Join our passionate team as a Brakes & Air Systems Engineer in our Rolling Stock team. As a key member of our team, you'll be responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of braking systems and pneumatic components across our Class 373 and Class 374 fleet of trains.

Key responsibilities:

• Act as Eurostar's technical specialist for brakes and air systems, ensuring all systems meet safety, reliability, and regulatory standards.
• Lead investigations into braking and pneumatic system issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Optimise and improve maintenance strategies, including monitoring reliability, managing obsolescence risks, and supporting overhaul programmes.
• Work closely with suppliers, design authorities, and internal engineering teams to resolve technical issues and ensure robust system performance.
• Provide expert technical input into maintenance planning, project delivery, and system upgrades.
• Ensure compliance with evolving safety, sustainability, and regulatory requirements across all braking and air system activities.
• Support documentation updates, risk assessments, and technical decision-making related to these safety-critical systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance fleet availability, operational performance, and lifecycle management.
• Participate in the on-call engineering rota, responding to safety incidents and operational needs as required.

Requirements:

• Relevant engineering qualification (HNC/D or Degree) with proven expertise in rolling stock braking and pneumatic systems, including design, maintenance, testing, and system improvements.
• Strong technical knowledge of pneumatics, electro-pneumatics, mechanical, and regenerative braking, system integration, and safety-critical braking requirements.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in rolling stock engineering, with the ability to lead technical investigations, diagnose complex faults, and interpret engineering drawings and standards.
• Solid understanding of railway regulations and standards (e.g. TSI, EN, UIC, ISO) and experience supporting certification, homologation, and engineering changes.
• Skilled in reliability and maintenance engineering, including FMEA, failure investigations, obsolescence management, and collaborating with suppliers and performance teams.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally, use Microsoft Office effectively, and operate in both English (advanced) and French (desirable).

Benefits:

• Travel benefits that can be used for both work and play, including 75% off underground network from Day 1
• Competitive defined benefit pension scheme
• Free Eurostar tickets
• Discounted Eurostar tickets for friends and family
• Ongoing training and development
• Lots of other exclusive deals, discounts, and perks

If you think you've got what it takes to help us make Eurostar bigger and better than ever before, we'd love to hear from you. At Eurostar, we believe in giving everyone an equal chance. We actively encourage applications from talented individuals regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, whether you're pregnant or on maternity leave.

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This role will be based in our Assembly department, working with a team who are responsible for building motorsport and performance OEM brake components. The role requires the candidate to build components manually, working at a consistent work rate, ensuring that components are built to spec with no quality defects and in a timely manner.

Key Competencies

• Previous Assembly skills, preferably gained from working in a motorsport environment
• Ability to understand how braking systems work
• Must be able to read English manufacturing specs
• Can use hand assembly tools (torque wrenches etc) and use measuring equipment
• Ideally, the candidate would have experience working with a production engineering team, assisting in creating build specifications.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a similar environment.
• Good understanding of engineering materials.
• Gained a craft apprenticeship or a mechanical NVQ
• Good knowledge of fundamental engineering principles.

The Candidate

• Will be a team player, who is self-motivated and who can work independently.
• Flexible, shares knowledge with the Team and other departments.
• Good communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Practical and a “hands-on” Technician who is able to build and strip components.

Additional Working Hours

Work overtime when required, weekend working etc.

Hours

Monday to Thursday: 08.00 – 17.00

Friday: 08.00 – 13.00

Rewards and Benefits

Competitive Salary

25 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays

Pension Contribution

Life Insurance

Eye Care Assistance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Company Events

Wellbeing Incentives

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

Online GP Service

Employee Assistance Package

Christmas Gifts

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