Systems Engineering Manager (Saudi Arabia) Riyadh

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and possess at least 18 years of progressive systems engineering experience within the rail industry. Expertise in railway systems, systems assurance methodologies, and relevant international standards (EN50126/128/129) is required.

Job Summary

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Job Description
• Performs various management, leadership, and people accountability responsibilities for a specific technical group or department.
• Has full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating technical assignments.
• Generally requires multi-disciplinary knowledge of engineering.
• Plans and develops engineering tasks concerned with unique or controversial problems. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches.
• Maintains liaison with units within the organization and individuals inside and outside of the organization.
• Responsible for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to the field. Work at this level usually requires extensive progressive experience.
• Works under minimal supervision. Supervision received is essentially administrative with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
• Manages group of engineers and/or technicians, coordinating activities of the unit.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or equivalent professional qualification)
Minimum 18 years of progressive systems engineering experience within the rail industry
Demonstrated expertise in railway systems including Signalling, Telecom, SCADA, AFC, PSD, and integrated rail system architectures
Proven proficiency in Requirements Management, Interface Management, RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety), and Systems Assurance methodologies
Comprehensive knowledge of EN50126, EN50128, and EN50129 standards with substantial involvement in major rail infrastructure projects
Additional Information
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State/Province: Riyadh
Business Group: DCS
Legal Entity: AECOM Arabia
Business Line: PCC
Work Location Model: On-Site
Operating Group: International
Primary Location: KSA – Riyadh, SA – The Business Gate

Responsibilities

The Systems Engineering Manager will lead a technical group, coordinating activities and managing personnel to execute complex engineering assignments. They are responsible for defining project scopes, developing novel engineering approaches, and maintaining liaison with internal and external stakeholders.

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