Maintenance Technical Support Engineer

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 Traction System Engineer in [LOCATION] we’re looking for?

Your future role

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

You'll help shape the future of rail transportation by delivering innovative and effective traction and auxiliary solutions. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, sales, site teams), provide technical assistance, and analyze cost-effectiveness, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of evaluating and enhancing traction and auxiliary packages for existing fleets, but also prepare engineering scopes and cost estimates to demonstrate refurbishment advantages.

We’ll look to you for:

• Working closely with railway clients worldwide to examine the commercial and engineering benefits of enhancing traction and auxiliary packages

• Targeting market solutions with flexibility for customization and supporting sales activities through cost evaluations

• Delivering technical assistance to site teams responsible for locomotive reliability

• Understanding customer needs by analyzing existing traction and auxiliary equipment performance

• Preparing and presenting engineering scopes and cost estimates

• Analyzing cost/benefits in terms of maintenance, reliability, and system performance

• Monitoring project progress against time plans and budgets

• Defining system functionality according to customer specifications

• Staying informed about technological advancements in the field

• Developing briefs for the commercial team and providing solutions for market opportunities

• Evaluating system and product life-cycle costs

• Coordinating technical activities for project elements

• Providing technical assistance to site teams and determining priorities

• Ensuring compliance with Alstom procedures and code of ethics

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 (B.E/B.Tech or equivalent)

• 3-4 years of experience within a major railway industry organization

• Comprehensive knowledge of design, development, and application of traction drive systems or their sub-elements

• Proficiency in engineering and data analysis software applications

• General management knowledge (e.g., Finance, Operations, Business Excellence, Commercial, or Legal) is preferred

• Practical experience in providing solutions and applications engineering from a systems perspective

• Multi-national experience and familiarity with diverse cultures

• Proven project engineering experience with large industrial groups or projects

• Strong customer awareness and focus

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Good presentation skills

• Ability to motivate and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams

• Developed planning and organizational skills

• Strong analytical and theoretical capabilities

• Risk awareness and analysis

• Well-developed interpersonal skills (empathy, listening, questioning, understanding)

• Initiative and good judgment in decision-making

• Ability to persuade and influence effectively

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 dynamic and inclusive 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 leadership roles or technical specializations

• 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.