LAM Engineering Director

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.

Your future role

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

You'll lead the engineering team, managing resources and aligning with business and regional needs according to central engineering guidelines. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (procurement, process engineering, R&D), driving co-engineering initiatives, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of executing engineering Rolling Stock projects, managing tender activities, and driving improvement programs. You will also develop on-site engineering staff, including succession planning and competency matrix deployment.

We’ll look to you for:

• Organizing and managing the Engineering Team in line with business needs and engineering guidelines

• Executing engineering Rolling Stock projects and activities according to QCD commitments

• Performing engineering activities for tenders and managing workforce according to project forecasts

• Driving co-engineering with process engineering and co-development with suppliers

• Pushing improvement programs and applying common processes for continuous improvement

• Supervising key technical decisions and monitoring project-to-cost programs in engineering

• Managing the engineering cost center and supporting innovations

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 or a related field

• Experience or understanding of project management, risk and opportunity management with over 5 years of experience

• Knowledge of Rolling Stock and its components with over 10 years of experience

• Familiarity with engineering processes, tools, and methods

• A certification in project management or leadership

• Strong leadership and people management experience

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Good financial understanding and the ability to make value-driven decisions

• Fluency in English, Portuguese is desirable

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 the latest security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility

• Utilise our 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 opportunities

• Progress towards senior 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!

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.