ERTMS Verification & Validation Team Leader

Req ID:501056

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 Team Leader in Bucharest, Romania we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership and technical expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic, adaptable, and forward-thinking teammates.

You'll perform Verification & Validation activities related to Interlocking & European Train Control Systems (ETCS) for Central and East Europe Projects. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as Project Managers, Technical leads, Safety teams, Installation, and Test & Commissioning teams), perform testing, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of defining and implementing engineering vision, as well as fostering collaboration and sharing knowledge, but also supporting project/program execution and team development.

We’ll look to you for:

• Define and implement engineering vision, including team profiles, skills, and discipline evolution in terms of technology and competitiveness.
• Set clear team goals, delegate tasks, and establish deadlines.
• Provide support for team project/program execution.
• Continuously motivate, encourage, evaluate, recognize, train, and develop team resources in cooperation with HR, following approved performance evaluation processes and targets.
• Recognize high performance and reward accomplishments.
• Develop and nurture World Class Engineering (WCE) Experts.
• Ensure effective communication processes within the team and the organization.
• Be accountable for the deployment of processes, methods, and tools within your scope, and contribute to their improvement.
• Provide Reference Library Manager with cost structures, cost drivers, and improvement roadmaps in line with solution competitiveness goals.
• Foster the collection and sharing of lessons learned (REX) from project/program execution.
• Review workload forecasts and capacity, leveraging subcontracting, business strategies, and footprint objectives, while staffing projects, bids, and programs appropriately.
• Participate in tender design reviews and documentation reviews as per tender strategy and relevance.
• Commit to Project/Program/Tender Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) related to your domain.

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:

• Technical degree in Transportation Systems, Electronics, Telecommunications, or Software Engineering.
• Basic knowledge of railway signalling principles.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Understanding and experience in software coding.
• Full proficiency in English.
• Basic knowledge of ITC hardware architectures (client/servers, workstation/Blade, IP networking, routing, operating systems).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Effective decision-making skills.

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 safety and security standards for rail traffic management.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Utilise our dynamic, friendly, and flexible 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 Safety Assurance Management or other exciting projects and teams.
• 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.