# Systems Engineer (Mechanical)

**Company**: Eurostar
**Location**: London, England
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Transportation

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## Description

At Eurostar, we're fuelling the future of rail travel – operating in five countries and sparking new opportunities for travellers. As a Systems Engineer (Mechanical) in our Rolling Stock department, you will be responsible for maintaining and managing the performance of mechanical systems across the Eurostar cl373 and cl374 fleets.

Responsibilities:

- Act as technical authority for assigned mechanical systems, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant performance.

- Lead investigations into system faults, defects, incidents, and non-conformances.

- Develop, review, and approve engineering changes, modifications, and maintenance improvements.

- Support fleet reliability and performance initiatives through design, maintenance, and lifecycle optimisation activities.

- Contribute to design reviews, risk assessments, FMEA activities, testing, commissioning, and system acceptance processes.

- Provide technical support and maintenance engineering expertise to depot teams, suppliers, and operational stakeholders.

- Manage system obsolescence and work closely with suppliers to maintain long-term system availability and performance.

- Produce and maintain technical documentation, ensuring compliance with railway standards and regulatory requirements.

- Participate in the on-call engineering rota, responding to safety incidents and operational needs as required.

Requirements:

- HNC/HND, Degree, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or related Engineering discipline.

- Minimum 5 years' experience in rolling stock engineering, maintenance, reliability, or fleet support environments.

- Strong knowledge of modern rolling stock systems and train maintenance principles.

- Experience of fault diagnosis, root cause analysis, system investigations, and reliability improvement activities.

- Understanding of railway standards and regulations, including TSI, EN, UIC, and ISO requirements.

- Experience supporting engineering change management, testing, commissioning, and system acceptance activities.

- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, technical documentation, and analyse data using Microsoft Excel.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits:

- Travel benefits with 75% off underground network from Day 1.

- Competitive defined benefit pension scheme.

- Free Eurostar tickets.

- Discounted Eurostar tickets for friends and family.

- Ongoing training and development.

- Free, confidential support via Employee Assistance Programme.

- Peer-to-Peer support from trained Mental Health First Aiders.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Railway Standards
- Fault Diagnosis
- Root Cause Analysis
- System Investigations
- Reliability Improvement
- Engineering Change Management
- Microsoft Excel

### Nice to have
- Chartered Engineer status

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