Are you passionate about ensuring the operational safety and efficiency of railway vehicles? Join Akiem as a Product & Configuration Engineer and be a key player in maintaining and optimizing locomotive performance in compliance with EU regulations.

Your Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Head of ECM 2, you will be responsible for:

• Developing, maintaining, and updating maintenance programs.
• Creating and managing initial maintenance files and ensuring ongoing updates.
• Supporting locomotive acceptance and handovers, including documentation checks for ECM transfers.
• Overseeing configuration management of locomotives (components, country approvals, software versions).
• Releasing and monitoring maintenance plans based on technical documentation.
• Creating and maintaining maintenance schedules in the CMMS (computerized system).
• Coordinating with Sales and ECM 3 regarding locomotive operational use.
• Preparing locomotives in the computerized system for ECM 3.
• Ensuring compliance with maintenance standards, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Monitoring the implementation of maintenance programs.
• Managing and recording safety-critical components.
• Participating in internal and external audits.

Your Profile

Education & Expertise

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical training (technical draftsman, product design, technical model maker, state-certified technician, or industrial master craftsman).
• Strong knowledge of rail vehicle maintenance, vehicle management, and industry regulations (safety/quality management).
• Experience in the rail sector with a rail vehicle manufacturer, operator, or maintenance company.

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Experience in designing locomotive maintenance programs.
• Familiarity with EU regulations, particularly DVO (EU) 2019/779.
• Knowledge of process organization, optimization, and approval laws.

Work Experience

• Several years of professional experience in the maintenance of traction units.
• Experience in vehicle management with manufacturers or railway undertakings (RUs).

Soft Skills

• Strong teamwork abilities.
• High level of organizational skills and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Safety-conscious and independent working style.
• Analytical thinking and economic decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills for coordination with ECM functions, customers, and other stakeholders.

Language Skills

• Italian (C2 level) – fluent in both written and spoken communication.
• English (B2 level) – strong proficiency in both written and spoken form.