Careers
Opportunities with Petards Rail
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At Petards Rail we recognise our people are key to the success of our business. We are therefore committed to ensuring that we nurture and retain employees, and that they feel valued. In fact, one of our key goals is to ensure that our employees enjoy their work and feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of each day.
Petards Rail is at the forefront of key emerging technologies as the industry adjusts to the challenges of decarbonisation and digitalisation. What’s more, our innovations are designed to save lives, improve accessibility and meet other critical industry needs. There has never been a more exciting time to be in the rail industry, or to work for Petards Rail.
From manufacturing engineer jobs to software engineers, Petards Rail offers a range of roles in the rail industry and excellent career development opportunities. Our latest vacancies will be displayed below.
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Current Vacancies
Petards is currently recruiting for the below roles:
Project Engineer: Rail
Reporting to the Head of Operations and Compliance this role is required to contribute to the on time, on budget and on specification delivery of a range of Rail projects. Please refer to the attached job description for further information
Click below to view the full job description. Interested candidates should email their CV to recruitment@petards.com.
Job Description: Project Engineer
Mechanical Design Engineer:
Highly Skilled and detail oriented Mechanical Design Engineer responsible for the conceptualisation, design and development of mechanical systems and components. Working closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative products from concept through to market, ensuring that all designs meet functional, safety, and manufacturing requirements and supporting wide range of legacy product through obsolescence and BOM.
Click below to view the full job description. Interested candidates should email their CV to recruitment@petards.com.
Job Description: Mechanical Design Engineer
Diversity and Inclusion
Petards Rail is a fully diverse and inclusive employer. The company holds Living Wage Accreditation. Our diversity policy is reviewed regularly to ensure fair and equal treatment for all existing and potential staff.
We are increasing the representation of women across every level of the organisational structure. We are immensely proud that over 50% of senior managers are women.
Where our activities allow, we promote flexible working.
Professional Development
We might have over 35 years of experience here at Petards Rail, however we do not rest on our laurels. We continually invest in our people and support them throughout their career journey with Petards Rail.
As well as technical training, we want our employees to continue their professional development with Petards Rail. This can be through the workplace, day release or online study. For example, we currently have a number of staff studying for:
- Charted Engineering qualifications
- ILM Management qualifications
- AAT / CIMA
- MBA
