Railway Safety Assurance Engineer

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Date: 22 Apr 2026

Location: Cairo, EG

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signaling, 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 Railway Safety Assurance Engineer in Cairo  we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your safety assurance expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside skilled, collaborative, and innovative teammates.

You'll play a key role in ensuring the safety and reliability of our projects and programs, making a tangible impact on the future of transportation. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Project and Program Safety Assurance Managers, Core Project Teams, and Engineering Metiers), perform safety analyses, and support the development of safety reports and cases, among other responsibilities.

You’ll specifically take care of applying safety assurance methodologies and attending periodic safety reviews, but also contribute to addressing findings from internal and external assessors.

We’ll look to you for:

  • Delivering and performing safety analyses under the guidance of the PSAM, ensuring strict adherence to processes outlined in the Signalling Safety Instruction.

  • Participating in the elaboration of Safety Reports and Safety Cases.

  • Applying safety assurance methodologies, including risk acceptance criteria, safety analysis, and verification and validation.

  • Attending periodic Safety Reviews to ensure project safety compliance.

  • Supporting actions to close findings raised by internal or external assessors.

  • Ensuring compliance with key performance indicators, such as delivering quality inputs for safety findings and respecting deadlines for deliverables.

 

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:

  • An advanced university or engineering degree.

  • English proficiency for reading and writing technical documentation.

  • Knowledge of system, electrical, electronics, or electromechanical engineering (desirable).

  • Familiarity with hardware and/or software engineering (desirable).

  • Some knowledge of CENELEC standards for safety or equivalent standards (AREMA, IEEE, etc.) is beneficial.

  • Structured and organized mindset with a fast-learning ability.

  • Resilience and a rigorous approach to safety processes.


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 shaping the future of mobility.

  • Utilise our flexible 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 programs.

  • Progress towards more senior safety assurance or engineering roles.

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.

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