About Us A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in. Location: Firenze, Italy (Hybrid) Position: Signalling System Engineer The candidate shall be able to manage the whole lifecycle of a bid or a project from a technical point of view, for a Signalling System in Transportation Domain project. The Signalling Engineer role requires sound technical knowledge and experience in Railways and LRT (Tramways, etc.) Signalling, International, European and Italian regulations, standards, operational scenarios, and about the "state of the art" technologies and products. He will support Bids and Projects in different aspects. As part of the Bid / Tender stage, he will analyse contractual and system requirements, derive subsystem requirements, and build the signalling infrastructure based on the outcome of such analysis. As part of the Project stage, in close coordination with the System Engineering Manager, the Project Manager, and the other team members, he will be responsible for all activities relevant to the assigned subsystem, ensuring the predefined results on time, within budget, and with the expected level of Quality. Main Activities: Responsible for all technical activities: identifying and analysing requirements, defining architecture, allocating requirements to system components, defining interfaces, developing solutions, integrating, verifying, validating, and qualifying the system. Ensure conformity with requirements, quality, performance, customer satisfaction, budget, and schedule relevant to his Engineering work package. Propose technical solutions and general application, network architecture, equipment positioning, and coverage to support the virtualized environment. Ensure requirements management and their allocation to subsystems/components. Plan and oversee configuration management activities and solution integrity with the Configuration Manager. Support deployment/installation and site acceptance activities. Ensure coordination and communication among various players in technical activities and a smooth transition of responsibility to the Installation and Commissioning organization. Main technical interface for the Customer Counterpart for his subsystems. Coordinate with his technical Customer Counterpart according to Contractual requirement. Participate in Project Meetings (internal and external) when scheduled and/or requested. Compile reports concerning his role and responsibilities according to internal reporting procedure. Draft official letters and correspondence to be sent to the Customer. Coordinate and control different Vendors / Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Subcontractors. Correctly apply Quality procedures and HSE procedures and instructions. Manage external interfaces with the Interface Manager. Allocate and coordinate human and physical resources in his team (if any). Review the technical Scope of Work and keep updated the scope baseline informing the PM, the Contract Manager, and the Solution Engineering Manager. Propose variation requests to SEM for submission to the Customer. Assist the PM/SEM, the Contract Manager, and the Sales department in the technical negotiation of change proposals. Support the Contract Manager in preparing Claim Files (towards Vendors, Subcontracts, and Customer). Support the technical bid contributing to the offer preparation for Radio System, Wireless Transmission System (WTS), and related applications. Contribute to the preparation of the list of deliverables. Refine acceptance procedure principles and plans with the help of the Integration Manager and the approval of the SEM. Coordinate with Purchasing Department for the technical content of RFQ, for Offers evaluation, and Suppliers selection. Support the Purchasing Department in defining subcontracts and standard clauses to be inserted in the Sub Contract Agreement and in the Purchase Orders. Skills and Experience: Min. 5 years' experience in Railways product, system and application design and configuration; experience in Railway Signalling homologation process with RFI is appreciated. Experience in LRT Signalling product, system and application design and configuration (both wayside and onboard) and relevant communication protocols and interfaces. Good knowledge of CENELEC / IEC railway standards EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, IEC 61508, etc. Good knowledge of EMI/EMC international standards (IEC 61000, EN 50121, etc.). Good knowledge of Italian Railways applicable standards e.g. N.T. IS 402, IS 046, IS 717, ISO 2859/I, etc. Good knowledge of Safety Assurance / RAMS discipline, processes, and documentation (Hazard Analysis, FMECA, FTA, Safety Cases, etc.). Experience with methodologies for analysis and specifying systems. Experience with specification and documentation of complex technical systems. Knowledge of and experience with general-purpose tools (MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio). Knowledge of job-specific tools (e.g. Polarion, AutoCAD). Proven qualifications obtained for ACEI design (IS-0, IS-1) and/or for CBI design (IS-A, IS-B) are appreciated. Proven qualifications obtained for SST-SCMT design and verification categories (1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C) and for test & commissioning categories (4A, 4B, 5A, 5B) are appreciated. Knowledge of main Rolling Stock standards (EN 50155, EN 50121-3-2, EN 13452-1/2, EN 61373, IEC 61375) is appreciated. The candidate must have developed through his professional experiences the capability of managing relationships with other departments, Customers, and Suppliers. Fluent English and Italian are mandatory. Available to travel. Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at Hitachi Rail Careers . At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We would be delighted if you would be one of our followers at Hitachi Rail LinkedIn . J-18808-Ljbffr