Overview

As a Junior Mechanical Engineer in Hitachi Rail’s Rolling Stock Engineering Department, you will support mechanical design, integration, and verification for railway components. You will work within a fast-paced, international team to ensure compliance with railway standards and project constraints. You will contribute to design reviews, supplier assessments, and documentation for vehicle approvals, shaping the evolution of rolling stock systems. This role offers hands-on learning in a global tech-driven environment with meaningful impact on rail modernization.

Responsabilità

- Prepare System Requirements Specifications (SyRS) for mechanical components
- Analyze and assess technical proposals from Suppliers
- Prepare and verify mechanical installation/integration drawings/specifications
- Conduct design reviews for the assigned work package
- Attend system stand-alone type test and review of type test reports
- Support manufacturing, testing and validation phases
- Review design documentation with customers and suppliers
- Prepare structural drawings, equipment layout and mechanical routing drawings
- Prepare Bill of Materials (BoM)
- Ensure compliance with input requirements, international railway regulations and project constraints




- Prepare documentation for vehicle approval and homologation support

Requisiti fondamentali

- Basic knowledge of mechanical disciplines (installation, interfaces, component design)
- Basic knowledge of design verification and validation methodologies
- Basic knowledge of mechanical CAD systems (Catia or Creo preferred)
- Basic knowledge of piping systems, fittings and joint design methodologies
- Basic knowledge of noise/vibration modelling and assessment of mechanical components
- Basic knowledge of welded structure design rules and standards (EN 15085)
- Basic knowledge of PLM systems (Windchill preferred)
- Good knowledge of office automation software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced, international environment
- Good organizational, team-working, problem-solving and results-driven mindset
- Ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to work within project teams under minimal supervision
- Availability for occasional short-term national and international business trips

- collaborative mindset
- strong communication
- problem-solving
- Catia or Creo
- Windchill
- IBM DOORS

📌 Junior Mechanical Engineer (Pistoia)
🏢 Hitachi
📍 Pistoia