Engineering and delivery for rollingstock and fleet programs.

409 Engineering is a Sydney-based engineering consultancy providing project and program management, systems engineering and assurance services to the Australian rail and transport sector.

Sectors
  • Heavy rail
  • Light rail & metro
  • Bus & coach
  • Heavy haul & mining
Capability

Core disciplines

409 Engineering works across three core disciplines. Services are provided individually or combined, at any stage of a program — from procurement and design, through manufacture and modification, to entry into service.

Delivery

Project & program management

Delivery of engineering programs from planning and procurement through to completion and handover.

Program delivery & governance
Integrated scheduling, cost forecasting, procurement and governance reporting across concurrent workstreams.
Tendering & procurement support
Request for Tender package development, evaluation criteria, tender review and supplier evaluation.
Assurance

Systems engineering & safety assurance

Requirements definition, verification and safety assurance across the engineering lifecycle.

Systems engineering
Requirements management and decomposition, verification and validation planning, traceability and requirement variation control.
Safety & risk assurance
Hazard log development, safety issue and risk registers, and assurance documentation aligned to client and regulator requirements.
Technical review & independent assessment
Design gate review, verification evidence review, supplier audit and independent expert analysis.
Asset

Fleet & configuration engineering

Engineering and configuration support for fleets in manufacture, modification and operation.

Configuration & asset management
Configuration baselines, engineering change control, and asset and maintenance data for deployment into asset management systems.
Production & manufacturing engineering
Production build and test planning, facility concept and layout, production cost modelling, and logistics and material handling.
Experience

Programs we have worked on

Engagements delivered by the Director, directly or through established consultancies and delivery partners.

Transport for NSW Sydney Trains Metro Trains Melbourne Fortescue Future Industries Hyundai Movex
Transport for NSW

Bus fleet rectification portfolio

Management of concurrent rectification, repair and modification programs across articulated, double deck and battery-electric bus fleets, spanning multiple repair sites, operators and contractors.

Metro Trains Melbourne

Passenger rollingstock modification

Mechanical engineering lead for a fleet-wide modification, from concept development through engineering change approval and verification to rollout.

Transport for NSW

Regional rail — independent design review

Independent expert analysis of the engineering design process, project requirements and verification evidence across preliminary, detailed and final design gates.

Fortescue Future Industries

Battery-electric locomotive

Production and systems engineering for a prototype heavy haul locomotive program, covering build and test planning, manufacturing facility concept and production cost modelling.

Hyundai Movex

Metro station systems tender

Request for Tender package development for platform screen doors and mechanical gap fillers, including stakeholder workshops, commercial requirements management and evaluation criteria.

Transport for NSW

Fleet technology upgrade

Parts supply and configuration management across two production sites, covering quality assurance, inventory control and engineering change implementation.

Transport for NSW

New build passenger fleet

Systems engineering lead — requirements management, verification traceability and supplier audit through to acceptance of safety verification evidence.

Transport for NSW

Light rail delivery

Test and commissioning documentation, hazard and safety issue register management, and maintenance data development prior to entry into service.

The principal

Who you work with

Jayden Trotter, Director, 409 Engineering

Jayden Trotter

Director

Jayden is a mechanical engineer and project manager with over ten years in the Australian rail and transport sector, spanning rollingstock manufacture, fleet upgrade and infrastructure delivery. He has held engineering and delivery roles across heavy rail, light rail, bus fleet and heavy haul programs.

His technical background is in systems engineering and production management, combined with commercial delivery experience across tendering, supplier evaluation, cost modelling and governance reporting to client steering committees.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Mechanical
    University of Newcastle

Memberships & appointments

  • Engineers Australia — Member
  • Justice of the Peace (NSW)
  • Baseline security clearance (AGSVA)

Core capability

  • Project & program management
  • Systems engineering
  • Risk & safety assurance
  • Configuration & asset management
Engagement

How we engage

Subcontract to primes and consultancies

Most common arrangement

Company-to-company engagement supporting established consultancies and delivery partners on programs requiring additional or specialist engineering capability.

Direct engagement

Defined scope or ongoing

Engagement directly by asset owners, operators and manufacturers for a defined scope of work or ongoing technical support.

Embedded delivery

Program phase

Placement within a client project team for the duration of a program phase, working to the client's systems, processes and governance.

Contact

Get in touch

409 Engineering is available for engagements in New South Wales and interstate, and for site-based work.

Email
jayden.trotter@409engineering.com.au
Telephone
0481 142 148
Location
Sydney, New South Wales
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/jayden-trotter