Electric rail infrastructure design, integration, and maintenance for European railways
Rail Power Systems is an engineering-driven supplier of electrified rail infrastructure—contact line systems, power distribution, and 50 Hz installations—with a 135+ year history in the European railway industry. The tech stack (SAP S/4HANA, ServiceNow, Jira, BIM, CAD tools) reflects a capital-project business model; hiring is heavily weighted toward engineering (159 of 217 active roles) with a junior-heavy seniority mix, signaling expansion into delivery capacity rather than R&D.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Engineering, Project Lead
Rail Power Systems GmbH designs, integrates, and maintains electric rail infrastructure for railways across Europe. The company operates across the full project lifecycle: system design, contact line systems, railway power supply (AC and DC), 50 Hz systems, and large-equipment installation and servicing. The customer base includes national and regional rail operators; work is primarily project-based, execution-heavy, and located in Germany with some international scope. Current hiring momentum is decelerating after a period of growth, with active headcount expansion concentrated in engineering and field construction roles.
SAP S/4HANA for ERP, ServiceNow and Jira for project/incident management, Microstation and SolidWorks for CAD, BIM for infrastructure modeling, TOPdesk for asset management, and SAP SuccessFactors for HR.
Current work includes rail energy infrastructure projects, switchgear and control system installations, medium voltage power plant integration, 50 Hz system deployments, and infrastructure compliance projects (ISO 27001, NIS-2).
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