Safety Engineer

Req ID:438883 

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.

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Location: Derby, DE24 8AD

Could you be the full-time Safety Engineer in Derby we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your product safety expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Scott Condie ( Head of Vehicle Safety and Perf. AVENTRA, Derby) and work alongside passionate and dedicated teammates.

You'll be performing Railway/Product Safety activities and related deliverables in accordance with QCD commitments on Derby based projects/programs. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business to support the Alstom Transport products performance by ensuring Safety  requirements are identified upstream reflecting Alstom Safety policy and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Performing the Safety analyses he/she is in charge of, as per the applicable Safety instructions/processes and other specific requirements committed to the Customer.
• Addressing Customer/Independent parties (ISA, NoBo, Debo,…) comments to get its approval on the Safety deliverables within the limits of Alstom Transport commitments.
• Contributing to the assessment of the Safety performance of the product and to the upstream identification of the necessary safety requirements to ensure the achievement of the Safety targets.
• Applying the Alstom Transport/Engineering rules & processes to his / her activities in particular those dedicated to Safety activities.
• Having a pro-active challenging view on the Safety data/results he/she handles to enhance the adequacy/consistency of the Safety studies and requirements.  
• Seeking for the technical understanding of the Alstom Transport products in order to better assess their safety performance and potential areas of improvement.
• Adopting a product oriented mindset in performing his/her studies to foster the capitalization of the results of the studies towards the product Safety performance.

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: 

• Railway Safety analysis and demonstration methods and tools.
• Electrical and/or Electro-mechanical Engineering

On a more personal level, you will also need to be:

• Good communications and interpersonal skills
• Time management skill.
• Sense of priorities
• Structured and organized with hands-on approach

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 railway safety standards for rolling stock.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our agile 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 Train Safety Engineer.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive benefits (pension, life ins., medical, + anything specific to the site e.g. free on-site parking, canteen etc). 

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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.

At Alstom we will consider requests for flexible working on hiring. Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexible start and finish times, job sharing, or compressed hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.

Alstom U.K. 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.  We aim to have a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals, of different ages, genders, ethnicities, disability, LGBT, religion and/or belief.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification: if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.