Traction Design Leader

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Within a component design site, you will be :

• Managing functionally resources, activities and deliverables on projects in compliance with QCD commitments agreed with the PrEM for electrical traction and/or green energy supply design scope (Schematics/mechanical and electrical design/Fire and Smoke/Mechanical and electrical simulations/Advanced industrialization/…)
• Applying applicable Traction Design Domain instructions, processes & tools.

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..)

Rolling Stock and Component Engineering

Reports directly to:

TDL Domain Leader

Other reporting to:

Project Engineering Manager

Direct reports:

Network & Links

Internal

• Engineering: Traction Design team (Skill leaders, Domain Leaders and other TDLs, Thermal Engineers, Acoustic Engineers), PrEM , Validation team, Costing Team, Control Command Engineers, System Engineering, PrTm, Technical Platform representatives
• Project: Sub System Manager (SSM), Project Industrial Manager (PRIM), Project Planning Manager (PrPM), ILS Manager, Project quality manager (PrQSM), Project Change and Configuration manager (PrCCM)
• Site: Indus Department, Manufacturing, Quality Department, Sourcing department etc…

External

• Suppliers
• Customers
• Subcontractors

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES 

Performance Measurement/KPI’s

•             Respect of the delivery planning (included sub-contractor delivery) = 100% OTD

•             Closure of open points or escalation: 10 days maximum

•             Compliance to QCD contract with the PrEM (variation orders excluded): 100%

•             Quality of their delivery (included sub-contractor delivery):  1st time quality rate > 90% (quality rate = modification validated OK / number of modifications applied)

•             Respect of product cost allocated to the scope designed by the traction design team

Responsible for :

• Gathering the inputs required by TD team on time and in full
• Managing functionally the TD team on the development
• Defining mechanical architecture taking into account weight, gauge, installation strategy, acoustics, eco design, ergonomics, aerodynamics, aeraulics kinematics…
• Traction design(TD) QCD commitments agreed with the PrEM all along the development phase
• TD deliverables quality and their acceptance by the Customer (internal or external) within committed limits.
• Monitoring and sustaining TD Engineering planning
• Ensuring the technical solutions applied on TD scope are the best compromise to match the product requirements.
• Preparing and animating the TD design reviews and managing related Open Item list.
• Sharing risk assessment with the PrEM and the hierarchy
• Managing activities and production of deliverables on development in line with planning and expected quality
• Coordinating the TD workload set up and update
• Being the single representative of the TD scope for the PrEM and attend the engineering management meeting
• Managing the products design considering project requirements (performances, manufacturability, cost, serviceability, etc.).
• Resolving Technical issues and following challenging actions
• Reporting on TD activities progress, anticipating issues (capacity, skills, rule applicability, etc.) and alerting if needed.
• Respecting and/or allocating requirements and mechanical interfaces to Other Sub-Systems (Volume, weight, location, etc.)
• Validating relevant traction design deliverables /Verifying design via mock-ups, simulations or testing
• Managing “as designed” applicable configuration along product life

In addition for compo perimeter :

• Calculates electrical, thermal and mechanical constraints relative to all critical components of the product and writes the design reports
• Leads technical discussions with the supplier and participates in design reviews with the supplier
• Defines, together with the validation team, the product validation strategy
• Leads tests to check design choices on the mock-up and prototypes
• Expertise the products returned from service or on train when deep analyse is requested

Contributor for:

•             Supporting Sourcing, Industrialization and Manufacturing during Production ramp-up.

•             Collaborating with Domain Leaders and especially TrDDL for continuous improvement of the Traction Design domains

•             Matching the product cost target assigned by the SSM by defining on TD scope just enough solution answering customer needs

• Supporting standardization and referent solution definition along project development.

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Graduate from an Engineering School – Generalist. Electro - Mechanical

Desirable:

Experience

Mandatory:

• Mechanical or Integration Engineering with minimum 5 years of exp
• Experience in project management (at least 3 years).

Desirable:

• Engineering applied to Railway products
• Functional Management

Competencies & Skills

• Good Communications and interpersonal skills including with third parties (customer).
• Time management / Structured and organised with Hands-on approach.
• Team spirit & Collaborative management, multi-tasking
• Sense of urgency / priority and commitment
• Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment , Fluent in English and national language on the site