JOBLYIN SUMMARY
Job Overview
This position is offered by RINA, in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, as a Contract role. The job details and listed requirements below are based on the original job posting.
COMPANY PROFILE
About the Company
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This summary was prepared with the assistance of AI based on available information and may not reflect all details about the company.RINA is a professional services organization focused on delivering specialized expertise in railway and occupational health, safety, and environment (OHSE) sectors. The company appears to operate within industries requiring technical and regulatory compliance support, as evidenced by its recruitment of roles such as Railway Safety Expert, OHSE Professionals based in Cairo, and Railway Senior System Engineer with a focus on system interface management. These positions suggest RINA may provide consultancy services related to railway infrastructure safety, operational standards, and systems integration. While the exact nature of RINA’s business operations remains unspecified, the job titles indicate an emphasis on technical compliance, risk management, and engineering support within transportation and industrial environments. The company likely serves a range of clients across regions, with particular attention to projects in Egypt and other areas requiring railway system expertise.
ORIGINAL JOB DESCRIPTION
About the Job
RINA is a global knowledge company where expertise travels across borders, disciplines, and industries. Every day, we collaborate on solving complex challenges that no single field could tackle alone. With a presence in more than 70 countries and 160 years of heritage, we turn individual know-how into collective progress.
We are currently recruiting for a Railway Senior System Engineer (Railway System Interface Manager) to join our office in Cairo within the Electronics and System Engineering Division.
Mission
The Railway Senior System Engineer is responsible for designing, integrating, and optimizing railway systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. This role involves system-level thinking, covering rolling stock, signaling, infrastructure, power supply, and communication systems.
The successful candidate will join the RINA System Engineering team and will have the possibility to act as Railway Interface Manager for the project of appointment, collaborating with the Railway Integration Manager, and with other System Engineering and System Assurance Experts and Managers, by ensuring the development and validation of all interfaces with the successful integration of the systems involved in the design and construction of the whole railway system. The successful Railway Senior System Engineer will also participate to different international projects in order to support the development of the system engineering activities.
Key Accountabilities
System Interface Management
Managing railway system scenarios, requirements, system architecture, related with the interaction between subsystems (rolling stock, signaling, tracks, power supply).
Selecting appropriate technologies and configurations for new rail projects.
Manage the interface development by the subsystems and coordinating the process of verification and validation of all interfaces during the life cycle of the project up to interface final successful closure.
Manage the correct interface of the system with all the external stakeholders, ensuring the correct finalization of all the applicable authorization processes.
System Integration
Ensuring interoperability between different railway subsystems, interfaces between rolling stock, signaling, and infrastructure.
Validating system compatibility across national and international requirements and standards (e.g., EN, NFPA, ...).
Ensuring the subsystem are correctly integrated to allow the validation of performance and functionalities for all foreseen scenarios for the railway system.
Verification & Validation
Allowing integration testing validation by ensuring railway systems adhere to the performance and characteristics required by the project requirements, standards, laws, …
Defining and monitoring the execution of the V&V plan for what concern the interfaces
Lifecycle Management
Managing railway system upgrades and modernization projects.
Supporting asset management and maintenance planning to maximize system longevity.
Digitalization & Smart Rail Technologies
Implementing IoT, AI, and Big Data solutions for predictive maintenance and automation.
Working with Digital Twin, Remote Monitoring, and Smart Signaling technologies.
Education
Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
Qualifications
Minimum of 12 years of experience in system engineering for railway systems, with strong proficiency in interface management
Experience in focusing on sustainability in Railway systems and infrastructure design, construction, and operation.
Rolling Stock (Locomotives, EMUs, DMUs, High-Speed Trains)
Signaling Systems (ETCS, CBTC, PTC, Interlocking)
Electrification (25kV AC, 750V DC, 3kV DC systems)
Track Infrastructure (Standard gauge, High-Speed Rail, Light Rail, Metro)
Interface management between hardware, software, and infrastructure.
Managing mixed traffic operations (High-speed, freight, commuter trains).
CENELEC Standards: EN 50126 (RAMS), EN 50128 (Software), EN 50129 (Safety)
ETCS/ERTMS (European Train Control System)
IEC 62290 (Urban Rail Control Systems)
UIC, AAR, and FRA Regulations (for different railway regions)
Systems Engineering: DOORS, Enterprise Architect
Failure & Safety Analysis: ReliaSoft, FMECA, FTA Tools
Electrical & Mechanical Design: MATLAB, Simulink, CATIA
Project Management & Lifecycle Management:
Working with V-Model, Agile, or Waterfall methodologies.
Managing large-scale railway system deployment projects.
Competencies
WORKPLACE DYNAMICS - Resourcefulness in shaping progress and working efficiently.
FORESIGHT & INSIGHT - Context awareness adopting a systemic perspective and informed decision making.
PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT - Ownership for life, work and results, striving to grow professionally and personally.
INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE - Skills and strategies we use to interact effectively with others.
DOMAIN & BUSINESS ACUMEN - Applying a scientific approach and critical thinking in operations and solution development within area of expertise.
At RINA, your growth drives our innovation. We bring together engineers, inspectors, digital minds and specialists from more than 100 nationalities, creating an environment where diverse perspectives sharpen how we think, collaborate and deliver.
Flexibility and respect drive how we work. We are committed to building a workplace where every person feels valued and empowered to develop their potential. RINA provides equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate on any basis. We are compliant with Italian Law n. 68/99.
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CAREER PROFILE
Role Overview
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This summary was prepared with the assistance of AI based on available information and may not reflect all details about the company.This role involves managing technical interfaces between railway systems and other infrastructure to ensure seamless operations. The position requires coordination across engineering disciplines to support system integration and compliance with industry standards.
