Your job perspectives as an engine driver.

A job as an engine driver takes you along the most beautiful railway routes in Switzerland. In doing so, you ensure that our passengers arrive at their destinations on time, creating a positive travel experience with SBB. Your everyday work is also full of opportunities, with conditions that cater to all life situations. On the one hand, you can choose a workload that suits you best with our flexible part-time models. On the other hand, your working hours are as varied as the different types of vehicles you drive. 

The essentials about part-time training.

You will learn everything you need to know for the job as an engine driver during the paid part-time training course. During this course, you will be part of the SBB team and enjoy all of its benefits. You will sit a theory and practical competency exam set by the Federal Office of Transport at the end of the course.

The part-time training course (at 80%) will last for approximately 20 months. During this time, you will have Mondays off and hardly any weekend shifts.

The next part-time training courses begin on:

• 01.11.2025, Rapperswil (German) – apply now
• 01.11.2025, Winterthur (German) – apply now
• 01.11.2025, Zurich (German) – apply now

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Flexible part-time work.

Modern forms of work and our employees’ personal work-life balance are important to us. That’s why, after completing your training as an engine driver, you can choose the workload that best suits you.

Various part-time models are available to best accommodate your individual needs:

• Fixed work-free weekdays: choose specific days of the week on which you are always off.
• Variable work-free weekdays: determine your days off in advance on a flexible basis.
• Weekly or block-based allocation of part-time days: take several consecutive days off.
• Reduction in daily working time: shorten your daily working hours.

As life sometimes calls for change, you can increase or decrease your workload as required. In consultation with your supervisors, you will jointly decide on changes to your employment level and the selection of the appropriate work or part-time model. Some examples:

Variable part-time days model.

Alexandra, an engine driver and a passionate mountain biker, works 80% so that she can regularly spend time on her bike. Because she can organise her hobby flexibly, she varies the part-time days she specifies in advance. One week it’s Tuesday, the next week it’s Thursday.

Fixed part-time days model.

Ennio is an engine driver and family man. He shares the responsibilities of childcare with his partner. That’s why he works 60% and has decided to take Mondays and Wednesdays off.