Principal Design Authority Engineer

4 months ago


Derby, United Kingdom Alstom Full time

Req ID: 458468

Design Authority Principle Engineer

Location: Derby

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Salary: £65K + Benefits

Closing Date for Applications: 28th August 2024

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 Design Authority Principle Engineer to work on the 'Aventra' Class 710 fleet as it transitions 
from the responsibility of Rolling Stock to Services?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge by being based at one of the UK Services Sites and apply your Design Authority Engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Chris English (Professional Head of Engineering), and work alongside a dedicated and passionate Design Engineering team in Alstom UK&I. This is a role which has significant workflow as 'Aventura' fleets ( class 345, class 701, class 710, class 720, class 730) transition to Services. The opportunity offers significant opportunity for career growth.

You will act as the technical expert and design authority for UK 'Aventra' fleets, ensuring all engineering aspects of through life asset management are in place and controlled. Responsible for specifying and validating the rolling stock vehicles or systems throughout its life-cycle and to make decisions on the design of the vehicles/systems and/or to make changes to those vehicles/systems.

We’ll look to you for:

Ensuring that all areas of engineering work undertaken are compliant with both internal and external customer requirements/specifications and standards as appropriate, including compliance with all internal governance. Approval of technical reports and engineering change documentation. Supporting the response and investigation to major critical issues on behalf of Alstom’s 'Aventra' fleets to ensure timely resolution of safety and reliability concerns. Ensuring consistency and compatibility between all sub-system specifications. Providing technical support to the engineering development of the Alstom 'Aventra' Platform. Ensuring the technical file of information ( drawings, technical specifications, functional performance, test specifications, test results, material specifications, etc.) for each 'Aventra' fleet is maintained. Supporting Design Reviews. Supporting the development of maintenance and reliability strategies for current projects and bids. Supporting the engineering teams in the resolution of issues, in particular those involving other stakeholders (internal or external).

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: 

Mandatory:

Degree / HND level education in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Solid experience in Railway Engineering Knowledge of Railway Engineering in the field of fleet management and Engineering Change Design Authority Knowledge An excellent understanding of the key systems and their integration within rolling stock Fluent in English with good communication skills

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 Work with colleagues and customers based all over the world Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues Contribute to innovative projects Utilise our agile working environment 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 benefits (pension, life ins., medical). 

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive starting salary of c. £65K plus 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to increase this to 30 days, healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your life-style.

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 leader accredited 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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