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Overview
Rolling stock engineering technicians support engineers with rail vehicles such as wagons, multiple units, carriages and locomotives through design, manufacturing, testing, installation and maintenance work.
In job descriptions, look for rolling stock, railcars, train mechanics, technical studies, defects, compliance checks, maintenance documentation, experiments, data analysis and engineering calculations.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Rolling stock engineering technicians support engineering work on wagons, multiple units, carriages and locomotives. Daily work can include checking railcar defects, reviewing vehicle documentation, preparing technical studies, supporting manufacture and helping tests produce usable findings.
Skills and specializations
Useful knowledge includes train mechanics, engineering principles, CAE or CAD tools, material mechanics and technical calculations. Practical strengths include compliance checks, maintenance documentation, design adjustments, defect inspection, data analysis and liaison with engineers.
Salary context
Salary context depends on vehicle complexity, testing responsibility, documentation duties, manufacturing support, maintenance scope and compliance work. Roles tied to experiments, fault analysis and safety-critical findings are usually assessed differently from narrow administrative support.
Career paths
Career development can move toward rolling stock testing, maintenance planning, design support, production improvement or mechanical engineering technician roles. Progress depends on accurate documentation, careful inspection, reliable calculations and clear reporting of technical findings.
Good to know
When reading vacancies, check whether the work focuses on design, manufacturing, testing, installation or maintenance. Look for vehicle types, railcar defects, train documentation, technical studies, compliance checks, experiments and engineering software.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include rolling stock engine inspector, rolling stock engine tester and rolling stock engineering drafter.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
17-3029.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
30.2Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
Alternative labels
railway engineering apprentice
rolling stock electronic equipment installer
rail rolling stock assembly operator
railway stock engineer
rolling stock equipment assembler
rolling stock engineering apprentice
railway stock equipment assembler
rolling stock assembly operator
railway stock electronic equipment installer
Occupation group
mechanical engineering technician (3115.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0f2c04f1-9001-4a77-884f-1ea16949f6f6 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3115.1.18 |
| ISCO group | 3115 |
| Concept type | Occupation |