At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
Could you be the full-time Traction System Engineer (TrSE) in our dynamic team?Take on a new challenge and apply your in-depth electrical engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, dedicated teammates.You'll define the architecture and functionalities of traction drives or auxiliary converter systems, ensuring they meet performance standards in compliance with initial requirements. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Product / project technical core team, PrEM, Sub-System Manager), allocate technical requirements, and much more.You’ll specifically take care of organizing, preparing, and leading system design reviews, but also participate in commissioning and manage it alongside the validation manager.We’ll look to you for:
- Collecting external and internal requirements and allocating them to technical teams
- Optimizing cost while allocating transverse requirements to various functions
- Ensuring consistency and compatibility between all specifications and participating in design reviews
- Building the Product Breakdown Structure and defining the validation strategy
- Identifying technical risks and supporting risk mitigation plans
- Ensuring the functional configuration is compliant with requirements
- Providing technical support during meetings with customers and throughout commissioning and reliability growth phases
All About You
We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
- Master degree in electrical engineering
- Fluency in English
- An experience of at least 5 years in traction and/or auxiliary converter engineering
- A strong understanding of design requirements and system architecture
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and risk management
- Excellent communication skills for collaborating with diverse teams
- A continuous learning mindset to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving field
Things you’ll enjoy
Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.You’ll also:
- Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
- Work with new security standards for rail signalling
- Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
- Contribute to innovative projects
- Utilise our flexible working environment
- Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
- Progress towards senior engineering roles
- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.
