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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026. Hitachi scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Hitachi is a Japanese conglomerate founded in 1910 by Namihei Odaira as an electrical repair shop inside a copper mine, which grew into one of the country's largest industrial groups. After a decade of restructuring it now concentrates on digital systems and services, green energy and mobility, selling grid equipment through Hitachi Energy, trains and signalling through Hitachi Rail, and storage and data platforms through Hitachi Vantara. Its Lumada portfolio ties operational technology to software, and the 2021 acquisition of GlobalLogic gave the group a large digital engineering arm serving customers outside Japan.

Location:

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Job ID:

R0147502

Date Posted:

2026-11-05

Company Name:

Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. 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.

Job Description:

Our Systems Engineering function are currently looking for a Senior Integration, Verification, Validation & Qualification (IVVQ) Engineer.

As a Senior IVVQ Engineer, you will be responsible for all aspects of system integration and system testing for solutions that meet the needs of our clients and users within the rail domain. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, develop integration and testing tools and approaches to implement solutions and ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of our products and solutions.

This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from our site in Birmingham.

Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Lead the identification and closure of site defects, technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and other engineering issues.
  • Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines and other stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the project.
  • Understand and lead the project delivery processes, methodologies, and use the defined tools as set out in the GTS Management System and the project specific IVVQ Management Plans and Engineering Management Plans.
  • Keep up to date with the latest technologies, tools, and trends in IVVQ development.
  • Support Work Package Managers with timely provision of status, accurate measurement of progress and forecasting of remaining work and by Identifying change, variation, risk and opportunity to the work package manager wherever the scope of works is impacted. Where appointed act as WPM and lead the IVVQ team operationally.
  • Act as a mentor and/or instructor to all members of the IVVQ teams.
  • Interface with the client to gain approval of test specifications and to host acceptance testing activities.
  • Write and/or approve test plans, test strategy documents and test specifications.
  • Execute test specifications (according to test plan and project schedule), record and/or approve results of test execution.
  • Raise/investigate/verify defects.
  • Develop tools to support efficient and effective IVVQ tasks.
  • Maintain agreed quality target/standards.
  • Identify and implement verification methods (IADT).

Technical Skills and Experience

  • Extensive experience in systems development, with a deep understanding of IVVQ principles and methodologies.
  • Proven experience in testing and integrating complex systems applications, preferably in telecoms domains.
  • Solid understanding of systems architecture and design patterns.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Varied experience working in an engineering environment and understanding of engineering delivery methodologies.
  • Excellent problem-solving ability, trade-off skills and attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach team members.
  • Be able to define and manage configuration control
  • Proven ability to define, develop and implement IVVQ tools.
  • Experience of SW tools and deployments

Human Skills

  • Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, motivation and inter-personal skills
  • Ability to build and sustain strong working relationships at all levels
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, mentor and coach a diverse team
  • Demonstrable experience in achieving buy-in from strong technical stakeholders

What to expect

We aim to complete a two-stage interview process. The interviews will focus on technical and behavioural competencies. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please let the Talent Acquisition (TA) partner know if this would be necessary. To find out what reasonable adjustments are, and what might be available, your TA partner will be happy to discuss this with you.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs athttps://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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