Train Design Engineer Jobs

Services Engineering is a key function of Services NAM (Americas). The function provides engineering expertise and technical solutions to the various Business Units (BU) of Services. We support Operations and Maintenance (O&M) sites, as well as lead the design efforts for Asset Life Management (Modernizations, upgrades, overhauls of rail vehicles) and support the Parts Obsolescence BU. We provide engineering support to all products maintained by Alstom that operate in the North American market (automated people movers, light rail vehicles, commuters, metros, locomotives…), as well as several of the infrastructure components (guideways, stations, depots, electrification and power distribution…). We are 180 professionals, located in 17 different sites across the continent.

Alstom has an opening for a Green Mobility Train Design Engineer. The position is posted for our Saint Bruno site. In Alstom Services, our focus is to provide excellence in customer support and develop innovative mobility solutions.

Objective

The candidate will work within Alstom NAM Services part of the Train Design Engineering team.

Purpose of the Job

• Coordinating different TD contributors on Project.
• Ensuring production of all Train Design (TD) deliverables (Carbody Shell, Mechanical Integration, General Studies and Transverse Disciplines) in compliance with Quality-Cost-Delivery (QCD) commitments.

Organization Reporting

• Functional Reporting: PrEM (Project Engineering Manager)
• Hierarchical Reporting: Services Engineering Manager

Accountable For

• Planning and piloting TD activities and related deliverables on project taking into account applicable instructions/processes and other specific Customer (internal or external) requirements.
• Defining mitigation plans covering a risk identified on Mechanical scope (single-domain).
• Ensuring TD deliverables quality and their acceptance by the Customer (internal or external) within committed limits.
• Allocating requirements and mechanical interfaces to Sub-Systems/equipments (Allocated volume, weight, location, etc.)
• Monitoring the Mechanical Sub-Systems/equipments deliveries conformity with project needs.
• Ensuring resolution of Project Mechanical issues and challenging actions (single domain)
• Reporting on TD activities progress and alerting relevant N+1 in case of issue potentially impacting achievement of QCD commitments.
• Ensuring Mechanical Project/Product Prefered Part List (3PL) delivery.
• Performing project TD activities in compliance with QCD commitments.
• Defining Project Mechanical Decomposition in Digital Mock-Up

Responsible For

• Resolving Project Mechanical issues and challenging actions (multi-domains)
• Establishing Certification & Validation Plans for TD scope.
• Reporting on TD activities progress, anticipating issues (capacity, skills, rule applicability, etc.) and alerting if needed.
• Producing high-level TD deliverables (RSAD TD, TD Validation Plan, etc.)
• Monitoring, controlling and consolidating the Train Design work package.
• Defining Project Mechanical Decomposition / Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)
• Preparing and documenting TD Design Reviews according to project schedule and following-up the main open actions.
• Defining mitigation plans covering a risk identified on TD scope.
• Validating Transverse Requirement Specifications (Weight, Vibroacoustics, etc.) in close collaboration with the Train System Engineer.
• Analyzing and consolidating change request impacts on TD scope
• Defining Project punctual priorities to TD project team.
• Coordinating different TD contributors on Project.
• Collaborating with other metier/department

Contributor For

• Collaborating with the Services Engineering Manager for continuous improvement of the Metier (including RoE)
• Supporting Sourcing, Industrialization and Manufacturing teams during Production ramp-up.

Required Profile

• Rigorous, autonomous and Agile.
• 5+ years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering and 5+ years in Railway / rail car e.g. locomotives, rail passenger cars.
• Ability to work transversally with engineering teams based at different sites (US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe).
• Fluent in English, French an asset
• Time management and reporting skill. Sense of urgency / priority.
• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Required team management experience, and experience dealing and negotiating with customers, good communications and interpersonal skills.
• Required 3+ years’ work experience in Catia v5 and Enovia/DMA/PDM.

Working conditions

On-site office work and presence required. Usual work on Industrial shop environment as well. The candidate will be required to travel to Alstom sites (US and Canada).

Green Mobility - Train Design Engineer

Services Engineering is a key function of Services NAM (Americas). The function provides engineering expertise and technical solutions to the various Business Units (BU) of Services. We support Operations and Maintenance (O&M) sites, as well as lead the design efforts for Asset Life Management (Modernizations, upgrades, overhauls of rail vehicles) and support the Parts Obsolescence BU. We provide engineering support to all products maintained by Alstom that operate in the North American market (automated people movers, light rail vehicles, commuters, metros, locomotives…), as well as several of the infrastructure components (guideways, stations, depots, electrification and power distribution…). We are 180 professionals, located in 17 different sites across the continent.

Alstom has an opening for a Green Mobility Train Design Engineer. The position is posted for our Saint Bruno site. In Alstom Services, our focus is to provide excellence in customer support and develop innovative mobility solutions.

Objective

The candidate will work within Alstom NAM Services part of the Train Design Engineering team.

Purpose of the Job

• Ensuring production of all Train Design (TD) deliverables (Carbody Shell, Mechanical Integration, General Studies and Transverse Disciplines) in compliance with Quality-Cost-Delivery (QCD) commitments.
• Coordinating different TD contributors on Project.

Organization Reporting

• Hierarchical Reporting: Services Engineering Manager
• Functional Reporting: PrEM (Project Engineering Manager)

Required Profile

• Required team management experience, and experience dealing and negotiating with customers, good communications and interpersonal skills.
• 5+ years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering and 5+ years in Railway / rail car e.g. locomotives, rail passenger cars.
• Time management and reporting skill. Sense of urgency / priority.
• Rigorous, autonomous and Agile.
• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Ability to work transversally with engineering teams based at different sites (US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe).
• Fluent in English, French an asset
• Required 3+ years’ work experience in Catia v5 and Enovia/DMA/PDM.

Working conditions

On-site office work and presence required. Usual work on Industrial shop environment as well. The candidate will be required to travel to Alstom sites (US and Canada).