Req ID: 460411

Train System Engineer - Mechanical Brakes

Location: Derby

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Salary: c.£55K + Benefits

 

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.

 

Could you be the full-time Train System Engineer - Mechanical Brakes to join our team in Derby and specifically be responsible for the brakes system on current and future projects?

 

Your future role

 

Take on a new challenge in Derby and apply your Train System Engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to the Head of External Subsystems, and work alongside a dedicated and passionate Engineering team in Alstom UK&I. 

 

Day-to-day, you’ll specifically be responsible for the brakes system on current and future projects, identifying brake system requirements, best fit standard solutions, specifying brake control and fluid power requirements to sub suppliers, supporting integration design, ensure static and running performance make the case for approvals and fulfil the needs of our customers.

 

Based in Engineering and a member of the Train System community, you will deliver technical solutions for the Derby project portofolio which includes multiple unit trains and monorails.

 

Working in multi-disciplined teams and collaborating across the Engineering team and with wider stakeholders, you will own the development of Train level brakes specifications utilising existing solutions from Alstom portofolio and identifying any developments required from utilizing your previous brake system experience. You will lead activities throughout the project V-Cycle with a QDC mindset to define and deliver the required performance through verification and validation.

We’ll look to you to:

• Identify potential brake solutions from higher level and broader overall train requirements.
• Identify where solutions from an existing Alstom portfolio can fit in to leverage volume benefits and world-wide relations with the supply base.
• Identify functional and interface requirements, identify all participants, and achieve common and full understanding of requirements and solutions.
• Support verification of equipment and assembly for first in class.
• Identify how requirements can be verified through the V cycle including multiple layers of calculation, modelling, static and on track testing.
• Report verification data to demonstrate compliance to standards to approvals bodies and customers.
• Identify and resolve problems that arrive on initial operation. whilst demonstrating an ethical and civic outlook
   

Alstom is a global leader in the transportation sector, shaping the future of mobility in the digital age. With a presence in 70 countries and over 70,000 employees, Alstom is committed to leading societies towards a low carbon future by developing and offering a diverse portfolio of mobility solutions. This includes high-speed trains, metros, monorails, trams, integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling, and digital mobility solutions. Alstom is known for having 150,000 vehicles in commercial service worldwide and is a prominent supplier of new trains and train services in the UK & Ireland, along with being a leading provider of signalling and rail infrastructure. They have played a significant role in building and maintaining the UK's rail network, including fleets for London Underground and Dublin Luas.