Engineering Design Lead (Interiors)

ALSTOM Gruppe; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Life insurance

Medical coverage

Pension

Job summary

ALSTOM Gruppe in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced engineering leader specializing in mechanical integration and subsystem engineering for whole-train design and installation. You will lead design and subsystem engineers, plan resources, and drive on-time delivery across UK and international projects.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement, and a strong focus on QCD commitments, with a competitive bonus and extensive benefits in a global mobility

Qualifications

• Significant experience of Mechanical Design with subsystem engineering experience.
• Significant experience in Railway products desirable.
• Experience of team management.
• Experienced in the full product design lifecycle from concept through testing and validation.
• Good understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes in design.
• Experienced CAD user, CATIA V5/V6 desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and technical leadership of design and subsystem engineers for vehicle interior design, integration and mechanical subsystems.
• Plan workload, allocate resources and forecast to meet QCD commitments; escalate capacity or delivery risks as needed.
• Regularly report to management and flag issues impacting team performance.
• Drive continuous improvement of team performance for projects and programs; ensure on-time and right-first-time delivery.
• Ensure compliance with engineering processes and instructions and deploy problem-solving methods across interfaces.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Subsystem Engineering

Team Management

Cross‑functional collaboration

Product lifecycle experience

Tools

CATIA V5/V6

Job description

Salary: circa £65,000 plus bonus and excellent 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, 86,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Join the team responsible for the development of future trains in the UK and abroad. We are looking for an experienced engineering leader who is an expert in mechanical integration and/or system engineering as applied to whole train, vehicle, installation,assemblyand detail level.

We’ll look to you for:

• Management and technical leadership ofdesignand sub-systemengineersresponsible forvehicle interiordesign,integrationandmechanicalsub-systems.
• Manageteamworkload planning, resource allocation, and forecasting to secure QCD commitments, includingtimelyescalation of capacity, skills, or delivery risks.
• Regular reporting to management and alert in case of issueimpactingthe team performance
• Continuous improvement of the team performance for project/program activities, on-timeand rightfirst-timedelivery
• Compliance to Engineering processes & instructions
• Deploying problem solving methodologies with necessary interfaces with other stakeholders
• Supporting the team in the resolution of issues and challenging actions
• Continuous improvement or Return on Experience management frompreviousprojects
• People Management and Competency Development
• Foster strong cross‑functional collaboration within the UK organisation and the globalmechanicalintegrationand sub-systemnetwork.

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:

• Significant experienceofMechanicalDesign with significant sub-systemengineeringexperience desirable.
• Significant experiencein Railway products ishighlydesirable
• Experienceofteam management
• Experienced in thefull product design lifecycle from concept development through to testing and validation.
• Good understanding of manufacturing and assembly process and the factors influencing this in design isdesirable
• Experienced CAD user, preferably Catia V5 / V6 isdesirable
• Customer satisfaction oriented
• Resilientand organised with hands-on approach
• Good communicator, able to co-ordinate and/or support cross functional product development activities

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.
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused 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 social coverage (life, medical, pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

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.