System Architect

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.

Hitachi Rail has a singular focus on moving people. We believe that people should have the freedom to be able to travel wherever they want, on any mode of transport they choose and that the experience should be seamless. To that end we focus heavily on making our offering just that – universal, flexible and simple. We happen to build ticketing systems to do just that.

Against this backdrop we now find Transit Authorities looking for Next Generation Ticketing systems that take all of the above into consideration and provide solutions that:

• Conform and work alongside existing traditional transport operators and mean of travel.
• Provide transit payment solutions that are built on an Open Payment
• Provide digital services.
• Real time information for stakeholders to provide services

Roles & responsibilities

The Project Design Authority (PDA) plays a central role in the design, definition, and delivery of engineering solutions for Hitachi Rail’s Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems.

Based in Cairo, the PDA contributes to complex projects in Egypt and collaborates with international teams. Key responsibilities include analyzing RFPs, designing tailored technical solutions, estimating engineering efforts, and preparing technical proposals.

The PDA serves as the main technical interface between the customer and internal teams, providing expertise and guidance throughout the project lifecycle. The role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to work in a multicultural and multi–time‑zone environment, and strong proficiency in web and mobile architectures.

The Project Design Authority (PDA) responsibilities are as follows, he/she must:

• Ensures global consistency of the engineering process, practices and tools, organizes the co-engineering then approves lower level solution elements’ or components’ engineering plans including those flown down to subcontractors and partners;
• Thoroughly review and analyze RFPs from a technical perspective to understand customer requirements and identify any gaps.
• Design comprehensive, innovative, and cost-effective solutions tailored to specific customer needs in the Urban Mass Transit sector.
• Work closely with the Capture Lead (Sales Department), Bid Manager (Offers Department), and engineering teams to create integrated bid responses.
• Collaborate with international departments such as Strategy & Marketing, Engineering, and Offers to ensure seamless communication and solution alignment.
• Produce and deliver four key technical outputs to the Bid Manager: Requirements Compliance, Design Validation (DVa), Technical Offer, Engineering Effort Estimate (EEE)
• Define solution with specification documentation (during design, development and validation phases) : as writer and/or reviewer and/or approver.
• Manage Requirements and Customer needs
• Specification document : system specification document and interface specification documents
• Requirements Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, analyze, and document system requirements.
• Systems Engineering Methodology: Apply systems engineering principles and methodologies to guide the development and integration of complex systems.
• System Design & Architecture: Collaborate with the Architect in defining the physical and logical architectures of Automatic Fare Collection systems.
• Create and manage system-level design documentation, including block diagrams, interface specifications, and system integration plans.

Work experience & qualification requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, and 10+ years of experience in technical solution design, preferably in the mass transit or transportation technology industry.
• Proven experience in RFP analysis, technical proposal development, and costing of engineering efforts.
• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering.
• Experience in Deployment of complex, critical System and in complex System Integration with third party component.
• Prior experience in the transportation, rail, or AFC industry is a plus.
• Experience in Back Office financial system or on open payment Solution is a plus
• Experience in Web Oriented Architecture solution
• Fluent in English and French

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 at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

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