems engineering plans within timescale and budget for a diverse range of projects
• Developing yourself to Chartered Engineer level and beyond according to the UKSPEC requirements and the Atkins Design Principles
• Building a network of contacts within and outside of Atkins for business development
• The team is currently working on a number of national and international assignments and your role will be crucial in helping them deliver to our Clients. In addition to this, you will form an integral part of our plans to grow the systems engineering services.

Requirements

• You will hold an MEng/BEng/BSc(Hons) or Science/Engineering related degree and be a Chartered Engineer or working towards CEng status. You will have proven experience of at least one major technical field, preferably connected with the railway industry, and be a systems thinker with an appreciation of the key activities that make up systems engineering. An appreciation of the structure and technology of the UK railway industry is desirable but not essential. You will be a fast learner of domain knowledge and terminology.
• You’ll have measurable experience in at least four of the following fields:
• Systems architecture/interface modelling
• Requirements engineering (including editing, elicitation, conflict resolution, traceability, hierarchies, verbal analysis)
• Safety Assurance
• Commercial interface management
• Behavioural/operational concept/RAMS modelling
• Through life cost modelling
• Risk assessment (both technical and project)
• Validation and verification of large-scale public works (preferably in the UK rail sector, e.g. Network Rail, London Underground, DLR, DfT)
• Planning, documentation and monitoring of systems engineering activities

Join us in this role and you can take your transportation career so much further. We offer the opportunity to work across different disciplines, in different UK offices and even to take up international or client-based secondments. So you won’t just be helping to shape the world of tomorrow, you’ll be shaping your own future too. We’ve got a lively culture where people from a diverse range of backgrounds support and inspire each other to achieve great things. So alongside excellent rewards and benefits, you’ll enjoy being part of a team that builds strong bonds both in and out of work!