Technical Project Leader - High-Speed Train Systems

Req ID:499257 

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 Technical Project Leader - High-Speed Train Systems in La Rochelle we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your technical and innovative expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and forward-thinking teammates.

You'll have a significant impact on the development of our TGV projects, ensuring the highest quality standards are met. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with engineering and project teams (such as electrical engineers, software engineers, and project managers), validate development plans, manage interfaces, and support industrial teams during the initial train assembly, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of validating development plans, managing subsystem interfaces, and ensuring the quality of schematics and software, but also supporting the validation zone during testing phases.

We’ll look to you for:

• Validating the application of development, configuration, validation, and management plans.

• Ensuring software quality requirements are met and coordinating team responsibilities.

• Supervising the quality of schematics, equipment, and software.

• Overseeing the planning and execution of design reviews and verifications.

• Delivering engineering results, such as specifications, functional design descriptions, and electrical schematics, in line with commitments.

• Managing interfaces and tracking subsystems (e.g., electrical components, PACIS, CCTV).

• Maximizing standardization and leveraging previous project learnings.

• Supporting industrial teams during the initial train assembly and validation zones during testing phases.

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:

• Degree in Engineering.

• Significant practical experience (at least 10 years) in designing and developing control systems (e.g., Control Build, Matlab/Simulink, Matrix or similar tools) and electrical schematics, ideally within the industry.

• Knowledge of network topologies and communication interfaces.

• Experience in team management.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.

• Excellent communication skills in both English and French.

• Ability to work in a multicultural and inclusive environment.

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

• Utilise our inclusive and flexible 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 senior engineering or leadership roles

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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.