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Principal Signal Engineer

Queensland Rail -
Brisbane QLD

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Job Details

Permanent | Full-time
2 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Parental leave
Employee assistance program

Qualifications

Data analysis skills
Analysis skills
Bachelor's degree
Recruiting
Communication skills

Full Job Description

Req. Id: 11798

Date: 17 Jul 2026

Location:

Brisbane, QLD, AU, 4000

Company: Queensland Rail

We have a rare opportunity within our Rail Signalling Design team in the role of Principal Signal Engineer. This is a full-time permanent position working in our office in the Brisbane CBD.

At Queensland Rail our Signal Engineers experience a wide breadth of signal engineering technologies, training and development, exposure to large scale rail projects and team and individual flexibility to support your work/life commitments.

Benefits that count:

Free Citytrain travel to work and discounted rail travel for yourself and your dependents.
Competitive salary package including generous superannuation.
Support for career development is encouraged.
Full reimbursement for annual membership with two (2) relevant approved professional development associations.
Fitness passport providing a heavily discounted access to a large range of gyms and sporting facilities.
Employee Assistance Program covering career and personal support.
Four weeks annual leave and annual leave loading for roles under standard Enterprise Agreements.
Long service leave entitlements on completion of 7 years continuous service.
Equal opportunity leave, paid parental/partner leave.

Your opportunity:

Undertake design verification and reviews: coaching professionals within the team to solving technical challenges with Signalling Design articles including Signalling Arrangements, Control Tables, Circuits and Interlocking Data.
Provide technical guidance as a railway signal engineering specialist on projects of all sizes from complex mega multi-disciplinary projects to small operational improvements.
Supporting project delivery through review and input to estimates, schedules, design staging, and responding to RFI’s.
Work closely with other Railway Signal Engineering lifecycle roles such as Concept, Asset Management, Reliability, Testing and Commissioning, as well as building strong business relationships with rail operations stakeholders and project teams to deliver the best outcome.

What you will bring:

Analytical skills including critical thinking, data analysis, research and ability to identify and solve complex issues directly and lead other Professional Engineers within the team to achieve successful railway Signalling Design outcomes.
As a senior role in our team, we are looking for someone with extensive industry experience with demonstrated time in railway Signalling Design or technical Project Engineering roles.
High level of team, stakeholder and contractor engagement communication skills, ability to work across multiple functions and scopes of work, take accountability and drive successful outcomes.
Ability to be assertive and influence key parties to ensure railway Signalling Designs produced conform to Queensland Rail and industry best practice.
Independence and ability to operate without direct supervision and exercise initiative.
Big picture thinker - solutions and outcome driven with future vision for yourself and our organisation.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical/Electronic) degree.

Bachelor’s degree must be either issued from an accredited Australian University or Queensland Rail accepted equivalent that is recognised/assessed by Engineers Australia, the national professional body for engineers in Australia.

Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) or able to attain registration within 6-12 months of commencing in the role.

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. We offer boundless opportunities to support your career today and for your future.

Please apply to Principal Signal Engineer (11798) via our website by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Friday 31st of July 2026.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

At Queensland Rail we are 1TEAM and our diverse workforce enables us to connect communities every day. We are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces for all our people, strengthened by our diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds.

We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience.

If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Ryan Curry via [email protected].

The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, health assessment and background checks that might also include criminal history and credit checks. We may also be considering more than one vacancy under this advertisement and some roles may also be advertised externally.

For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, QR will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to QR's requirements.

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