Senior Automatic Fare Collection Expert_BID Position

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consulting groups specializing in public transport and mobility solutions. For over 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions develop by creating, improving and modernizing their transport infrastructure and systems.

Context

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water & Environment for public and private organizations.

Our engineers work with passion to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and made-to measures solutions allowing end users to move seamlessly.

SYSTRA’s unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical excellence delivered on projects. Thanks to our know-how of our employees spread across India, we are present at all stages from upstream studies to operation and maintenance. We provide a comprehensive solution to manage all kinds of missions: Detailed Design Consultant, Project Management, Independent checking services.

SYSTRA India’s comprehensive know-how and expertise in Railways provides a wide spectrum of solutions for any challenge (Building a new rail link, doubling the capacity, gauge conversion, upgrading a network, improving the performance of existing lines, etc.).

Our extensive experience encompasses, Bridges, station buildings, Depots, Earthwork & Track Works, Power Supply and Transmission, Signaling & Telecommunications, Rolling Stock, Utilities diversion and yard re-modelling etc.

Our services cover the entire life cycle of the project implementation.

Currently, we are bidding for Metro projects across India. The position of Senior Automatic Fare Collection Expert is the key position in these BIDs.

Missions/Main Duties

• Develop AFC system architecture covering smart cards, QR codes, mobile ticketing, gates, validators, and back-office clearing systems.
• Ensure seamless interoperability with telecom, signaling, and financial systems, including clearing house and banking interfaces.
• Provide expertise on AFC standards, specifications, and compliance with metro rail guidelines.
• Oversee installation, system integration, and acceptance testing of AFC equipment.
• Prepare technical inputs, compliance matrices, and design documents for bid submission.
• Evaluate AFC vendors, review proposals, and ensure timely delivery aligned with project milestones.

Profile/Skills

• Graduate in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in Railways or Railway related industry.
• Minimum 5 years of expereince in urban rail based passenger carrying system.

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It’s not a job - it’s a career!