Senior Rolling Stock Engineer - Mechanical

Brisane, Queensland, Australia

Job Reference 1251987

Location Brisane, Queensland, Australia

Industry Infrastructure - Transportation

Function Engineering & Design

Job Type Permanent

Date Added February 20, 2025

Overview
We are currently a Senior / Principal Mechanical Rolling Stock Engineer to work for a global rail OEM. You will be responsible for providing effective engineering solutions to emerging fleet issues and the introduction of new equipment. Hands-on experience in Mechanical / structural design and analysis is paramount.

Location-          Brisbane or Sydney
Duration-           Permanent
Salary-              $160,000 - $180,000 + Super
Responsibilities
  • Providing specialist engineering guidance and expertise related to the rolling stock / locomotive discipline
  • Design and checking/review of rail components and systems ensuring they conform to required standards – including engineering specifications, mechanical calculations, design layouts, cost estimates.
  • Completes Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on metallic structures of fleet using ANSYS incl:
    • linear static, material & geometric nonlinearity
    • power spectral density (PSD)
    • collision simulation
    • rigid body dynamics
  • Diagnose and correct failures and deficiencies within existing rolling stock
  • Ensuring designs comply with rail industry regulations and client requirements
  • Incorporate whole life costs into design changes, ensuring that designs are cost effective
Required Experience
  • Mechanical Engineering Degree
  • CPEng, RPEQ or MIEAust membership preferrable
  • 8+ years experience in the rail / rolling stock industry
  • Experience in the design and manufacture of rolling stock and interrelated systems such as brakes, HVAC, traction systems, train control systems, signalling etc
  • CAD/ 3D Design experience
  • ANSYS
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Please contact michael.ogborne@airswift.com or 0448 220 849 for any further information.
 

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