Maintenance Management System Work Package Leader

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.

Maintenance Management System Work Package Leader contributes to maintenance and technical operation of the Solution, including monitoring, incident management, troubleshooting, software updates, spare parts, reporting, service readiness and transition to Continuing Services. Its specific contribution is to lead subsystem design, requirement allocation, interface closure, support installation/testing, analyse defects and prepare handover evidence.

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  Own MMS scope, schedule, budget inputs, risks, issues, dependencies, supplier delivery and acceptance milestones.

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  Ensure MMS requirements, architecture, interface documents, design outputs, procurement deliverables, installation work packs, test procedures and handover records are complete and traceable.

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  Manage technical decisions and interfaces related to asset register, work orders, preventive maintenance plans, fault workflows, reports, O&M handover data and integration with operator maintenance processes.

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  Coordinate FAT, SAT, integration testing, defect resolution, cybersecurity/safety/RAM/quality evidence, O&M data and training inputs.

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  Report progress, blockers, change exposure and readiness status to Engineering and Project Governance.

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  Apply the Hitachi Code of Conduct in role-specific decisions, including ethical escalation, anti-bribery discipline, confidentiality, data protection, fair supplier/customer conduct and transparent records.

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  Lead subsystem design, requirement allocation, interface closure, support installation/testing, analyse defects and prepare handover evidence.

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  Package/discipline authority within assigned subsystem baseline.

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  Can approve day-to-day subsystem design/configuration decisions inside delegated scope and escalate safety, schedule, interface or contractual issues.

• Engineering Manager, Solution Engineering Manager, Interface & Integration Manager, Requirements Manager and Configuration & Defect Manager.

• Safety, RAM, Cybersecurity, Quality, Installation, IVVQ/T&C, O&M and Training teams.

• Suppliers, subcontractors, customer technical counterparts and adjacent WPLs.

• Design reviews.

• Subsystem progress reviews.

• Readiness and defect reviews.

• Accountable for delivery performance and acceptance readiness of MMS.

• Authorised to coordinate supplier/technical work, request recovery actions and recommend design/test/acceptance decisions within delegated competence.

• Escalates unresolved technical, commercial, supplier or interface risks to Engineering Manager and Project Manager.

Deliver MMS as an integrated, accepted and maintainable part of the overall railway solution.

• Work package leadership or senior system engineering experience relevant to MMS and asset register, work orders, preventive maintenance plans, fault workflows, reports, O&M handover data and integration with operator maintenance processes.

• Ability to manage suppliers, technical interfaces, assurance evidence and acceptance stakeholders across the full lifecycle.

• Strong understanding of requirements, configuration, installation and T&C dependencies.

• Resilience and resistance to stress during supplier delays, integration defects, test failures and acceptance pressure.

• Ownership mindset, technical credibility and disciplined reporting.

• More than 7 years for WPL/lead and more than 5 years for supporting engineers.

• Deep domain expertise in the named subsystem and multi-supplier interface experience.

Our employees are our most important asset and we provide an environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance and we offer a flexible hybrid work environment based on Working from home and office presence (40/60). Your manager will interact with you on a regular basis, ensuring you a career path that suits your needs and ambitions. Beside the traditional benefits like pension, 6 weeks of holidays, canteen etc., we also are proud of offering some good and very professional skilled colleagues.

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