Traction Validation 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, 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 Validation Engineer (TrVE) in [LOCATION] we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your traction system expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and innovative teammates.

You'll play a key role in leading Certification and Validation activities for the traction level during project execution, ensuring quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) objectives are met. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business, including Traction System Engineers, Project Core teams, and Certification and Validation managers/engineers. You will also interface with external stakeholders such as suppliers, test labs, customers, and authorities, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of managing traction-level validation activities, including creating and maintaining the Validation Plan, as well as reviewing and approving test procedures and reports, but also optimizing validation schedules and promoting continuous improvement initiatives.

We’ll look to you for:

• Promoting continuous improvement initiatives within the team

• Implementing standard processes and methodologies for efficient Certification and Validation

• Collaborating with the Traction Validation Skill Leader to develop and manage the Traction Validation Plan

• Ensuring the timely delivery of validation proofs, including test bench achievements and validation files

• Providing structured feedback to support costing activities and enhance technical repositories

• Managing the Certification and Validation project team

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:

• Degree in a relevant engineering field

• Experience in team and project management (1 to 3 years depending on team size, multi-disciplinary or multi-site projects)

• Knowledge of traction systems (e.g., system analysis, railways) with at least 2 years of experience

• Understanding of standards and regulations

• Familiarity with planning tools and test organization

• Work Package Management knowledge

• Required electrical habilitation level (e.g., B2V - B2V Essai - BE Essais - BR - BC or H2V - H2V Essais - HE Essais – HC)

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 inclusive and dynamic 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 leadership roles or technical expertise

• 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!

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.