The Project Engineering Manager is responsible for ensuring the technical delivery, compliance, and integration of railway projects delivered
by Hitachi Rail in Egypt. The role ensures all engineering solutions are safe, compliant with Egyptian railway standards, aligned with
international practices, and fully integrated across railway systems.
The role supports technical governance across projects such as mainline signalling, interlocking, ETCS, telecom, and power interfaces,
ensuring successful delivery within operational railway constraints and client expectations (e.g., Egyptian National Railways – ENR).
Key Responsibilities
- Accountable technical authority for railway project engineering decisions
- Ensure compliance with ENR standards, international standards, and Hitachi Rail processes
- Contribute to system architecture and design baselines
- Ensure integration across signalling, telecom, power, and rolling stock interfaces
- Manage interfaces with legacy railway infrastructure
- Support safety assurance activities including hazard analysis and safety case development
- Act as technical interface with client and stakeholders
- Identify and mitigate technical risks and support engineering changes
- Manage site engineering, testing, and commissioning activities
- Collaborate within multidisciplinary engineering teams
Key Deliverables
- System design documentation and inputs to design baseline
- Participation in design reviews (PDR, CDR, IDR)
- Safety and compliance documentation support
- Interface Control Documents (ICDs) in coordination with Interface Manager.
- Technical risk registers and mitigation tracking
- Contribution to ENR technical approvals
Qualifications & Experience
- University degree in Electrical, Electronics, Systems, or Railway Engineering
- 10+ years of experience with Railway signaling projects design and implementation
- 5+ years experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Mandatory to have strong oral and written communication skills in English, Spanish is a plus.
- Involved in the delivery of more than 1 Rail signalling project in some capacity including experience in System Design, System Integration, and System Acceptance
- Experience in system integration and railway projects
- Exposure to complex safety-critical railway systems with experience covering full SW and HW development life cycles
- Experience with ETCS L1 systems is a plus.
