TRACTION SYSTEM ENGINEER (M/F)

ALSTOM Gruppe; Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading transportation company is seeking a full-time Traction System Engineer in Saint-Ouen, near Paris. The role involves ensuring compliance and performance of electrical powertrain systems in trains. Ideal candidates will have an engineering degree and 5 years of experience in similar fields. This company promotes career growth and offers a comprehensive benefit package, making it a prime opportunity for those passionate about sustainable mobility.

Prestations

Comprehensive and competitive social coverage

Award-winning learning and development opportunities

Fair and dynamic reward package

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience working on electrical powertrain systems.
• Willingness to travel for short-term missions in France and abroad.

Responsabilités

• Specify propulsion and braking functions at the train level.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to identify requirements.
• Manage technical deliverables from designers and manufacturers.

Connaissances

Strong analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Fluency in English

Fluency in French

Leadership

Self-reliance

Formation

Engineering degree in mechanical or electrical systems

Description du poste

TRACTION SYSTEM ENGINEER (M/F)

Location: Saint-Ouen, J, FR

Company: Alstom

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 Traction System Engineer in Saint-Ouen, close to Paris, we’re looking for?

Your future role:

Take on a new challenge and apply your electrical powertrain expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic, collaborative, and multicultural teammates.

You’ll ensure the compliance, performance, and integration of the electrical powertrain system within our trains. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as EMC, reliability, weight, and safety teams), evaluate technical proposals, and manage technical deliverables from design to validation phases – and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of defining and validating traction functions and performance at the train level, but also support reliability growth during revenue service.

We’ll look to you for:

• Specifying propulsion and braking functions and their performance at the train level
• Defining or applying functional architecture and allocating sub‑functions to sub‑systems
• Collaborating with multi‑disciplinary teams to identify and flow down requirements
• Evaluating sub‑system technical proposals and supporting solution selection
• Managing technical deliverables from designers and manufacturers
• Ensuring compliance with norms, standards, and local regulations
• Simulating powertrain energy consumption on mission profiles
• Leading/supporting technical design reviews and validation activities
• Performing root cause analysis to improve reliability during revenue service

All about you:

• Engineering degree with a background in mechanical and/or electrical systems
• 5 years’ experience working on electrical powertrain systems
• Strong analytical skills and excellent problem‑solving abilities
• Leadership and self‑reliance in driving projects forward
• Fluency in English and French
• Willingness to travel for short‑term missions in France and abroad

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.
• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long‑term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our agile and inclusive 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
• Progress towards roles like Train Performance Manager or Traction System Expert
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.