Manager Verification and Validation

Req ID:482445 

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.

Join us as a Manager Verification and Validation in Stockholm, Sweden, to lead our teams of verification and validation engineers for Trackside projects.

Your future role 

As Manager for our V&V organisation, you will be responsible for managing an organization of several verification teams distributed in Sweden and Poland. The verification teams consists of V&V designers and V&V Managers, with the responsibility to ensure proper testing of our Trackside solutions in our customer delivery projects. Your direct reports are the Team Leaders responsible to ensure the overall delivery of their respective teams. Your responsibility will include defining an overall Verification & Validation strategy, ensure end to end verification is done in the most efficient way and according to applicable standards. You will work closely with the other verification teams, development teams and Systems Engineering teams, as well as colleagues in our global organization.

Join us if you are innovative, knowledge seeking and have a passion for problem solving. We want you to question our solutions and way of working, to come up with new creative ideas and products for market leading rail solutions. 

We'll look to you for:

• Lead and manage a large organization with Verification teams to achieve goals in trackside projects.
• Lead and manage Verification & Validation test strategy to ensure an autonomous and adaptable system test environment.
• Set the strategy for verification tools and processes to be used, aligned with all stakeholders.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of test deliverables, innovate and improve on our existing solutions, both in terms of test solutions and in the products.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture that promotes diversity and inclusion.
• Promote a safe and healthy work environment.
• Manage capacity and competence planning in close collaboration with the development programs.
• Drive continuous improvements.
• Communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders.

  All about you:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Strong experience in leadership.
• Strong team management skills.
• Experience working with testing in embedded development projects.
• Experience of testing and development in safety-critical systems development, according to safety standards such as CENELEC (EN50126, EN50128, EN50129) or equivalent.
• Familiarity with Hardware, Software and environmental testing.
• Experience in mentoring and developing test engineers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• English at a fluent level is mandatory for this role, Swedish will be considered a plus.

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.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
• 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.