Rolling Stock Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Rolling Stock Engineer to join Siemens Mobility’s new manufacturing facility in Goole, East Yorkshire. You will provide first‑line engineering support throughout production, helping to resolve technical challenges, drive continuous improvement and ensure our trains meet the highest quality and safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the primary engineering link between Rolling Stock Engineering, Manufacturing and Project Technical Managers to resolve design and production issues.
• Provide rapid engineering support on the shop floor, developing repair solutions for manufacturing or supplier‑related errors.
• Review engineering drawings and technical documentation for accuracy, manufacturability and completeness, capturing and resolving any issues.
• Create red‑pencil shop drawings, technical modification proposals and maintain accurate “as‑built” documentation throughout production.
• Support Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing teams with technical queries, modification execution and tolerance deviation clarifications.
• Process fault reports and clarification requests, ensuring efficient resolution and appropriate escalation.
• Champion product safety by reporting critical deviations and contributing to continuous‑improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Educated to HNC Level 4 or equivalent, working towards or having achieved professional engineering accreditation.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing technologies and processes.
• Advanced understanding of rolling‑stock products, design and product‑safety responsibilities.
• Experience implementing technical changes within a UK rolling‑stock project environment.
• Technical competence across mechanical, electrical, software or systems engineering related to rolling stock.
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical ability and effective decision‑making.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate.

Required skills

• Microsoft 365
• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Software engineering
• Systems engineering
• Manufacturing technologies and processes
• UK rail safety standards and documentation management

What we offer

• Supportive and inclusive work environment.
• 24/7 mental‑health support and wellbeing programmes.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development within a global rail‑industry leader.