Senior Traction Power & EMC Engineer

Role Description and Responsibilities:

An exciting technical role has become available for an ambitious engineer to join our Traction Power & Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) team undertaking power modelling, design and EMC assurance on rail projects of various sizes, many of which are multi-disciplinary in nature.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, self-starting, and entrepreneurial in nature, fully able to demonstrate very good time management and communication skills, as well as the ability to work to deadlines. A curious mind and an appetite for learning are essential to thrive in our consultancy environment.

Dependent upon specific project requirements, there may be a requirement to travel to other locations (company or client, office, or site) within the UK and overseas for various periods of time.

You will be responsible for producing technical work packages on a wide range of Mott MacDonald projects under the supervision of Principal Engineers and alongside other Junior and Senior engineers. The work will be stimulating and varied covering all aspects of traction power systems for both AC and DC rail systems, as well as EMC assurance applied to rail systems. 

The principal areas of work include, but are not limited to:

• Use of TRAIN+MCE traction load-flow simulation package to model traction power supplies
• Use of TRAIN+MCE to model electromagnetic interference
• Development of AC and DC traction power supply systems
• Use of CAD to produce 2D and 3D drawings, schematics, and diagrams
• Production of AC and DC traction substation designs
• Production of EMC strategy and EMC Control Plan documents
• Support EMC HAZID workshops, prepare and manage EMC hazard records
• Production of earthing and bonding designs
• Production of electrical protection schemes and relay settings
• Production of specifications to support procurement of traction power equipment
• Leading/coordinating the delivery of work packages mentioned above.

Furthermore, the successful candidate may be given the opportunity to be involved in the following:

• Building relations with existing and new Clients as part of our Business Development work
• Involvement with bids and production of proposals to satisfy Client tender requirements
• Production of polished consultancy reports
• Contribution to ongoing development of tools and processes
• Attendance in Client facing meetings from time to time
• Contribution to team meetings and other team events.

Essential competencies / skills:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar subject
• 8-12 years’ experience in electrical engineering or equivalent in the rail industry
• Experience of traction load flow modelling software and power system studies and/or experience of EMC assurance applied to rail systems
• As per Job Description above but with working knowledge of:                                                                                       Microsoft Office, Office365, SharePoint

Desirable academic, professional qualifications, experience and skills:

• B.tech/M.tech in Electrical Engineering or similar Subject
• Experience in traction power engineering / EMC within a rail consultancy business
• Experience of the UK rail industry (Network Rail, Transport for London) and associated standards
• Experience in leading/coordinating the delivery of packages of work.
• Experience in project / contract management
• MATLAB, ETAP, C++ coding, Python
• Achieved or working towards Chartership

We can offer (subject to Company’s policy):

- Agile and safe working environment

- Competitive annual leave and sick leaves

- Group incentive scheme

- Group term life insurance, Workmen’s compensation and Group medical insurance coverage

- Short and Long-term Global employment opportunities

- Global collaboration and knowledge sharing

- Digital Innovation and Transformation

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.