Fleet Quality Assurance Engineer

Fleet Quality Assurance Engineer

Glasgow | £50,000 - £55,000 + Rail Benefits + Hybrid Working

The Situation

This is not a typical Fleet Engineer opportunity.

We're supporting a highly specialised rail operator that delivers a unique service within the UK rail industry. Due to the nature of its operation, fleet, stakeholder environment and engineering structure, this role offers exposure and responsibility that would typically take years to achieve in a larger organisation.

The position has been vacant for some time and has historically been supported by consultancy resource. The business is now looking to appoint a permanent Fleet Technical Engineer who can take ownership of technical assurance, engineering change and safety-related engineering activities across a modern passenger fleet.

For the right engineer, this is an opportunity to become a key technical figure within a small, highly collaborative team where individual contributions genuinely shape the direction of the fleet.

The Opportunity

Opportunities like this are rare.

Working within a small engineering function, you'll gain visibility across virtually every aspect of fleet engineering, from technical assurance and engineering change through to supplier management, safety investigations and fleet improvement initiatives.

Unlike larger rail organisations where responsibilities can be highly siloed, this role provides broad technical exposure and real ownership. You'll engage directly with senior stakeholders, influence engineering decisions, and play a leading role in maintaining and improving a modern rolling stock fleet.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to move beyond purely maintenance, reliability or engineering support activities and into a position where they can combine technical expertise, assurance, governance and stakeholder management.

The Key Deliverables

Within your first 12 months, you will be expected to:

• Drive engineering change activities through to successful implementation.
• Reduce existing engineering action backlogs.
• Manage and progress safety-related defect investigations.
• Improve visibility and reporting of technical risks and engineering actions.
• Support technical assurance and governance activities.
• Establish robust tracking and close-out processes.
• Lead regular stakeholder review meetings and engineering forums.
• Provide clear management information and KPI reporting.

The Reporting Line

The Fleet Technical Engineer will report directly into the Fleet Engineering leadership team and work closely with:

• Fleet Engineering
• Reliability Engineering
• Quality Teams
• Maintenance Providers
• Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
• Technical and Operational Stakeholders

This role sits at the centre of multiple engineering workstreams and acts as a key link between technical, operational and supplier functions.

The Key Responsibilities

• Manage engineering change requests from initiation through to implementation.
• Lead the management and closure of safety-related defects.
• Support fleet technical assurance activities.
• Coordinate technical reviews and engineering governance forums.
• Manage engineering actions and technical investigations.
• Monitor supplier performance and technical non-conformances.
• Produce technical reports, trend analysis and KPI updates.
• Support fleet performance improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical support across the engineering function.
• Participate in the engineering on-call rota.

The Essential Skills and Competencies Essential Experience

• Rolling stock engineering experience.
• Experience within a train operator, maintainer, manufacturer, ROSCO or engineering consultancy.
• Exposure to engineering assurance, technical governance or engineering change activities.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Experience working within highly regulated engineering environments.
• Ability to coordinate multiple technical workstreams simultaneously.

Preferred Backgrounds

Candidates may currently be working as:

• Fleet Engineer
• Engineering Change Engineer
• Technical Assurance Engineer
• Reliability Engineer
• Technical Support Engineer
• Systems Engineer
• Senior Rolling Stock Engineer

Qualifications

• HNC, HND or Degree qualified in Mechanical, Electrical or a related Engineering discipline.

Personal Attributes

• Strong communicator.
• Organised and detail-driven.
• Able to challenge and influence stakeholders.
• Comfortable working autonomously.
• Analytical and methodical in approach.
• Passionate about technical excellence and continuous improvement.

The Location and Working Conditions

Location: Scotland

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with regular time spent at operational and engineering locations.

Typical expectations include:

• 2-3 days per week on site.
• The remainder split between office and home working.
• Some travel as required.

The role also includes participation in an engineering on-call rota.