Traction Validation Engineer

• Lead the Certification and Validation activities for the Traction level during project execution.
• Commit and manage QCD for Certification and Validation.

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..)

Reports directly to:

• Hierarchical: SCVM Site Certification & Validation Manager
• Functional: PrEM Project Engineering Manager

Other reporting to:

Direct reports:

Network & Links

Internal

• Traction System Engineer
• Project Core team
• Certification and Validation managers/engineers
• RS Project Team

External

• Suppliers, Test labs
• Infrastructure
• Customers
• Authorities

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

Performance Measurement/KPIs

• Certification and Validation QCD objectives achievement
• Traction Test Team performance and Safety results

Responsibilities

Accountable for :

• Promoting continuous improvement initiatives in its team
• Implementing the standard process and related methodologies and tools in order to ensure Certification and Validation efficiency
• Realizing with the Traction Validation Skill Leader, the Traction Validation Plan and the Traction Validation Management Plan for the product and/or project at tender level.
• Test Execution and Test Report Ensuring the timely issue of the Validation proves (including proves of Parts Validation and Test Bench achievement) and consolidating Validation files
• Providing structured REX to feed costing activities, and to enrich the CV metier technical repository.

Responsible for :

• Reviewing part of the Parts Validation Plan relevant to test at Traction Test Bench level or Train level and accepting (to be included in Traction Validation Plan) or rejecting considering other possibilities
• Managing the Traction level validation activities, creating and maintaining the Validation Plan
• Managing the Certification and Validation (CV) project team
• Approving reviewing Traction Test Procedures / reports
• Managing the validation schedule, optimizing the validation sequence in relationship with the traction design and configuration maturity and test means availability

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirement

Mandatory

• Fluent in English (B2 mini)

Desirable

Experience

Mandatory

• Experience in team and project management: 1 to 3 years depending on team size, multi-metiers or multi-sites team and project

Desirable

Competencies & Skills

• Traction system knowledge (system analysis, railways) : at least 2 years
• Tests organization capability, knowledge of planning tools
• Knowledge of Standards & Regulation
• Knowledge of Work Package Management
• Required electrical habilitation level, for instance (french definitions) :

B2V - B2V Essai - BE Essais - BR - BC

H2V - H2V Essais - HE Essais HC