OBU Maintenance Engineer

Req ID:507326 

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, more than 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 OBU Maintenance Engineer in Al-Nariyah, KSA we’re looking for?

Your future role

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

You'll play a key role in ensuring the reliability and availability of On-Board Units (OBUs) installed in EMD freight locomotives. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as the central team, Charleroi center, and VBN), perform preventive and corrective maintenance, and provide technical support to customers. You’ll also assess and enhance customer employees’ competencies, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to maintain OBUs effectively.

You’ll specifically take care of maintaining test tools and ensuring their calibration, but also optimizing repair flows and supporting test runs when required.

We’ll look to you for:

• Ensuring the availability and reliability of the OBU system

• Delivering and applying preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance

• Diagnosing and addressing critical issues proactively

• Supervising installation work and coordinating activities of subcontractors or colleagues

• Providing technical advice to drivers during service incidents to minimize delays

• Supporting and mentoring customer engineers in their maintenance tasks

• Ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations

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:

• Engineering degree or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years of proven experience in signalling equipment testing, commissioning, installation, repair, and/or maintenance

• Experience or understanding of anticipation and factual reporting methods

• Knowledge of communication ports, such as RS232, and office tools

• Familiarity with ATC/ETCS and software tools

• Overall understanding of railway equipment and their impact on systems

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills

• Ability to make decisions on the spot and produce detailed reports

• Good knowledge of power supply risks and railway safety

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 or specialized roles within the organisation

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.

Job Type:​Experienced​