Train Design Engineer

at  ALSTOM

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer designation as per Canadian regulations, or in progress.
• 5+ years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering and 5+ years in Railway / rail car e.g. locomotives, rail passenger cars.
• Required 3+ years’ work experience in Catia v5 and Enovia/DMA/PDM.
• Required team management experience, and experience dealing and negotiating with customers, good communications and interpersonal skills.
• Time management and reporting skill. Sense of urgency / priority.
• Fluent in English, French desired

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Ensuring production of all Train Design (TD) deliverables (Carbody Shell, Mechanical Integration, General Studies and Transverse Disciplines) in compliance with Quality-Cost-Delivery (QCD) commitments.
• Coordinating different TD contributors on Project.

ACCOUNTABLE FOR:

• Performing project TD activities in compliance with QCD commitments.
• Planning and piloting TD activities and related deliverables on project taking into account applicable instructions/processes and other specific Customer (internal or external) requirements.
• Ensuring TD deliverables quality and their acceptance by the Customer (internal or external) within committed limits.
• Reporting on TD activities progress and alerting relevant N+1 in case of issue potentially impacting achievement of QCD commitments.
• Allocating requirements and mechanical interfaces to Sub-Systems/equipments (Allocated volume, weight, location, etc.).
• Monitoring the Mechanical Sub-Systems/equipments deliveries conformity with project needs.
• Ensuring resolution of Project Mechanical issues and challenging actions (single domain).
• Defining mitigation plans covering a risk identified on Mechanical scope (single-domain).
• Ensuring Mechanical Project/Product Prefered Part List (3PL) delivery.
• Defining Project Mechanical Decomposition in Digital Mock-Up.

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Preparing and documenting TD Design Reviews according to project schedule and following-up the main open actions.
• Resolving Project Mechanical issues and challenging actions (multi-domains).
• Coordinating different TD contributors on Project.
• Defining Project punctual priorities to TD project team.
• Monitoring, controlling and consolidating the Train Design workpackage.
• Analysing and consolidating change request impacts on TD scope.
• Producing high-level TD deliverables (RSAD TD, TD Validation Plan, etc.).
• Reporting on TD activities progress, anticipating issues (capacity, skills, rule applicability, etc.) and alerting if needed.
• Validating Transverse Requirement Specifications (Weight, Vibroacoustics, etc.) in close collaboration with the Train System Engineer.
• Defining mitigation plans covering a risk identified on TD scope.
• Defining Project Mechanical Decomposition / Product Breakdown Structure (PBS).
• Collaborating with other metier/department.
• Establishing Certification & Validation Plans for TD scope.