Signalling System Engineer

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 75 000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Signalling System Engineer

Purpose of the job

As a System Engineer and depending on your background and expertise, you will either :

Take part to specific deployment projects by contributing to the system and sub-system specification and definition, by contributing to the customization of the standard solution. Your main responsibilities will be to be contribute to :

• the definition, specification, analysis and development of group signalling systems; • their integration and test;
• the realization of tenders and local or international projects;
• the orientation of new products developments;
• the participation to the traceability of functional specifications;
• the improvement of the specifications in function of new specified needs;
• the conception of the system evolutions (mainly in term of maintenance and implementation of a new line).

Or,

Contribute to R&D activities to develop the future signalling systems by defining and developing the signalling system architecture and functionalities, defining and allocating requirements, evaluating design trade-offs, analyzing technical risks, defining interfaces. Your responsibilities will be to :

• Develop the system documents, including plans, specifications and other technical documents
• Ensure that the system technically fulfils the defined needs and enhancements (change requests) and that a proper system engineering approach is being followed
• Throughout the development, providing technical support to V&V, RAM and Safety Analysis. Interact with other System Engineers and with other métier engineers to ensure the design fits into the intended architecture.
• Develop typical applications of the system and manage design feedback from verification and validation team.
• Focus on technical process but strive to balance technical concerns with the program pressure deriving from cost & schedule. Minimize, by design, the System deployment cost, lead time and risk.
• Contribute to the definition and maintenance of the System Baselines, analyze and implement Change Requests • Prepare and participate to design reviews
• Contribute to system configuration activities, to requirement management activities
• Ensure that the system follows standardization approach by reusing existing solutions or by implementing reusable solutions, and by providing an efficient system deployment kit (tools, user documentation…)
• Provide support to Program external stakeholders (Customers, Users, Tenders)
• Understand and apply the TIS System Development processes and contribute to continuous improvement (RoE, process,…). 
• Advise the System Engineering Manager of the recommended path that the development should take, outlining the reasons for that recommendation.;

In either case, you would have the opportunity to join our teams in Charleroi (Belgium), from where Alstom is active through two centers of excellence:

• Signalling Systems – Center of excellence ERTMS (European standard development and implementation)
• Power Electronics – Center of excellence Traction Systems (Traction solutions / auxiliary converters / low voltage cabinets)

Important efforts in R&D support the development of these activities contributing actively to promoting a safe and performant railway network as well as sustainable mobility solutions worldwide.

Requirements

Education:

Engineering graduate (bac+ 4 or bac +5) in electronics, automatics, Computer science, and/or telecom.

Desired knowledge / Experience:

• Knowledge or (at least) interest in system engineering and in Railways area;
• Experience, from 5 to 15 years, in Signaling and/or ERTMS, in vital railways or aerospace system (from system specification and design up to Test & Commissioning and maintenance) would be a major asset.
• Good general technical background.
• Computer literate.

Language skills: Good French and English oral & written expression. Other languages are assets.

Behavioral competencies: 

• Good autonomy
• Excellent communication and inter-relational skills
• Open-mindedness, curiosity, will to understand and learn more
• Rigorous, analytical and synthetic turn of mind
• Intercultural mind, integration skills
• Team player

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