Rolling stock engineering technician

Code 3115.1.18

Rolling stock engineering technicians carry out technical functions to help rolling stock engineers with the design, development, manufacturing and testing processes, installation and maintenance of rail vehicles such as wagons, multiple units, carriages and locomotives. They also conduct experiments, collect and analyse data and report their findings.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • ICT software specifications
  • physics
  • mechanics
  • material mechanics
  • mechanics of trains
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • multimedia systems
  • CAE software

Skills and competences

  • liaise with engineers
  • read engineering drawings
  • adjust engineering designs
  • troubleshoot

Transversal competences

  • execute analytical mathematical calculations
  • mathematics

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences