Electrical Engineering, Power and Signals - London Underground

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• Placements
• Support
• Further education and professional studies
• Duration
• Entry requirements and minimum criteria
• Applications

We've a massive challenge ahead of us. We must modernise the world's oldest metro system while continuing the smooth running of the one billion journeys taken on the Tube every year. It's a major responsibility - and one that we'll fulfil using the expertise of our engineers.

The scheme will give you a well-rounded understanding of the role of a specialist engineer within one of the most exciting environments in the Capital: London Underground (LU).

It's accredited by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and it's your chance to apply academic skills to practical engineering situations. You could be working on state-of-the-art electronic, electrical and mechanical systems or finding innovative ways to maintain and replace legacy systems, working on projects that include:

• Station systems and services
• Power engineering
• Signalling and control
• Rolling stock
• Communications
• Special projects

Delivering vital services to the travelling public takes a wide variety of roles - not just within LU but across TfL and external partners too.

You'll experience first hand how the engineering systems on LU all work together to deliver to the highest standard. 

Throughout the programme you'll benefit from practical experience and structured technical, commercial and management training - and see your responsibilities grow with your achievements.

Placements

You'll enjoy a mix of strategic, engineering, and operational placements to give you a broad grounding in engineering and a good understanding of what drives our business and how we deliver.

Internal placements could include working with:

• Specialist engineers working across the whole life-cycle of a wide variety of systems
• Safety, quality and environmental professionals
• Railway operational managers
• Transport planners
• Marketing and commercial experts
• Other TfL transport modes, such as Docklands Light Railway or road traffic management, to gain working knowledge and experience

External placements are likely to include working with key engineering suppliers and external partners on:

• Equipment maintenance and control-centre operations
• Design, manufacture, and commissioning of new equipment and systems

Support

Throughout the scheme, you'll be supported by your scheme sponsor and a professional mentor - who will both be Chartered Engineers.

We'll also team you up with informal 'buddies' who have similar backgrounds, interests and responsibilities to you.

And the Learning & Development team will be on hand to provide all you need to create an action plan that meets your unique technical and professional interests - and ultimately helps you to achieve Incorporated or Chartered status.

After the scheme and based on satisfactory performance we'll then offer you a role that perfectly matches your skills and experience to our business needs.

Further education and professional studies

The scheme will lay the foundations for you to achieve eventual Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with the IET, or the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE).

Duration

Two years of rotational scheme placements

Entry requirements and minimum criteria

An IET accredited MEng (2.1) in electrical, electronic or mechatronic engineering (or a related degree) is required for entrants aspiring to CEng within five years, while a similarly accredited BEng (2.1) is satisfactory for Incorporated Engineer candidates.

• Graduate in appropriate discipline with appropriate classification - 2:1 
• Degree accredited by IMechE
• Ability to work on site where necessary
• High standards of written communication, verbal, numerical and inductive (ability to deal with ambiguous data) reasoning
• High standards of verbal communication
• Skilled in analysis and problem solving
• Keen on embracing change
• Collaborative, and keen to share information, knowledge and skills
• A strong focus on internal and external customers
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Keen to seek out new opportunities for learning and career progression and challenges
• Be able to identify the goals of any project and work steadily towards them
• Able to take a structured and methodical approach to any task, identifying priorities and setting deadlines

If you're successful you'll have to pass pre-employment checks before joining. These will include reference checks, qualifications checks, right to work in the UK and in some cases a medical and a Criminal Records Bureau check.

Applications

Applications close on 3 January 2012.

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