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21st September, 2026
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Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self‑motivated Senior Hardware Design Engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Sydney, Australia.

A Senior Hardware Design Engineer is required to ensure that this scope is designed in a coordinated, structured and technically consistent manner, with clear definition of physical interfaces, installation requirements, and compliance considerations. The role provides a single point of technical responsibility for hardware design, ensuring continuity of approach and alignment across the programme.

Key responsibilities:

- Development of rack layouts and equipment configurations, ensuring appropriate space allocation, access, and maintainability
- Definition of cable routing approaches across stations, trackside, tunnel, depot, and facility environments
- Design of fibre and copper cable terminations, including physical interface requirements
- Establishment of power supply requirements, including load allocation and distribution considerations
- Incorporation of thermal and heat load constraints into hardware configurations




- Design of earthing and bonding arrangements in accordance with project requirements
- Consideration of EMI/EMC principles within physical design, including segregation and routing practices
- Definition of equipment mounting solutions, including racks, desks, walls, and specialist installations such as video walls
- Specification of cable containment and installation constraints, where applicable

Key skills, knowledge and experience:

- Proven experience in hardware design within rail or comparable infrastructure environments
- Strong technical knowledge of cabling systems, rack layouts, equipment installation, and power distribution
- Working understanding of earthing, bonding, and EMI/EMC principles as applied to physical design
- Experience in producing structured, detailed, and installation‑ready engineering design documentation
- Ability to interpret and translate multi‑discipline subsystem requirements into coherent hardware designs
- Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline

What we offer:
Annual performance, development, and salary review process.
Ongoing career development and training.
Salary continuance.
Health and Wellbeing initiatives throughout the year (incl. flu vaccinations).
Employee Assistance Program (employees and family).
Days off per year sponsored by the company in addition to the statutory public holidays and leave entitlements.
Invitation to attend and participate in Company sponsored social events throughout the year.

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