System Engineer

• Ensures global consistency of the engineering process, practices and tools, organizes the co-engineering then approves lower-level solution elements or components' engineering plans including those flown down to subcontractors and partners.
• Manage Requirements and Customer needs
  • Traceability
  • Compliance
  • The purpose of requirements management is to ensure product (= technical solution to realize) development goals are successfully met. It is a set of techniques for documenting, analyzing, prioritizing, and agreeing on requirements so that engineering teams always have current and approved requirements
• Define solution with specification documentation (during design, development and validation phases) as writer and/or reviewer and/or approver
• Collaborate with engineers, operations, program management, product management, and other stakeholders to come up with solutions.
• Define solution with specification documentation (during design, development and validation phases): as writer and/or reviewer and/or approver
• Specification document: system specification document and interface specification documents
• Identify and characterize the internal and external interfaces with two "components". How and what are discussing both "components"
• Manage technical presentations, discussions, workshops.
• Manage the analysis and capture of user requirements.
• Acts as the technical interface with customers responding to queries and providing technical solutions.

• Requirements Management:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, analyze, and document system requirements.
  • Contribute to the RFQ phase for the requirements assessment and the customer discussions in the project.
  • Utilize requirement management tools to establish and maintain traceability of requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ensure alignment of system design with customer requirements and standards.

• Systems Engineering Methodology:
  • Apply systems engineering principles and methodologies to guide the development and integration of complex systems.
  • Conduct system-level trade studies, analysis, and optimization to balance performance, cost, and risk.
  • Participate in system validation and verification activities to ensure the system meets the specified requirements.
• System Design & Architecture:
  • Collaborate with the Architect in defining the physical and logical architectures of Automatic Fare Collection systems.
  • Create and manage system-level design documentation, including block diagrams, interface specifications, and system integration plans.
  • Ensure that system designs meet both technical requirements and business objectives.
• Integration & Testing:
  • Collaborate with the system test team to ensure the compliance of the testing to the requirements.
  • Collaborate with the Quality Assurance team to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Stakeholder Collaboration:
  • Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, project managers, and development teams, to ensure the successful delivery of AFC projects.
  • Provide technical guidance and support to project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Attend meetings with the customer and different teams within Hitachi Rail, either on-site or online.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to the development of best practices within the AFC team.
  • Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in AFC technology and propose innovative solutions to enhance system performance.

Key communications in this position are:

• With all levels of staff via meetings, written communications and one-on-one communication.
• Regular communications with the customer.
• Regular communication with the System Engineering Manager.
• Regular communication with the Project Design Authority to define the technical solution.
• Regular communications with the development team in Cairo and other Hitachi Rail countries depending on the project.
• Regular communication with the stakeholders involved in delivering the solution