Electrical and Traction Engineer

Lead Electrical and Railway Traction Engineer

Alstom Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

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At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 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 Lead Electrical and Railway Traction Engineer in Cerro Negro, Madrid we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your electrical engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside young and proactive teammates.

You'll secure the regulatory framework and Alstom standards compliance, as well as QCD (Quality Cost Delivery) targets achievement during the execution of maintenance, modernization, repair and services engineering projects involving electrical and traction systems. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (maintenance and project engineering), manage the implementation of standard processes and tools to assess the impact and efficiently undertake engineering modifications in the electrical and electromechanical domains, securing best industrial and railway practices as well as promoting continuous improvement and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of leading the specification, design, calculation, industrialization, validation, certification and authorization of electrical / electromechanical components, installations and overall electrical modifications in both power and control domains (HV, LV and traction) in rail vehicles, infrastructure or facilities, in the scope of maintenance, modernization, repair or services engineering contracts, tenders and opportunities, but also coordinate with technical and project engineering teams and aligned with objectives, in a way that the overall engineering performance, QCD and standardization is continuously enhanced.

We’ll look to you for :

• Plan and manage in-house / outsourced electrical and traction design engineering activities meeting the allocated objectives, encouraging self-initiative, networking, teamworking and promoting continuous improvement following Alstom design engineering rules.
• Assess electrical and traction components repairability and industrialization in rail vehicles and infrastructure.
• Coordinate the development of technical solutions and improvements permitting to minimize project risks.
• Collaborate in the effective investigation and resolution of service failures in electrical and traction components in rail vehicles, infrastructure or facilities, aiming to improve the overall system reliability and availability.
• Lead the application of the following Alstom process on electrical and traction systems, in coordination with the head of Technical Services : configuration and change management. modifications impact assessment, modernization processes, certification and authorization.
• Prompt support to tenders, including technical scope specification and engineering cost assessment following Alstom processes.
• Contribute to the application of innovative technologies and processes in electromechanical design and manufacturing, including 3DP / AM and those providing benefits in the field of preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance.
• Encourage trusting relationships with internal and external customers, providing agile solutions, required technical clarifications and supporting troubleshooting on those electrical and traction systems designed or maintained by Services.

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role :

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also :

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

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