Rolling Stock Lead Engineer

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Date: 11 Sep 2024

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, 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 Rolling Stock Lead Engineer in Egypt we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your Power Supply expertise in a new cutting-edge field.

To take responsibility for Power Supply & Distribution (PS & D), Track Switch Beams, and Power Rail related engineering issues focusing on asset life cycle management, leading the Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) process, developing maintenance practices/strategies, auditing/analyzing sub-system performances and proposing corrective actions/new technologies to improve sub-system performances and cost-effectiveness

We will be looking to you to:

Quality, Health, Safety & Environment

  • Manage safety systems and processes.
  • Manage quality systems and processes together with QA.
  • Conduct accident/safety investigations.

 

Development and management of the implementation of asset life cycle strategies

  • Establish useful life of PS&D, Switches, Power Rail equipment, and a replacement program for assets through analyzing the maintenance management information system.
  • Conduct trend analysis to determine performance requirements improvements of assets.
  • Provide updated maintenance practices and strategies.
  • Manage the configuration management information for the assets.
  • Determine the most cost-effective strategy that has minimal negative impact on safety and quality.
  • Provide inputs for the maintenance budget.
  • Study and follow design documents, manuals, and drawings.

 

Condition monitoring and failure trend analysis

  • Lead the FRACAS process.
  • Investigate and analyze equipment failure trends and condition monitoring in order to improve maintenance performance and cost-effectiveness.
  • Review component failure data to identify trends, take ownership of specific components failure modes and proposing mitigating actions / solutions.
  • Propose corrective actions to eliminate failure trends.
  • Provide Field Maintenance Engineering and direction in support of the delivery of cost-effective maintenance plans and reliability growth.
  • Liaise with production team, analyzing information (problem, cause, remedy analysis).

 

Configuration management of manuals and drawings

  • Establish, update and maintain maintenance manuals and drawings.
  • Evaluate proposals and changes and determine impact on cost, safety, quality and other areas.
  • Raise change request and liaise and consult with various stakeholders and design authorities for approval.

 

Technical audits

  • Conduct regular technical field audits to ensure compliance to standards and specifications.
  • Report on findings, making recommendations and suggestions for improvement.
  • Liaise with relevant Group stakeholders (e.g., OEM, design authorities, infrastructure manager, Systems Manager) to determine compliance to standards.

 

New technologies

  • Compile and implement instructions, specifications and standards relating to safety aspects, technical clarification, implementation of new technology, work methods, commissioning and testing.
  • Anticipate technological requirements and propose the use of new technologies and ensure alignment to best practices.
  • Raise change request and liaise and consult with various stakeholders and design authorities for approval

Qualifications:

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering

Knowledge:

  • MV, LV, and DC Traction Power Supply System
  • Track Switches
  • Decision making
  • Safety Management
  • Advance technical knowledge
  • Document Review cycles
  • Advance technical knowledge
  • EAM such Maximo/ GSI

Experience:

  • At least 7 years’ relevant experience in infrastructure maintenance environment.
  • Rail Experience is plus.

Fluent in Arabic & English Language.

 

  • Management skills
  • Efficiency and Effectiveness Oriented.
  • Communication skills.
  • Excellent report writing skills.
  • Analytic thinking, rigorous mindset.
  • Teamwork and leadership.
  • Negotiation and decision-making ability.
  • Innovative, creative, and strategic thinking.
  • Possess self-drive and enthusiasm.
  • Problem solving ability.

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
  • Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
  • Contribute to innovative projects
  • Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
  • Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
  • Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage.
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  • 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 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

 

 


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