Intern - RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety)

Hitachi•Pittsburgh, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Intern – RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety) for Summer, 2027. The internship opportunity will provide exposure to Safety Engineering. The position is based in Pittsburgh, PA. Hitachi Rail provides signaling systems for metros and light rail systems. Our solutions provide efficient, safe and green transportation solutions for people around the world. This position offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the dynamic world of urban transit. You will gain hands-on experience while providing valuable support to your team. By working in this role, you will gain insight into the realm of mobility, significantly enhancing your understanding of Hitachi’s missions and impact. We’re looking for eligible students to join Hitachi Rail! Hiring for May 2027 through August 2027.

Requirements

Current Engineering student at a 4-year university with a graduation date between December 2027 and December 2028.
English proficient
Strong relevant technical skills
Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

RAMS Engineering focuses on developing, coordinating, and conducting technical safety studies on system and product level designs to assess the likelihood that a product/system performs its intended safety functions over the intended lifecycle including: Measuring and analyzing the safety of the design.
Recommending design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of system and product safety.
Completing risk analysis studies of new designs.
Undertaking testing and analysis on failures, proposing changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or product safety.
Ensure the organization, scheduling, implementation and monitoring of project RAMS and V&V activities, supporting the identification of competencies required to perform such activities, requesting adequate RAMS staffing to the relevant functional managers.
Assist the project RAMS team for the achievement of project safety requirements.
Contribute to the following activities and communicate the relevant information to the PM: Workload management with periodic workload updates and analysis of deviations.
Critical path management and alignment of RAMS schedule with project master schedule, in order to avoid unplanned interruption of activities in RAMS stream.
Proactive risk management for early detection of cost, schedule, technical and resource issues and proposal of recovery plans.
Assist with the delivery of RAMS documentation on the project.
Assist with the schedule and cost constrains to relevant Product, Signaling and System RAMS Engineers