Principal Hardware Engineer

3 months ago

Hatfield, United Kingdom Alstom Full time

Req ID: 459614

Location: Hatfield

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Excellent Salary and 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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

 

Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet; as well as the entire fleets in service with London Underground and Dublin Luas. We provide the widest range of smart solutions in the rail market, from innovative high-speed rolling stock, metros and trams to maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure and signalling.

 

Your future role

 

The Principal Hardware Engineer will lead the development, design, introduction and delivery and in service support of control centre products into the UK market. This portfolio currently includes Modular Control System, Delphin, Sapphire and Automated Route Setting (MARS) along with their associated processes and tools. The role incorporates hardware design, implementation, testing and support of software integration and team management.

 

We’ll look to you for:

  • Lead the design and development of control centre hardware products and the development / improvement of control centre tools and processes and management of product obsolescence.
  • Ensure activities are delivered on time and to budget including work package management
  • Provide mentorship to other team members, including the provision of annual reviews and development plans
  • Support of product approval, software integration and project delivery, ensuring that the products, tools and processes remain fit for purpose and enable continuous improvement of them by proactively dealing with obsolescence.
  • Design and development at component/PCB/enclosure level and integration of COTS based hardware products / systems with custom application software, including tools and processes within the business.

 

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: 

 

  • Degree or equivalent experience in an electronics / electrical engineering discipline
  • C&G Requirements for Electrical Installations (16th or 17th edition)
  • IPC Advanced Designer Certification
  • Analogue and digital circuit design including COM carrier board design
  • PCB design and layout (Altium preferred)
  • Proficient with designing for EMC compliance with sound knowledge of EMC testing
  • Able to build/specify/deploy PC based solutions, including OS deployment and configuration
  • Able to produce product V&V test specifications and perform testing

 

Experience or understanding of some or all of the following:

 

  • Digital hardware and firmware
  • FPGA and CPLDs
  • RTOS
  • Housekeeping with Intel processors
  • Carrier boards for SoM and CoM
  • Bus translation e.g., PCIe to local buses
  • Serial and parallel buses
  • Communications protocols
  • UARTs, USB, SPI, I2C etc
  • Working to process
  • Working from and creating requirements / test specifications
  • Development plans
  • Design and code reviews
  • Configuration / version control
  • Design analysis – timing diagrams etc
  • Memory technologies
  • Spartan and Virtex FPGA families or similar
  • Ability to read schematics / datasheets
  • BSPs
  • PCB design / specification
  • Knowledge of embedded software and operating systems
  • Setting up test environments
  • Set-up and configuration of development tools
  • V&V
  • Characterisation of HW
  • Obsolescence management

 

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:

  • Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
  • Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
  • Contribute to innovative projects
  • Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
  • Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
  • Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension) 

 

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

 

What we offer

 

We offer a highly competitive remuneration package, 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday. Contributed healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

 

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

 

Equal opportunity statement:


Alstom 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. 

 

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

 

 

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