Railway RAM Lead

Railway RAM Lead PositionLocation: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, AEContract Type: Fixed-TermDivision: Electronics and System EngineeringLevel of experience: SeniorRINA is currently recruiting for a Railway RAM Lead to join its office in Abu Dhabi within the Electronics and System Engineering Division.MissionThe Railway RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) Lead Engineer is responsible for leading and managing all RAM activities on a railway design & build project. This role ensures that the railway system meets performance, safety, and lifecycle requirements while complying with contractual, client, and regulatory obligations. The position covers RAM analysis, system integration, and assurance across multidisciplinary design, construction, testing, and commissioning.The RAM Lead will join the Safety Assurance Team and collaborate with the Safety Assurance Manager in the frame of the assigned railway system design and build project.Key AccountabilitiesRAM Management & PlanningDevelop and implement the project RAMS strategy, plans, and methodologies in line with EN 50126/8/9 and IEC 61508 standards.Define RAM requirements in coordination with the client, design teams, and contractors.Manage RAM activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with Safety and Quality management systems.Reliability & Availability EngineeringDefine and monitor reliability and availability targets for subsystems (signaling, telecoms, rolling stock, power, track, civil works, depots).Perform Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD).Conduct reliability predictions, failure rate analysis, and availability simulations to verify compliance with targets.Maintainability EngineeringConduct maintainability analysis and maintenance task evaluations to ensure safe, cost‑effective operations.Review system designs for ease of inspection, repair, and replacement.Define preventive and corrective maintenance requirements, tools, and spare parts strategies.Safety & System IntegrationWork with the Safety Lead Engineer to ensure integration of RAMS into system design and assurance.Support hazard identification (HAZID) and hazard analysis activities.Contribute to Safety Cases and ensure ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) risk levels are achieved.Testing, Commissioning & ValidationDefine RAM demonstration and validation requirements during testing and commissioning.Ensure system performance (RAM targets) is verified through test data, reliability growth programs, and field trials.Support integration of subsystems into the complete railway system, ensuring compliance with RAM objectives.Documentation & ReportingDevelop and maintain RAMS deliverables, including:RAM PlanReliability and Availability PredictionsMaintainability Analysis ReportsFailure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) recordsRAM Demonstration ReportsPrepare RAMS performance reports and present findings to project leadership, clients, and regulatory bodies.Leadership & CoordinationLead the RAM engineering team and coordinate RAM activities with design, construction, and operations teams.Mentor junior engineers and promote a culture of system reliability and continuous improvement.EducationMaster’s Degree in Electronic/TLC Engineering or Mechanical EngineeringQualificationsAt least 8 years’ experience in RAMS engineering within rail, transportation, or other safety-critical industries.Strong knowledge of railway systems engineering, integration, and assurance processes.Demonstrated expertise in EN 50126/8/9, IEC 61508, ISO 31000, and other RAMS standards.Proven track record of delivering RAMS programs onmajor rail infrastructure or rolling stock projects.Experience working in design & build contracts with multi-disciplinary project teams.Strong technical expertise in RAM analysis and tools.Skilled in reliability modelling, simulation, and statistical analysis.Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.Strong leadership and ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.Effective communicator, with confidence in reporting to clients, contractors, and regulators.Ability to balance engineering detail with project-level risk and assurance priorities.ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective wayBUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organizationCLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfactionEARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversityMAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraintMANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactionsPIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstancesPROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commi