Description
Rolling stock engineers design and oversee the manufacturing process and installation of rail vehicles, including locomotives, carriages, wagons and multiple units. They design new trains and electrical or mechanical parts, supervise modifications and resolve technical problems. They also supervise routine maintenance duties to ensure that trains are in good condition and meet quality and safety standards.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
control compliance of railway vehicles regulationsuse technical drawing softwareadjust engineering designsanalyse production processes for improvementexecute feasibility studycontrol productionassess financial viabilityapprove engineering designperform scientific researchdesign wayside signalling interlockingsperform test runensure maintenance of trainsuse CAM softwarecreate a product's virtual modelbuild a product's physical modelensure maintenance of railway machinerydraft design specificationsdevelop test proceduresdesign electromechanical systemsuse CAD softwaredesign prototypesmaintain electromechanical equipmentmanage product testingapply advanced manufacturingrecord test dataconduct performance tests