Locomotive Safety Engineer

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth, we are now recruiting for a Locomotive Safety Engineer.

Role overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Locomotive Safety Engineer to support the development and implementation of safety strategies for locomotive systems. This role involves leading safety planning, conducting hazard and risk analyses, developing safety concepts, and preparing comprehensive safety cases in compliance with relevant standards and regulations EN 50126/8/9, EN61709, EN61025 and EN12100.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support system safety planning activities for locomotive projects.
• Develop and maintain safety concepts and safety requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
• Conduct hazard identification (HAZID), risk assessments, and failure mode and effects analyses (FMEA/FMECA).
• Perform safety analyses such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA), and Common Cause Analysis (CCA).
• Prepare and maintain safety cases and associated documentation to demonstrate compliance with applicable safety standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, systems, validation, and operations to ensure safety requirements are met.
• Support audits and assessments by regulatory bodies and certification authorities.
• Ensure traceability of safety requirements and verification/validation evidence.
• Stay updated with evolving safety standards and best practices in the rail industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience (typically 3–7 years) in railway safety engineering, preferably in locomotive or rolling stock projects.
• Strong knowledge of railway safety standards (e.g., EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129).
• Experience with safety analysis tools (e.g., Medini Analyze, FaultTree+, RAM Commander).
• Familiarity with systems engineering principles and V-model development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.

Preferred Skills

• Chartered Engineer or working towards professional certification.
• Experience with RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety) processes.
• Knowledge of software safety and cybersecurity in railway systems.
• Experience in interfacing with certification bodies and regulatory authorities.

If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects, you work on then we would love to hear from you.

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest; each application will be reviewed against the set criteria for the role. We would like to advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date it will mean that unfortunately your application has not been successful. We will however retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.