Railway Dynamics Engineer

JOB TITLE

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Railway Dynamics Engineer

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Railway Dynamics Engineer will participate in project/offer development through the application of internal procedures, instructions and guidelines of the domain and has to be operative on the following calculation activities:

• Standard calculations with Multi-Body System MBS (SIMPACK, VAMPIRE), in the frame of tenders and projects
• Complex MBS calculations, requiring interdisciplinary approach: flexible bodies, safety to cross wind, drive line, active elements.
• Analysis and interpretation of tests results (indoor and on track tests).
• R&D under the coordination of Core Competence Network

ORGANISATION

Organisation Reporting

Reports directly to:

Railway Dynamics site Manager, which is functionally linked to Railway Dynamics & Chief Engineer/ Railway Dynamics CCN Leader

Other reporting to:

Tender or Project OWNER of Railway Dynamics Tasks (BTM/TPM/CoD), SSM BOG

Direct reports:

Network & Links

Relationships and links are with:

• Railway Dynamics Core Competence Network
• Other experts as Weight management, Structural Calculations, Bogie Engineering, Aero-X, Validation & Verification Manager, Testing Labs/Manager, etc.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES 

Performance Measurement/KPI’s

QCD commitments (Quality of the Tasks, on-time Delivery, planned Costs)

Responsibilities

• To apply the Railway Dynamics Instructions and Guidelines in carrying-out the or Project tasks
• Provide technical support to the Project teams
• To perform the Railway Dynamics Technical Specification analysis (Customers, Platform, etc) , and prepare Clause-by-Clause analysis.
• GAP Analysis for the railway dynamics domain between  the indicated solution (RSAD), in terms of Tech spec. requests, Design Data and Normative, and the reference solution
• Support the OWNER to define and write Railway Dynamics Management Plan and TRS (including both Integrator site and Components/Bogie site tasks)
• Highlights any missing data or other missing inputs.
• RISK analysis on the assumptions (in case of missing data) for the Project and Tender.
• Prepare the Calculation Matrix and Budget necessary, considering all phases of the project (including the support for the certification and acceptance phase)
• Carry-out Railway Dynamics simulations
• Provide Support to burning issues on on-going projects or revenue service
• Accounts for the final result towards the OWNER.
• Reports to the OWNER whether any criticality or problems come out from his/her activities
• Support Chief engineer Métier  and CCN leader with continuous REX to improve the relevant methodologies/guidelines
• Support the function in the development and deployment of the new processes
• Support for updating and/or developing of Metier instructions

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory

• Mechanical Engineering degree (BSc/MSc) or equivalent

Experience

Mandatory

Possibly with 2-3 years of experience in a Railway Dynamics department in industry sector or R&D research in the railway dynamics domain

Competencies & Skills

• Good knowledge of the MultiBody System MBS (Simpack, VAMPIRE or Other)
• Knowledge of Matlab/Simulink, MS Excel advanced level, Fortran
• Good knowledge of mechanical vibrations, Track-vehicle system and impact on dynamics behaviour; knowledge on train system engineering.
• Knowledge of mechanical design and calculation, in particular on bogie mechanical and suspension components such as : primary and secondary suspensions ; elastic elements and dampers
• Railway Dynamics International Standards knowledge
• Management skills to lead R&D actions with a transversal approach
• Good communication skills, pro-activity, team working, strategic vision
• English conversational/writing/reading advanced level mandatory
• French conversational/reading advanced level is preferred