Deputy Project Design Authority (Deputy PDA) – Signalling Systems

Location: Cairo, Cairo, Egypt Job ID: R0140874 Date Posted: 2026-09-02 Company Name: Hitachi Rail GTS Egypt LLC Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule:  Full time Remote: No 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. Job Description: Job Summary** The Deputy Project Design Authority (Deputy PDA) supports the Project Design Authority (PDA) in ensuring the technical integrity, compliance, and performance of the signalling solution throughout the project lifecycle. The Deputy PDA provides technical leadership for signalling and interlocking engineering activities, working closely with the Project PDA, engineering teams, customer representatives, and project stakeholders.

The role is responsible for supporting the governance of signalling system architecture and detailed design activities and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, railway standards, operational requirements, safety requirements, and company engineering policies. The Deputy PDA acts as the local technical focal point for signalling and interlocking design matters and may represent the PDA in technical meetings, design reviews, and customer discussions when delegated.

Job Responsibilities** The primary activities of the Deputy PDA are: Support the Project PDA in maintaining the overall technical integrity and compliance of the signalling solution. Coordinate signalling and interlocking design activities between local and remote engineering teams. Act as a technical interface with the Customer regarding signalling architecture, design, performance, and operational requirements.

Review customer comments and technical queries and support their timely resolution. Ensure compliance of the signalling solution with contractual requirements, applicable railway standards, company engineering processes, and regulatory requirements. Participate in the definition and validation of signalling system architecture and technical design solutions. Support the Project PDA in managing technical risks, opportunities, assumptions, and constraints throughout project execution.

Review signalling design deliverables, including: Interlocking Principles Control Tables Signalling Design Specifications Interface Design Documents Verify that signalling and interlocking designs are compliant with operational requirements, signalling principles, and safety requirements. Participate in design reviews, technical assessments, hazard reviews, verification, validation, and acceptance activities.

Participate in technical meetings and peer reviews with engineering, safety, RAMS, operations, installation, testing, and commissioning stakeholders. Act on behalf of the Project PDA when delegated and provide technical leadership during periods of absence. Job Qualifications** Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline. Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in railway signalling design and implementation.

Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in a senior signalling engineering, lead signalling engineering, design management, or equivalent technical leadership role. Proven experience in the delivery of railway signalling projects from design through testing, commissioning, and acceptance. Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing technical interfaces. Proven customer-facing experience within railway infrastructure projects.

Signalling and Interlocking Knowledge Strong knowledge of railway signalling principles, operating rules, and operational concepts. Extensive knowledge of signalling system architecture and detailed signalling