ATC System Designer

Req ID:416184 

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

ALSTOM CHARLEROI – Center of Excellence for Rail Signaling Systems

The ALSTOM site in Charleroi has developed unique expertise in complete systems that operate at a global level and focuses on signaling and railway traffic control systems, with a particular emphasis on equipment that complies with the European standard (European Rail Traffic Management System/ ERTMS).  

Alstom Engineering located in Charleroi, regroups all activities that aim to deploy Alstom’s Signaling solutions, for our customers. The different teams design systems, manufacture prototypes, perform tests and trials, complete approval procedures and manage integration projects.  An after-sales/service activity completes the offer for these product groups.  Alstom Belgium pursues an ambitious growth strategy by actively investing in R&D. 

JOB DESCRIPTION – Project System Design Engineer

By joining a multidisciplinary, multicultural, and international team, your mission as Project System Design Engineer will be to ensure the system design activities of a specific technical solution, based on, and adapted from a generic Alstom designed solution, which will fit the client’s project needs in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery. Under the supervision of your System Design Leader, and together with the other member of the design team, your action will be to analyze the input needs (external or internal), define and allocate requirements, ensure the traceability, define the system and sub-systems architecture, functions and interfaces, and integrate your solution in the laboratory. All this in a complex and normative environment, specific to embedded systems (and sub-systems) deployment projects.

As a Project System Design Engineer, you will:

• Analyze, clarify and confirm input requirements and needs,
• Formalize and maintain the system and sub-system specifications (Requirement specification, Interface and Architecture documents),
• Ensure traceability through-out the formal documentation, up to the input requirements,
• Partner with RAM, safety, sub-system, cybersecurity, software, product, and V&V teams to develop design concepts, to ensure specifications completeness and acceptance,
• Call, conduct, and participate to technical reviews (design reviews, document reviews),
• Interact with other System Engineers and with other métier engineers to ensure the design fits into the intended architecture,
• Interact with external suppliers,
• Configure the equipment delivered from Generic Development Center in order to meet the project needs,
• Configure Test bench, integrate and Test the solution in lab (at design level),
• Participate eventually to investigations on trains when required,
• Participate to System tests (Track-On-board) of the complete solution within the infrastructure,
• Contribute to continuous improvement (Return on Experience, process…),
• Ensure that the system follows standardization approach by reusing existing solutions or by implementing reusable solutions, or generic solutions and by providing an efficient system deployment kit (tools, user documentation…),

For instance, as a member of our team and in a near future, you may have the opportunity take part to important signaling trainborne projects for a European national railway company!

To be successful in this function, you will certainly have to initiate and maintain regular and constructive relationships with numerous internal (Complete Engineering Project team, teams on other Alstom sites,…) and external (customers, suppliers, partners,…) stakeholders.

Qualifications & Skills:

Education - Engineering Degree (BAC +5) in Electronics, Telecom, Automation, Electricity, Robotics or in another similar technical specialty is mandatory.

Language – A full proficient use of English and a good command of French are mandatory. Other languages would be assets (especially German).

Behavioral competencies – Rigorous and reliable / Eager to learn / Team spirit / Analytic mindset / Proactive / Good communication.

Mobility – Mission based in Charleroi, potential short technical mission abroad.

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?  

Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law. 
 

Job Type:​Experienced​