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Senior Electrical Engineer

South West London
5 days ago
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Job Title:
High Level Technician (Rolling Stock)

Job Location:
Southwest London

Hourly Pay Rate:
£29.32 PAYE / £ 37.62 Umbrella

Shifts:
Minimum of 50 hours a week

Shift Pattern:
Panama . Days and nights

Duration:
On-going contract

Start Date:
ASAP

Industries considered: Rail, Rolling Stock, RAF, REME, Army, Navy, Marine, Avionics, Rolling Stock, Commercial/Industrial Electrics, Defence, Plant Engineering, SPM, HVAC, and Process Engineering

Disciplines considered: Diesel Engine Fitter, Electrical Engineer / Mechanical Engineer, Mechanic, Avionic Technician, Aircraft Engineer, Marine Engineer, Maintenance Fitter, and Breakdown Engineer

Client Summary: A world-renowned Rolling Stock vehicle manufacturing, service and maintenance company and is the number one provider of rail solutions in the world. This prestigious company is also the largest rolling stock manufacturer and provider in the UK and employs over 70,000 employees in 60 countries worldwide.

Position Summary: Reporting to the Reliability Shift Manager, as part of a small technical team, you will be required to assist the Fleet Operator to undertake / supervise primarily in the corrective mechanical and electrical maintenance, detailed fault finding and repair on the Class 345 Crossrail fleet of trains. Successful applicants will be responsible for ensuring that any maintenance undertaken at the depot is completed in accordance with the company's processes, procedures and comply with all safety regulations. This is Safety Critical environment and all tasks undertaken will need to ensure that the operator can achieve and maintain the reliability and availability targets set for the trains. The candidate will also assist the Operator when failures occur during service, and resolve any issues on the network.

The candidate will need to provide high level technical support to the operator which will include:

  • High Level fault finding electrically
  • High Level fault finding mechanically
  • Provide train systems engineering advice for the vehicle as a whole and for the key vehicle systems (such as TCMS - train control system, HVAC, propulsion, brakes, doors, on-train communications etc.)
  • FRACAS - Failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system
  • Produce solutions that provide short term mitigation and long term resolution
  • Monitoring of warranty issues and liaising with supplier technical teams
  • Attending to faulty trains in service, component replacements and modification work
  • Helping customer with root cause analysis using Alstom FRACAS, 8D, PPS methodologies.
  • Ensuring correct replacement parts are sourced
  • Assisting operator in updating of maintenance instructions, overhaul instruction, processes & procedures to optimize maintenance and liaise with Alstom Technical Publications and Central Engineering teams where required
  • Monitoring trains reliability & availability performance and issuing monthly performance reports
  • Monitor of trains in Service using remote monitoring system called Orbita
  • Down load train data from onboard train data recorders using laptops
  • Run diagnostics software to identify faults with various train systems i.e. hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, train management systems & on board computers.
  • System software updates as required
  • Obsolescence avoidance and mitigation
  • Engineering support for all safety related incidents (NIRs), including representing the Customer with respect to access to Design Authority and equipment OEM's and the production of affirmative closing actions
  • Service Provider representation on Failure Review Boards, feeding back decisions and outputs to the Customer
  • Share experience gained of other fleets across the world which the Service Provider has supplied and/or supports, provision of recommendations and opportunities for design improvements, standardisation and/or modifications.
  • Contribution to Health and Safety on a daily basis.
  • Strong report writing skills.

    Qualifications:
  • Minimum qualification required - NVQ Level 3 in an electrical discipline.

    Experience required:
  • Experience within Rail desirable
  • Use of Laptop's and diagnostic tools to determine faults
  • Ability to work from maintenance manuals and schematics
  • Experience of Mechanical or Electrical fault finding
  • Experience of Mechanical or Electrical repairs
  • Troubleshooting and evidence gathering.

    Person profile:
  • You will be a highly self-motivated individual, able to work under your own initiative
  • You will possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills
  • You will need extensive all-round knowledge of Mechanical Engineering
  • You will need extensive all-round knowledge of Electrical Engineering.

    This could also include the following:
  • Responsible for accurate completion of all paperwork prior to supervisor validation.
  • Undertake technical maintenance to the required standards.
  • Reliability monitoring reporting
  • Data analysing
  • Rip out and replace electrical components
  • Rip out and replace full or part of large wiring looms
  • Re-install wiring
  • Test Continuity
  • Battery Modifications
  • Repairing or installing Wi-Fi systems
  • Changing relay boxes / Wiper motors

    If you wish to be considered for this role please send your CV including scanned copies of your qualifications and a scanned copy of your passport to (url removed) OR call (phone number removed).

    PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION.

    Please note due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise.

    Please note the above job specification could be subject

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