High Level Train Technician

Your future role:

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering expertise in support of the Fleet Operator. Reporting to the Shift Production Manager, you will be part of a small technical team dedicated to ensuring the reliability and availability of our Aventra platform trains. You’ll assist in supervising maintenance activities, conducting detailed fault finding, and carrying out repair work, all while adhering to the company’s processes and safety regulations.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for optimising maintenance on trains, providing engineering advice on key systems, and diagnosing faults. Your contributions will help ensure the operator meets reliability targets while maintaining compliance with safety standards.

We’ll also look to you to:

Provide expertise on train systems engineering for the vehicle and key systems such as the Train Control and Management System (TCMS), Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), propulsion systems, brakes, doors, and on-train communications systems.
Serve as a point of contact for in-service fault resolution, liaising with Production and control room staff.
Optimize maintenance schedules and assist with detailed fault finding and diagnostics.
Propose immediate and long-term solutions for maintenance challenges.
Monitor warranty issues and collaborate with supplier technical teams.
Attend to faulty trains in service, conducting component replacements and modifications.
Support root cause analysis using methodologies like Bombardier Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS), 8D (a problem-solving methodology), and the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
Ensure the sourcing of correct replacement parts.
Assist the operator in updating maintenance instructions and liaising with Bombardier Technical Publications and Central Engineering teams.
Monitor train reliability and availability performance, issuing monthly reports.
Conduct remote monitoring of trains using the Orbita system and download data from onboard train data recorders.
Run diagnostic software for various train systems and conduct necessary system software updates.
Address obsolescence and mitigate associated risks.
Provide engineering support for safety-related incidents, including Non-Injury Related Incidents (NIRs), representing the Customer when interfacing with Design Authorities and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
Contribute to Health and Safety initiatives daily and share insights for design improvements based on global fleet experience.
Produce strong written reports on findings and recommendations.

All about you:

We value passion and self-motivation over extensive experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed qualifications and traits that will help you succeed and grow in this role;

Experience within the rail industry is preferable but not essential.

Reward:

Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
Contribute to innovative projects
Utilise our agile working environment
Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive benefits (pension, life ins., medical)
Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holidays
A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a “disability confident leader accredited employer”, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

Closing Date: 3rd August 2025.

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