Automation Design Engineer

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Purpose of the Job

• Assist the “Power Supply Design Leader” in his role of performing the basic and detailed power supply engineering activities of a traction project (metro and tramway),
• Responsible for the Automation basic and detailed design,
• Produce the necessary design and engineering workload and deliver with excellence at the right time and the right quality,
• Participate to the REX (Return of Experience) of the project,
• Provide support to one or several Bids in line with policies, standards, regulation and customer specifications.

Network & Links

The “Automation Design Engineer” will liaise with:

• Engineering: Power supply engineering team + other engineering teams,
• Project: Project management team,
• Site: Construction + tests and commissioning teams,
• Bid management team,
• External interface: Suppliers + Subcontractors + Customer + Partners,

Performance Measurement/KPI’s
The “Automation Design Engineer” work will be evaluated according to the following points:

• On-time delivering: 100%,
• Respect of Design for Quality milestones: 100% Go On Time, in accordance with the standards or rules of his Metier,
• Respect of performances of the system provided: 100%.
• The quality of the works performed in the frame of Central function
   

Responsibilities

• Perform the Automation basic engineering activities of a project

• Analyze customer’s specifications / requirements and design components of automation & SCADA System accordingly,
• Define all architectures for automation and control-command systems,
• Provide hardware and software functional specifications
• Provide all technical and interfaces specifications for automation and control-command systems,
• Prepare points lists of all data transferred in SCADA system.

• Perform the Automation detailed engineering activities of a project:

• Ensure the technical monitoring of the subcontractor for automation programs and cubicles,
• Provide the connection diagrams,
• Develop and document SCADA and PLC programs,
• Design and configure network and communication for RTUs, IEDs, HMIs, PLC’s and other SCADA system equipment,
• Assign and program data addressing and routing information,
• Develop Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens,
• Participate to the factory acceptance tests of the automation and control-command systems.

• Assist the “Power Supply Design Leader” about all automation interfaces and risks to be managed,
• Provide technical support to Construction and Test and Commissioning teams with regards to automation design issues,
• Participate (if requested) to the As-built documentation drawings modifications.

Knowledge & Experience

• Graduated from engineering school in SCADA and Automation systems,
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in automation systems as well as process control programming languages such as PLC,
• Test and commissioning experience appreciated,
• Professional experience in railway transportation shall be considered as an asset,
• Good knowledge of automation systems,
• PLC system design, coding, testing and commissioning
• SCADA System Design, configuration and Commissioning
• Knowledge of Network and communication protocols (i.e DNP, Modbus, Goose Messaging, IEC 61850, TCP/IP),
• Very good writing and editorial skills,
• Good co-ordination and communication skills,
• Autonomy, motivated, initiative and, and interested in technical topics,
• Problem solving mindset with attention to detail and good analytical skills,
• Fluent English, second language appreciated.
   

Position based in Athens

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!

Important to note

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.