rolling stock engineer
Rolling stock engineers design and oversee the manufacturing process and installation of rail vehicles, including locomotives, carriages, wagons and multiple units. They design new trains and electrical or mechanical parts, supervise modifications and resolve technical problems. They also supervise routine maintenance duties to ensure that trains are in good condition and meet quality and safety standards.
Also called: rolling stock designer, traction engineer, rail vehicle engineer, rolling stocks engineer, multiple unit designer, multiple unit engineer, wagon engineer, rolling stock technology engineering expert
- 17
- essential skills
- 25
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
17- adjust engineering designs
- analyse production processes for improvement
- approve engineering design
- assess financial viability
- control compliance of railway vehicles regulations
- control production
- design wayside signalling interlockings
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute feasibility study
- industrial engineering
- manufacturing processes
- perform scientific research
- production processes
- quality standards
- technical drawings
- use technical drawing software
Optional skills
25- apply advanced manufacturing
- build a product's physical model
- CAE software
- conduct performance tests
- create a product's virtual model
- design electromechanical systems
- design principles
- design prototypes
- develop test procedures
- draft design specifications
- electrical engineering
- electromechanics
- electronics
- ensure maintenance of railway machinery
- ensure maintenance of trains
- maintain electromechanical equipment
- manage product testing
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics of trains
- perform test run
- precision mechanics
- record test data
- safety engineering
- use CAD software
- use CAM software
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