Commissioning Technician

Job Title: Commissioning Technicians (Rolling Stock)
Job Location: Ilford, East London
Rate: £23.10 PAYE / £29.78 Umbrella
Shifts: Fully flexible to support 24/7 Cover. This includes Days/ Nights & Weekends.
Hours Per Week: Up to 50 hours per week
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: On-going contract
Industries Considered: Rail, Rolling Stock, RAF, REME, Army, Navy, Marine, Avionics, Rolling Stock, Commercial/Industrial Electrics, Defence, Plant Engineering, SPM, HVAC, and Process Engineering
Disciplines Considered: Diesel Engine Fitter, Electrical Engineer / Mechanical Engineer, Mechanic, Avionic Technician, Aircraft Engineer, Marine Engineer, Maintenance Fitter, and Breakdown Engineer
Position Summary:

- Provide train systems engineering advice for the vehicle as a whole and for the key vehicle systems (such as TCMS - train control system, HVAC, propulsion, brakes, doors, on-train communications etc.)
- Optimisation of the maintenance on trains as per defined balanced examination schedules
- Helping customer with detailed fault finding and diagnostics
- Produce solutions that provide short term mitigation and long term resolution
- Monitoring of warranty issues and liaising with supplier technical teams
- Attending to faulty trains in service, component replacements and modification work
- Helping customer with root cause analysis using Bombardier FRACAS, 8D, PPS methodologies.
- Ensuring correct replacement parts are sourced
- Assisting operator in updating of maintenance instructions, overhaul instruction, processes & procedures to optimize maintenance and liaise with Bombardier Technical Publications and Central Engineering teams where required
- Monitoring trains reliability & availability performance and issuing monthly performance reports
- Monitor of trains in Service using remote monitoring system called Orbita
- Down load train data from onboard train data recorders using laptops
- Run diagnostics software to identify faults with various train systems i.e. hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, train management systems & on board computers.
- System software updates as required
- Obsolescence avoidance and mitigation
- Engineering support for all safety related incidents (NIRs), including representing the Customer with respect to access to Design Authority and equipment OEM's and the production of affirmative closing actions
- Service Provider representation on the internal safety forum, feeding back decisions and outputs to the Customer
- Share experience gained of other fleets across the world which the Service Provider has supplied and/or supports, provision of recommendations and opportunities for design improvements, standardisation and/or modifications.
- Contribution to Health and Safety on a daily basis.
- Strong report writing skills.
Person profile:
You will be a highly self-motivated individual, able to work under your own initiative
You will possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills and will need extensive all-round knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Experience required:

- Experience within Rail desirable
- Use of Laptop's and diagnostic tools to determine faults
- Ability to work from maintenance manuals and schematics
- Experience of Mechanical or Electrical fault finding
- Experience of Mechanical or Electrical repairs
- Troubleshooting and evidence gathering.
Qualifications:

- Completion of a recognised apprenticeship
- Minimum qualification required - NVQ Level 3 in an electrical discipline.
PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION.