RAMS Engineer

About the role

Hitachi Rail Portugal is looking for a RAMS Engineer to join its GTS business unit in Paço de Arcos, Portugal. This is a full-time hybrid position within the engineering and science field. The engineer performs RAMS engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle in line with railway standards and customer requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain RAM Plans and Safety Plans, as applicable.
• Conduct HAZID studies, HAZOP analyses and other safety assessments.
• Carry out reliability, availability, maintainability and safety analyses, including FTA, FMECA, ETA and reliability prediction with RBDs and FMEA.
• Manage the Project Hazard Log and track Safety Related Application Conditions (SRACs) and exported constraints.
• Prepare RAMS reports, analyses and technical documentation, and support project reviews and peer reviews.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Project Management, Verification & Validation and other stakeholders on compliance with RAMS requirements.
• Support safety demonstration and regulatory compliance activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience performing FTA, FMECA, HAZID, HAZOP and reliability analyses.
• Preferred: up to 3 years of experience in railway signalling systems and/or RAMS engineering.
• Fluency in English (mandatory); Portuguese is an advantage.
• Good analytical, organisational and communication skills, able to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Required skills

• Knowledge of railway standards EN 50126-1/-2, EN 50128 and EN 50129.
• Knowledge of RAMS software tools is an advantage.