Doors Intergration Lead Engineer (Transportation) - Career Opportunity in uk

Job Title:   Doors Intergration Lead Engineer (Derby, ENG, GB) – Bombardier
Job Type:   Full-time
Location:   GB-ENG-Derby
Deadline:  30 Aug 2013
Employee Status:    Regular
Organization: Transportation

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Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, offers the broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers innovative products and services that set new standards in sustainable mobility. Bombardier ECO4 technologies – built on the four cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and ecology – conserve energy, protect the environment and help to improve total train performance.

We are looking for a Entrance Systems Intergration Engineer for our manufacturing site in Derby!

The primary purpose of this position is to lead and direct a team of engineers to produce entrance system intergration designs on time, to quality & within budget.

Purpose of the job

· The candidate will be an established authority in Rail Entrance Systems (doors, interface and integration) and also have a demonstrable track record in the discipline of complex System Integration. Knowledge of other systems is desirable.
Responsibilities stretch throughout the product lifecycle from product development, test, through production, in-service support and finally decommission.

· The Entrance System includes the sub systems of door leaf structure, header mechanism, control unit, and sensoring, and encompasses the technical disciplines of mechanical systems, electrical systems and functional integration. The Entrance System interfaces with the train control management system, platform screen doors, and health and usage monitoring. A working knowledge of the end to end functionality and overall system is essential.

· An excellent knowledge of systems engineering and development, processes, methods and tools is essential. A good knowledge of product development processes and best practices is also highly desirable.

· The candidate will be an excellent negotiator and be experienced in technical supplier management and be able to demonstrate a proven track record in delivery. The Entrance System lead engineer will lead customer and supplier liaison, and strong communication skills are essential.

· The candidate will help develop the long term vision and roadmap for future Entrance Systems and their integration into the vehicle. The Entrance System lead engineer will be accountable to develop and deliver solutions and innovations which deliver a competitive advantage.

· The candidate will be commercially aware and be capable of delivering cost optimal solutions and be capable of providing cost and schedule estimates on complex engineering programs.

· Behavioral competencies required include strong energy and drive, ability to lead, and be part of a team, excellent negotiating and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Other key attributes of the person / role include:

· Excellent technical authoring skills and the ability to review, assess, and endorse designs.

· The ability to develop strategies for problem solving and provide input to design solutions.

· Leadership of design reviews and the ability to provide sound engineering judgment.

· Lead by example and promote Systems Engineering best practice.

· The ability to manage multiple work streams, delegate and manage workload.

· Act in the capacity of a delegated technical authority for Door systems.

· Excellent industry knowledge and be capable of representing Bombardier at industry working groups.

· Be a role model for best practice, mentor engineers and assist with development plans.

· Ensure on-time delivery and to the right quality.

· This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of critical train entrance systems in a dynamic and fast paced environment on a global stage. The opportunities for further development are abundant through the Multiple Career Path scheme which will allow further development and recognition of your technical expertise.

· Key responsibilities and challenges

· Creates, reviews and approves technical specifications, estimates costs and schedules, plans his/her own work of others, initiates and leads engineering design programs.

· Mentors less experienced engineers while requiring little personal supervision, imparts technical expertise and experience to others, demonstrates a consistently high level of quality and personal integrity.

· Designs engineering systems and complex interfaces, gathers and analyzes complicated technical data, solves system level design problems, performs system trade-off and coordination studies, creates novel design alternatives, develops reliability, safety and maintainability approaches, decides on optimum design approach.

· Understands, interfaces with and influences the design in relation to product and other systems.

· Tests, demonstrates and documents system level designs, develops test procedures, leads design reviews internally and with customers, delegates works to subordinates.

· Provides technical expertise in support of Customer Service, Program Management, Manufacturing, Field Start-up, Operations and Maintenance Manual production.

· Develops the long term vision and roadmap for future Entrance Systems and their integration into the vehicle.

· Develops and delivers solutions and innovations which deliver a competitive advantage

· Performs cost analyses, evaluates and recommend systems, sub-systems and components and the associated supply chain technical solution.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Functional Knowledge
· Degree and/or Chartered status essential, Masters Degree desirable.

· Technical domain experience essential, System Integration experience essential, System Architectural understanding essential.

· Rail experience desirable, we welcome applications from other industries including automotive, aerospace, defence, and manufacturing

· Significant experience and hands on delivery of the design, analysis, development, testing and delivery of engineering solutions that solve complex requirements.

· Provide cost and schedule estimates on complicated engineering programs.

· Provide technical expertise in (……technical domain….)

· Be able to demonstrate the ability to use this technical knowledge in the support of other departments (engineering, production, procurement, projects) and the development of less experienced engineering personnel.

· Leadership – Management or Technical

· Works independently through the application of acquired knowledge, precedent and judgment based upon standard procedures

· Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may direct the work of other staff members.

· Innovates and leads the way.

· Encourages others and recognises success, by empowering them and acknowledging their contribution.

· Has the ability and desire to lead others as well as an ability to inspire, motivate and build enthusiasm.

· Strives to drive cross-team collaboration and lead by example in actions, delivery and behavior.

· Cognitive Behaviors: Problem Solving

· Demonstrable ability to solve complex problems; analyse possible solutions using technical experience and judgement.

· Performs in depth analysis of symptoms, root causes and impacts of a given problem or situation.

· Understands the issue by breaking it into smaller pieces or working through it in a systematic, step by step way, appreciative of the integration challenges.

· Understands how to simplify complex issues and differentiates critical facts from unimportant details.

· Ensures maximized sustainability by making good decisions and monitoring them.

· Conducts complex analyses, and ensures use of several analytical techniques to identify multiple solutions to a problem, weighing up the potential impact of each one.

· Digs beneath the surface to find the facts and inquire outside the defined boundaries of responsibility.

· Proactively investigates areas outside current responsibility, even when not asked to do so, in order to initiate action and respond to specific situations.

· Cognitive Behaviors: Innovation

· Proposes and implements new ideas and ways of thinking about methods, processes and technologies in order to achieve or improve performance objectives.

· Identifies problems and opportunities, recognizes patterns between situations that are not obviously related and takes specific action to address them.

· Contributes to an environment that is conducive to the generation of new ideas by challenging established structures.

· Supports opportunities for brainstorming and idea generation around products, services or process improvement.

· Implements new and creative ways of doing things to improve products, processes, tools and services

· Creates and applies different approaches to enhance standard processes and procedures.

· Area & Nature of Impact

· Able to design engineering systems and complex interfaces

· Gather and analyse complicated technical data, to solve system level design problems by performing system trade-off and coordination studies

· Create novel design alternatives

· Develop reliability, safety and maintainability approaches and decide on optimum design approach.

· Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related.

· Anticipates underlying customer needs, by foreseeing unspoken customer needs and providing advice on available and customised products and services to address them.

· Leads design reviews internally and with customers

· Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related

· Interpersonal & Communication Skills

· Demonstrates excellent communication skills, and be able to communicate across a wide group of audiences – engineering communities, customers (internal & external), senior management.

· Have that ability to make the complex simple.

· Be clear in the identification and stakeholder understanding of the key issues, opportunities, alternatives

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We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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Doors Intergration Lead Engineer (Derby, ENG, GB) – Bombardier