Solution Engineering Manager Paço de Arcos

Solution Engineering Manager
Lisboa
Paço de Arcos, Lisboa, Portugal

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the
- edge of digital transformation and technology. From the
- cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Paço de Arcos, Portugal (Hybrid)

The Solution Engineering Manager reports directly to the ICS Head of Delivery Leads - B&P and functionally to each Project Manager regarding coordination of engineering related activities, acting as the primary point of contact.

Main Responsibilities

1. Project-wide interface for Engineering matters in his/her domain.
2. Manages the solution engineering activities for the related level (solution or solution element), in order to estimate costs, deadlines and risks & opportunities for projects.
3. Ensure all subsystem interfaces are defined, consistent, and complete.
4. Ensures the Engineering Performance initiatives of its Domain are properly deployed in his Project.
5. Defines the system development cycle and defines the process, practices and tools applicable to the project based on the BL / Domain PP&T reference system and tailored based on project specific constraints (eg tools imposed by the Customer).
6. Ensures global consistency of the engineering process, practices and tools, organises the
   - engineering then approves lower level solution elements' or components' engineering plans including those flown down to subcontractors and partners.
7. Identifies the engineering skills needed to ensure Project delivery.
8. Ensures the key people appointed on the Project are properly skilled, allocates responsibilities to the various individual contributors and leads these contributors as a team.
9. Encourage good working relationships and team building for technical teams participating in the contract at unit level.
10. Guarantees commitments to the project including satisfaction of stakeholders requirements within constraints provided by the Architect and the Project Design Authority.
11. Review Technical Documents.
12. Review and approve technical proposals for any changes to the requirements / specifications with the PDA (Project Design Authority).
13. Optimises technical work by organising Design Reviews with internal teams and with the Customer, and participating to those of lower level solution elements from design to validation and acceptance.
14. Optimizes technical work against costs, schedule and risks from design to validation and acceptance of the solution.
15. Tracks activity progress and actuals, thus updating the Engineering Dashboard.
16. Tracks competitiveness KPI, performs root cause analysis of problems and conduct associated corrective actions (Performance initiatives) at his/her level.
17. Contributes to the Quality Assurance activities by ensuring visibility on the engineering work packages for the Project QAM.
18. Provide technical expertise for adequate definition of the Operations and Maintenance activities.
19. Capitalize on Lessons Learned.

1. University Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar.
2. 5+ years of experience in a technical role.
3. Previous experience as a Technical Project Manager or Solution Engineering Manager.
4. Experience with project management tools.
5. Proficient communication and writing skills in Portuguese and English.
6. Experience in railway market is valued.

1. Strong logical and analytical reasoning abilities.
2. Autonomy and proactivity.
3. A strong sense of responsibility.
4. Dedication and perseverance.
5. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
6. Pragmatic and
   - oriented approach.
7. Effective in both individual and
   - based work.
8. Flexible and versatile approach to
   - solving.
9. Highly organized with a detailed working method.