Req ID:464711
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.
Purpose of the job:
Develop ways to extend the product life cycle and develop growth opportunities and share best practices to drive cost performance and efficiencies
POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION
Organization structure (job belongs to): REGION / Services / Engineering
Reports directly to: Services engineering director / manager
Other reporting to: N/A
Direct reports: N/A
Network & Links
Internal
- Engineering, Technical teams, Supply Chain, Industrial, Quality, Depot managers, Supervisors, Team leaders, …
- Engineering network
External
ACCOUNTABILITIES & AUTHORITIES
Key accountabilities:
- Support/leads the Projects/Programs Engineering team to ensure that the correct technical governance is being applied (e.g. suitable design and expert input, defining and enforcing architecture/métier standards, methodologies, processes, tools and solution frameworks against which programs and projects can deliver) – focusing inwardly on the internal consistency; and outwardly on its coherence with other solutions/métiers and standards.
- Review the technical input and subject matter expertise of the proposed design, covering areas such as the definition of requirements compliance, functional fit, technological capability, cost, and delivery capability
- Assess the feasibility of the proposed solution (performance, delivery model and organizational fit), and propose mitigation plans
- Engages with projects/programs to ensure technical risks are being identified and managed
- Chair/Support Design Reviews for subject matter in his/her field of critical developments and projects
- Ensure the implementation of generic products and systems by multi-project synergies in order to optimize cost of technical solutions.
- Propose/Support technical innovation and roadmap development as required in answer to the business strategy of his/her field, with a constant preoccupation to make optimization on the company portfolio and internal processes.
- Maintain view of industry and standards, and domain technical watch to guide orientation with market trends.
- Provide pre-tendering support regarding business opportunities where expected solution does not exist in current portfolio.
- To lead/assist tenders to ensure consistency between the tender development needs and the programs development roadmap
- Owns and develops the processes and procedures through which the regional services organizations undertake engineering activities.
- Drives best practice in the regional services organizations, ensuring standard solutions and architectures are developed, which maximize reuse and minimize rework.
- Ensure a harmonized approach to resolving obsolescence and safety issues, ensuring issues are identified on all affected fleets and common resolutions are applied.
- Identify opportunities to maximize the use of best cost engineering resource in delivering both global and regional engineering initiatives.
- Set the competence requirements for global and regional services activities and ensure that competence is assessed.
- Identify opportunities for fleet upgrades, modifications and improvements, defining standard solutions and architectures and then providing the technical governance and leadership to realize these opportunities in the regional services organizations.
- Chair/support user groups and global community calls to identify multi-project synergies, resolve issues and spread best practice
- To provide engineering leadership and governance for services projects, where the necessary competence and experience is not available.
Performance measurements:
OTD, QCD, PMC, Project reliability / availability / cost targets
MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES
Educational Requirements :
University degree in Railway Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science, Automation Engineering or Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Experience
Mandatory:
- 1-5 years of experience in Railways system/Application engineering for Engineer
- 6-10 years of experience in Railways system/Application engineering for Senior Engineer
- 10+ years of experience in Railways system/Application engineering for Lead Engineer
- Knowledge of rolling stock equipment
- Graduated from a STEM university-type course
- Member of an appropriate Engineering Institution
Desirable:
- Knowledge of rolling stock maintenance
- Certification in System Engineering
- Experience
