V & V Architect

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.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your embedded systems expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside motivated and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a key role in delivering validation campaigns that ensure our systems meet the highest quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) standards. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business, including system, project, product, quality, and safety teams, contributing to global V&V strategies, and designing and performing tests, among other responsibilities.

You’ll specifically take care of specifying, designing, and validating test environments and tools, but also investigating and resolving defects identified during testing.

We’ll look to you for:

• Contributing to global V&V strategy definition and collaborating on V&V plans

• Specifying and designing test architecture and test cases

• Preparing and performing test sessions, including creating test reports and change requests

• Conducting customer acceptance tests and participating in site tests, if applicable

• Performing SW/SW and HW/SW integration and validation

• Managing V&V work products under configuration management

• Ensuring test traceability against requirements

• Collaborating on workload estimation and scheduling alignment

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:

• Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree in Engineering – IT, CS, ECE, EEE, or equivalent

• 12+ years of experience in the verification and validation of complex embedded systems

• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD development, including maintaining and sustaining CI/CD frameworks

• Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, ADA, and scripting languages (e.g., Python)

• Experience with RTOS (Linux, VX Works, QNX) and hardware like NI Hardware (PXI, PCI, DAQ, RIO) or equivalent

• Knowledge of protocols such as TCP/IP and CAN

• Familiarity with standards such as CENELEC SIL4 / DO178A / DO178B

• Skills in black-box software testing, automating software tests, and containerization tools like Docker or Podman

• Demonstrated ability to guide, influence, and collaborate in a matrix organization

• Strong communication skills and a team-oriented mindset

• Experience working with European customers is a plus but not mandatory

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 monotonous routines

• Work with new security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our agile and inclusive 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.