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We're more than 85,000 people worldwide creating the industry's most diverse portfolio: high-speed trains, metros, trams, maintenance services and integrated systems.\nMore Than a Job: A Mission\nThe Train System Engineer will define and deliver the Train System scope within the Train System architecture, ensuring operability, performance, and compliance with functional and safety requirements. This includes specifying system functions, managing requirements, and supporting verification and validation activities to demonstrate that the solution meets all applicable standards. They will lead technical studies and integration tasks to achieve performance targets and deliver all associated technical outputs.\nYour Role, Your Impact\nEnsure Train system performance and integration within the overall train architecture.\nDevelop and manage technical requirements derived from standards, certification, safety, platform, and customer specifications, and allocate these to relevant subsystems.\nDefine and validate operational and functional analyses for the train systems.\nGuarantee consistency and compatibility of subsystem specifications impacting Train System scope.\nAct as the technical interface for Train system topics, supporting the Project Manager and Project Warranty Manager during revenue service.\nMake architecture trade-offs between subsystems to achieve optimal train-level performance.\nResolve technical issues related to Train System scope, from investigation through to implementation and closure.\nDefine and execute verification strategies for Train system requirements in collaboration with engineering and validation teams.\nSupport train integration and tuning phases, including test specification for Train system functions.\nEnsure adherence to baselines, KPIs, and on-time delivery of Train System deliverables.\nProvide Return on Experience (RoE) to improve standard solutions and enhance quality, cost, and delivery performance.\nYou'll work with sharp, committed teams solving complex challenges that shape the future of mobility, ensuring seamless integration of business and technology.\nWhat You Bring\nHigh level of experience in Rolling Stock Engineering is required for this role.\nExperience managing and validating interoperability between subsystems.\nExperience in systems engineering and following the V-cycle for development of projects.\nExperience of technical team leadership.\nStrong customer focus and management skills.\nAbility to switch seamlessly between problem-focused and solution-focused perspectives, and to engage constructively in challenging tasks and being challenged on approaches or decisions.\nAbility to integrate mechanical, electrical, and control functions into cohesive subsystem designs, ensuring seamless interaction and optimal performance across all components\nGood coordination, communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative team spirit.\nHow Success Is Measured\nOn-time delivery of train system engineering deliverables aligned with project milestones and technical requirements.\nEffective coordination of system and subsystem interfaces, driving timely resolution of integration issues and technical risks.\nSuccessful train-level integration, verification and validation, ensuring requirements are met and issues are driven through to closure.\nAlstom, A Great Place to Grow\nEmpowered by cutting-edge digital finance tools and a global innovation mindset.\nDelivering global impact from Derby through sustainable mobility solutions.\nContinuous learning and career advancement through Alstom’s leadership development programs.\nPerks and Benefits: \nUp to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay. \nHere, progress isn't always easy, but the impact is real. Because the scale is massive, the tasks are complex when the system runs, the train moves, and the city connects that feeling stays with you. And the legacy lasts.\nEqual opportunity statement:\nAlstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.\nAs a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. 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