Req ID:450510 

Location: Hatfield - AL10 9TQ

Appointment Basis: Permanent 

Apply by: 09/05/24

Salary + Benefits:  Competitive Salary, Contributed Healthcare, Life Insurance, plus many more flexible 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
Take on a new challenge and apply your UK Railway design expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to a Design Delivery Manager working under the Control Systems Design Group Manager located at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, and work alongside expert, supportive and diverse teammates.
You'll play a critical role in ensuring a compliant, on-time  and to budget design delivery is achieved in your role within our skilled CCS Design Team. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business engineering disciplines such as product, signalling, installation, telecoms, power and test, but also for your own design in both hardware and application design you’ll work with mentors, licenced design verifiers, CRE/CEM and the customer,
You’ll specifically take care of assigned design work packages using CAD Microstation and data design tools, producing the design from source specifications through to acceptance by the client and resolution of any fault logs captured during the validation process. The CCS Team is looking for candidates to have strengths in either hardware or data design since our approach will be to cross-train into both design disciplines.

We’ll look to you for: 
Designer in hardware and data design for the Alstom Control Centre Systems product platforms following the standard Alstom procedures. Working closely with other team members and departments during the design life cycle to provide robust design solutions. 
Sapphire Platform Systems 

• Modular Control Systems (MCS) including Enhanced (eMCS) and Infinity (MCSi)
• Signal Passed at Danger Alert (SPADAlert) including Out of Sequence Train Operation (OSTO) 
• Train Describer (TD) including Information Train Describer (ITD) and Dual Train Describer (DTD) 
• Relay Interlocking Serial Interface (RISI)

Delphin Platform Systems

• Time Division Multiplexer (TDM) 
• Panel Interlocking Interface Unit (PIIU) 
• Panel Multiplexer (PMux)
• Relay Interlocking Interface Unit (RIIU)
• Automatic Route Setting System
• Modular Advanced Route Setting System (M-ARS)

OBJECTIVES

• Ensure that the control system designs are delivered to the project schedule, to the required technical standards, specifications and procedures.
• Take full cognisance of the project concept, requirements, assurance plan, acceptance criteria, project scope and technical specification.
• Attend design review meetings covering the designs produced as and when required.
• Attend Interdisciplinary Design Reviews (IDR) and Interdisciplinary Design Check (IDC) when required.

RESPONSIBILITIES    

• Ability to interact with other experts and peers and to problem solve and identify technical conflicts.
• Produce designs that comply with the company, technical and customer standards.
• Actively seek to improve design and engineering processes.
• Participate in periodic CRE design reviews.
• Support the Technical Bid Manager in tendering activities.
• IRSE licence log book kept up to date.
• Licensed or working towards IRSE Design License 1.1.510 supported and sponsored by Alstom.
• Mentoring of Assistant Engineers on assigned task

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:  
On a more personal level, you will also need to be:

Skills:

• Good oral and written communication skills, good problem solving and solution building skills.
• Accurate and able to concentrate on the task, time management and critically review own work.
• Numerate, organised, self-motivated.
• Meticulous, with an eye for detail.
• Proficient in the application of Microstation and other CAD packages and Data Design Tools.

Qualifications: 

• Educated to degree level in an engineering discipline or at least 3 years’ experience in a design role in the railway industry. 
• Licensed or working towards an IRSE Design License 1.1.510 supported by suitable evidence.

Experience: 

• At least 3 years’ experience in a design role in the railway industry.
• Undertaken signalling design, project engineering, installation or testing activities.
• Knowledge of railway operations or system engineering activities.

Additionally the following will be desirable

• Membership of the IRSE (Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers)

Qualifications: 

• IRSE Designer License 1.1.550
• Hold a degree in Engineering discipline or equivalent

Experience: 

• Application of railway control system design activities.
• Application of RSSB, Network Rail and Industry recognised standards.
• Working in a multitask environment.

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?
 

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!

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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