Senior Technology Engineer

Senior Technology Engineer – Innovation & Asset Technology

Stratford, London (Hybrid – minimum 2 days onsite)

6-Month Contract | Strong Potential to Go Permanent

£450–£470 per day (Umbrella)

BPSS Clearance Required

Inside IR35

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Technology Engineer to join a major rail infrastructure innovation programme focused on transforming inspection, maintenance, and asset management through emerging technologies.

This role will play a key part in driving innovation across a high-profile transport asset base, helping introduce automation, digital inspection tools, drone technology, AI-driven analytics, and remote condition monitoring solutions to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability.

You will act as a technical authority across innovation projects, taking concepts from development and trial through to safe operational deployment within a highly regulated engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead innovation projects from concept through to operational deployment
• Drive automation of manual inspection and maintenance activities
• Introduce emerging technologies into live operational environments
• Engage with maintenance teams, asset managers, and senior stakeholders
• Ensure engineering assurance, compliance, and safety standards are met
• Support business cases, benefits tracking, and operational adoption

Technology & Project Focus Areas

• Digital inspection and automated visual monitoring
• Drone inspection technology and associated data analysis
• Remote condition monitoring and predictive maintenance
• AI and machine-learning-led infrastructure monitoring
• Vision and camera technologies for infrastructure inspections
• OLE and track monitoring solutions

Essential Experience

• Experience delivering innovation or technology deployment projects
• Exposure to drones and inspection technologies
• Strong technical understanding across software/systems environments
• Knowledge of remote condition monitoring solutions
• Ability to work autonomously and influence stakeholders
• Experience within regulated engineering or infrastructure environments

Desirable Experience

• Rail or transport infrastructure experience
• Exposure to AiVR, One Big Circle, or similar inspection technologies
• Knowledge of digital asset management or automated inspection systems
• Experience with AI, automation, or computer vision technologies

What’s on Offer

• Work on cutting-edge innovation and automation projects
• Exposure to advanced drone and AI technologies
• High-profile infrastructure environment
• Opportunity to shape future operational maintenance strategies
• Strong possibility of permanent conversion following the contract

If you’re a technically strong innovation engineer with a passion for emerging technology and infrastructure transformation, we’d love to hear from you.