CAD designer General Studies

Req ID:508897 

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 CAD designer General Studies in St. Bruno we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your technical expertise and design skills in a cutting-edge and rapidly evolving field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and dynamic teammates.

You'll play a key role in creating and optimizing mechanical design plans for our trains, shaping the future of sustainable mobility. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with engineering design teams, project/platform teams, and your peers in the General Studies domain, supporting engineers responsible for clearances and weights to ensure the quality and accuracy of projects.

You’ll specifically take care of creating 2D train plans based on mechanical architecture and performing initial 3D allocations for train architecture, but also supporting weight and clearance studies.

We’ll look to you for:

• Creating comprehensive train and car plans

• Performing initial 3D allocations

• Supporting weight and clearance studies

• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure technical consistency

• Contributing to the continuous improvement of design processes and tools

• Ensuring the quality and accuracy of technical deliverables

• Resolving technical challenges related to mechanical architecture

• Sharing knowledge and learnings to strengthen collective expertise

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: Higher Technician Certificate or equivalent in a relevant field

• Knowledge of 2D and 3D design tools and software

• Ability to read and communicate in English (including technical meetings)

• Understanding of mechanical architecture and design principles

• Team spirit and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

• Creative and effective problem-solving skills for technical challenges

• Attention to detail and precision in delivering technical outputs

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 passionate experts committed to transforming sustainable mobility

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative and large-scale international projects

• Utilise our modern, collaboration-focused 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 programs

• Progress towards roles with greater responsibility 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)

Knowledge of a language other than French is an asset to facilitate communication with our partners, suppliers, colleagues, and international clients. In Quebec, French remains the primary working language of our company.

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.