Julia’s #FavoriteMoments: Working around the world for safe trains
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Julia K. has been part of the Railway Systems Group at the Signaling profit center in Siershahn (Germany) since 2016 and works worldwide as a service technician and trainer for monitoring systems and checkpoints for rolling stock infrastructure. As an apprentice, she became very familiar with the sensor and signaling technology of HBD (Hot Box Detection), HWD (Hot Wheel Detection), CWD (Cold Wheel Detection) and much more, and has constantly expanded her skills. Their contribution to rail safety and performance is to support rail operators in keeping the monitoring systems running smoothly and to train them accordingly. Specifically for detection systems
Julia finds technology super exciting. Her profession and that of her four colleagues are scanner defects, faulty measurements or software bugs, which they track down. Julia connects to customers’ systems via zentrak and checks whether a component needs to be replaced on site or whatever makes sense based on the software information. Communication is usually in English, as customers are spread all over the world. However, she is currently working intensively for the Railway Systems Academy Campus Siershahn. She clarifies with the customers which system is to be trained, coordinates the dates, prepares the necessary documents for the training and conducts the training on site. To coordinate these two jobs well at , she draws on her extensive knowledge of the systems and “a healthy dose of self-confidence,” she says.
Respectful communication, mutual helpfulness and honesty are particularly important to Julia in her day-to-day work. “If you respect and like each other, it’s much easier to work together and get help,” she says, summing up her attitude. Julia enjoys going to work. She works in a young team that shares her values, in a shared office where a lot can be clarified ‘on the fly’. There’s also plenty of fun, which is important to Julia.
Her successful completion of her apprenticeship as an electronics technician for devices and systems with us is one of her personal #FavoriteMoments. Another was when she was able to travel to Canada for a service, something she had wanted for a long time in her private life and for which she first had to acquire the skills for another technology. Once there, she was flown by helicopter to the plant in question in the wilderness.
With passion, technical expertise and a keen instinct for people, Julia not only gets our systems up and running – she also ensures that trains are safe on the move worldwide. Her #FavoriteMoments show what is possible when technology meets team spirit and curiosity.
In our new brand and image campaign #FavoriteMoments, we show our contribution to a modern, sustainable life from the perspective of people. We focus on their individual favorite moments and the commitment of our employees that makes such moments possible. The specially composed song “All these moments” accompanies the campaign and musically conveys our values, courage, community and our joy for the future and is authentically accompanied by pictures of our employees.
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