Train Maintenance Engineer

Req ID:525364 

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 onsite Train Maintenance Engineer in Long Island City, NY, US we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and innovative teammates.
You'll play a critical role in ensuring the seamless execution of train maintenance projects and the reliability of our systems. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Engineering, Industrial, Amtrak personnel), lead troubleshooting activities, support maintenance execution, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Ensuring the effective execution of Maintenance Instructions during the Maintenance Project phase.

• Reporting issues in maintenance execution and suggesting optimizations in technical content to the Engineering team.

• Proposing method improvements to the Industrial team to enhance maintenance processes.

• Serving as the onsite technical reference for maintenance execution, troubleshooting, and maintenance documentation.

• Acting as the link between maintenance teams and Sub-system Engineers for technical clarifications and support.

• Achieving and maintaining the level of TCMS key user and serving as the local reference for this system.

• Conducting hands-on troubleshooting and maintenance activities onboard trains and within maintenance facilities.

• Communicating intelligently and effectively with internal teams and external groups as appropriate.

• Demonstrating resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning in a dynamic work environment.

• Working in a rotating shift schedule, including weekends and holidays, to ensure 24/7 coverage for maintenance support.

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 Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, OR equivalent mechanical or electrical experience. 

• Experience or understanding of hands-on work with on-board equipment such as design, validation, troubleshooting, or maintenance. 

• Knowledge of Rolling Stock/Rail Transportation warranty and reliability growth, or similar industries such as Aviation, Automobile, or Military. 

• Familiarity with preventive and corrective maintenance processes, as well as troubleshooting techniques. 

• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively internally and externally. 

• Resilience and adaptability to work in a 24/7 shift environment, including weekends and holidays. 

• Technical curiosity and a motivation to learn and grow. 

• Capacity for synthesis and analysis to address technical challenges. 

• Autonomy and self-organization to execute tasks independently. 

• Leadership skills to coordinate and guide troubleshooting teams.

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:

• Work with cutting-edge rail technologies and innovative maintenance solutions.

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.

• Progress towards becoming a trusted technical reference and TCMS key user in the Rail Industry.

• Contribute to innovative projects.

• Utilize our dynamic and hands-on working environment, which includes fieldwork onboard trains, maintenance facilities, and office spaces.

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.

• Compensation: $85k - 105k

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.