Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Job ID

R0151025

Date Posted

2026-11-10

Company

HITACHI RAIL STS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Job Schedule

Full time

Work Arrangement

Onsite

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 cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and creative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in. We base these efforts on our core values: Harmony, Sincerity and Pioneering spirit.

Job Description

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Maintenance Engineer- Telecommunications 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 Brisbane, Australia.

Who We Are

Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signalling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey. With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 14,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions.

Mission

Working within a fast-paced operational environment, you will be responsible for ensuring reliability, availability and performance of telecommunications and operational technology infrastructure. You will apply your technical expertise to perform fault diagnosis, maintenance systems and optimisation, and performance improvement activities across a diverse range of rail communications systems.





Accountabilities

- Provide technical support for ETCS Data Radio Systems (DRS), with a focus on either Radio Access Network (RAN) or Mobile Core systems, including fault investigation, performance monitoring and system recovery.
- Download, analyse, and interpret system and communication logs to perform fault investigation, root cause analysis, and proactive performance monitoring.
- Undertake routine system health checks and identify opportunities to improve system reliability, availability, and performance.
- Develop, maintain, and update technical documentation, maintenance procedures, drawings, asset records, and reliability reports, including FRACAS records.
- Manage and coordinate Level 3 escalations relating to unexpected or complex system behaviour, providing initial technical investigations and supporting evidence for Subject Matter Expert (SME) review.
- Support internal and customer reporting requirements, ensuring accurate and timely communication of maintenance activities and system performance.
- Record technical findings, recommendations, corrective actions, and lessons learned, and communicate outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
- Participate in team meetings, technical workshops, training programs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients,



contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
- Monitor system performance against contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring incidents affecting train operations or production are thoroughly investigated and resolved.
- Ensure compliance with all Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.

About you

- Degree qualification in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or an equivalent relevant telecommunications qualification.
- CCNA certification, or equivalent networking certification, is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in telecommunications fault finding and technical support, with experience in radio access, mobile core or associated IP-based telecommunications systems.
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance engineering, technical support, testing, commissioning, or related engineering roles.
- Previous experience working on the Queensland Rail network would be advantageous.
- Understanding of GSM-R, GPRS, FRMCS, RF communications, Quality of Service (QoS), and rail signalling communication systems will be highly regarded.
- Willingness to participate in an on-call roster and provide after-hours support within a 24/7 operational environment.

What we offer

- Be part of a Global Company that offers a great work life balance. Many oppo

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