Christopher Cox C.Eng. Firse
About Christopher Cox C.Eng. Firse
Christopher Cox C.Eng. Firse is an Associate Director at Arup with extensive experience in railway control systems and signalling.
Title and Current Role
Christopher Cox is the Associate Director at Arup, a position he has held since 2019. He is based in County Dublin, Ireland. In this role, he is likely involved in overseeing various engineering projects and ensuring that technical solutions meet client requirements.
Previous Positions and Experience
Christopher Cox has accumulated extensive experience through various significant roles in the transportation and engineering sectors. He was a Project Director for Transportation Systems Contracts at Metroselskabet & Hovedstadens Letbane from 2015 to 2019 and also served as Operations Manager at the same company from 2011 to 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to this, Christopher was the Technical & Interface Manager at Efacec Sistemas de Electrónica SA - Irish Branch from 2009 to 2011 and a Signalling Project Manager at Irish Rail from 2007 to 2009. His career also includes roles as Systems Engineer at Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferroviari, Signalling Support Manager at Adtranz, Electrical, Signalling & Telecomm Engineer at ICF Kaiser Engineers Ltd., Systems Engineer at The Louis Berger Group, Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, and Asst Control System Dev Engineer at London Underground.
Educational Background
Christopher Cox completed his M.Sc. in Digital Systems and Instrumentation from the University of Westminster, studying from 1990 to 1992. He also holds a B.Sc.(Eng) in Mechanical Engineering from Technological University Dublin, obtained between 1981 and 1986. Additionally, he attended Terenure College from 1975 to 1981.
Technical Expertise and Specializations
Christopher Cox has a wide range of technical expertise, particularly in railway systems. He is known for managing reliability growth programs for railway control systems and possesses in-depth knowledge of both transmission-based and track circuit-based signalling systems. He specializes in automatic and unattended (GoA4) train operation modes and has significant experience in urban railway signal and control system testing and commissioning. His skills also cover railway systems integration and signalling equipment maintenance.