Our client is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate the engineering activities required to develop, procure and deliver the onboard radio and associated ETCS baseline upgrade solution for the NGR and QTMP fleets. The role manages technical inputs, requirements, design development, engineering interfaces and the resolution of technical matters, with a particular focus on electrical engineering and the practical fitment of signalling and communications equipment to rollingstock. The role provides RPEQ-certified electrical engineering advice and supports the client in maintaining a complete, controlled and technically defensible design and acceptance position.
This is a full-time role with initial contract term: 3 years
Extension options: up to 12 months.
This Job will close on 24 September 2026 at 2:00pm AEST.
Core scope for this role will include, but will not be limited to:
- Coordinate engineering activities and deliverables across requirements, concept and detailed design, procurement, development, testing, installation, commissioning and acceptance.
- Develop, review and maintain technical requirements, specifications, scope documents, interface requirements, design criteria and engineering management inputs.
- Provide specialist electrical engineering input for onboard power supply, protection, earthing, bonding, electromagnetic compatibility, cabling, connectors, equipment integration and modification interfaces.
- Review supplier designs, calculations, drawings, parts lists, installation instructions, test procedures, reports, concessions and technical submissions for compliance and completeness.
- Coordinate engineering interfaces between radio equipment, antennas, ETCS onboard equipment, train control and management systems, cab systems, power systems and rollingstock structures.
- Support technical evaluation of procurement responses and prepare clearly reasoned recommendations, clarifications and departures assessments.
- Maintain engineering actions, assumptions, interfaces, technical queries, decisions, non-conformances and design changes with clear ownership and traceability.
- Coordinate technical inputs from fleet owners, maintainers, operators, suppliers, State Lab personnel, assurance specialists and other engineering disciplines.
- Support design reviews, hazard reviews, constructability and maintainability reviews, test readiness reviews and acceptance reviews.
- Assess technical changes and concessions for safety, compliance, configuration, cost, schedule, operational and whole-of-life impacts.
- Provide site and test support during prototype installation, State Lab testing, train testing, fault investigation, commissioning and fleet rollout.
- Prepare RPEQ-certified engineering outputs and advice where professional engineering services are provided in Queensland.