Ali Jamshidi, Maintenance Development Engineer
Written by
Rail
Published on
17 September 2020
Category
Testimonial
His roots go back to Iran, but Ali Jamshidi now feels completely at home at Strukton Rail in the Netherlands. After completing his studies in Civil Engineering in Iran in 2014, he was admitted to the doctoral programme at TU Delft as a PhD candidate.
His scientific focus? Smart railway maintenance on the basis of the early detection of malfunctions and defects. The Maintenance Development Engineer job vacancy at Strukton Rail was a perfect fit for this. And so, in the summer of 2018, Ali did not hesitate for a second and applied for the job.
Room for innovation
‘I was already familiar with Strukton Rail through my research work for the university. It is the largest railway contractor in the Netherlands and the projects carried out here are an extension of my research. In that sense, I view this job as a logical continuation of my scientific career. Furthermore, I like working in a flexible and progressive working environment. This is why Strukton’s corporate culture is a good fit for me. There is lots of room for innovation and I am given full freedom to shape my position as I see fit. For example, recently I became the product owner for the Axle Box Acceleration project and task leader for In2Smart2. These are innovative international projects in the field of railway maintenance. Here I work closely together with colleagues throughout Europe and even as far as Australia. Technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) play an important role in this respect. Sensors, satellites, inspection trains and monitoring systems that collect valuable data come to mind here. Data with which we improve the railway maintenance of tomorrow.’