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With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.\nJob Description:\nThe Life Cycle Support Analyst will leadi a comprehensive life cycle design and optimization of customer solutions for Hitachi Rail’s global CBTC and interlocking projects. Lead the preparation and delivery of complex Long-Term Support contracts across multiple countries. From the bid phase through to long-term operation, is responsible for formalizing scopes, estimating life cycle costs (LCC), and ensuring maximum system availability. Ensures that system remains sustainable and cost-effective through proactive management and the execution of high-level in-service support contracts.\nKey Accountabilities:\nParticipating and supporting System Life Cycle Management:\nDetermines within a system or in a list of products the series (Part numbers) which require monitoring according to economic or technical criteria as well as the strategy of use of the final customer.\n\nIdentifies critical components (electronic components, hardware, and software COTS) on CBTC systems to be monitored and issues the necessary bulletins to proactively reduce risks.\n\nEnsures that all critical items are codified in the Information System.\n\nReports and announces obsolescence issues and offers solutions.\n\nPerforms status analyses, sustainability assessments, or other studies to identify potential problems and their impact during the life cycle of solutions.\n\nAct as the Work Package Manager:\nLeads the preparation of Work Packages as part of the overall bid package for variant complexity projects.\n\nCollaborates with cross-functional teams to consolidate inputs and define cost-effective, risk-adjusted warranty support strategies tailored to customer expectations.\n\nEngages with engineering, RAMS, sourcing, and industrial teams to capture warranty scope, failure risk modeling, repair strategies, and spare provisioning across the system lifecycle.\n\nEnsures alignment with contractual obligations and operational assumptions by building robust, traceable cost models for warranty duration.\n\nContributes to the overall bid governance process by presenting and defending Work Package 6 estimates in bid reviews and gate approvals.\n\nContinuously refines the estimation methodology to reflect lessons learned, actual return rates, and evolving cost drivers, ensuring warranty proposals remain competitive, compliant, and commercially sound.\n\nPerform risk mitigation strategies:\nPrepares and updates forecasted sustainability analyses for monitored items.\n\nPublishes notifications of obsolescence to relevant stakeholders.\n\nIdentifies the impact of obsolescence on equipment at different physical levels (modules, cards) or functional chains of systems.\n\nActivates engineering services when redesign phases are required.\n\nStandardization of Bid Preparation Across Business Lines:\nCollaborates with multiple Business Lines (BLs) to harmonize and standardize the bid proposal preparation process across regions and projects.\n\nDrives the unification of key deliverables-including the SDVa template, Cost Breakdown (CBB), and the services portfolio-to ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency in bid submissions.\n\nSupport Bid Projects Through Preparing System Life Cycle Estimates:\nConverts client specifications into actionable service lifecycle designs in coordination with the solution architecture.\n\nLeads the planning and cost estimation for support proposals to ensure competitive and compliant warranty solutions.\n\nManages LCC modeling and life cycle estimation, ensuring all metrics align with customer expectations and organizational goals.\n\nKey Requirements:\nUniversity degree in Electrical/Telecom/Systems/Mechanical (or similar) Engineering and/or significant relevant technical experience.\n\nMinimum of 5 years’ experience in working with cross-functional teams without direct reporting.\n\nMinimum of 5 years’ experience in supporting project bids within a product-centric technology company.\n\nMinimum of 5 years’ experience in customer interface and marketing/sales experience.\n\nDemonstrated experience in a commercial organization associated with customer interface, leadership, and delivery of engineering services.\n\nStrong knowledge of standard computer applications, including intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel and Word.\n\nComfortable working with Excel files, Pivot Tables, and VLOOKUPs.\n\nPossesses the ability to transform complex technical data into clear, persuasive, and professional documentation in English.\n\nStrong problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills.\n\nAn ability to understand contracted requirements.\n\nHigh-level interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills with significant attention to detail.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nP.Eng (Professional Engineer designation).\n\nComprehensive knowledge/experience with Hitachi Rail products.\n\nBase Salary Range : $80,000 - 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