Fleet Maintenance Engineer (Rolling Stock)

ALSTOM Gruppe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport infrastructure firm is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Engineer to join their team in London. The successful candidate will be instrumental in ensuring the safety, reliability, and performance of rolling stock, particularly the Class 720/6 Aventra and Class 357 Electrostar fleets. Responsibilities include overseeing design and maintenance, conducting root-cause analysis, and managing project teams to deliver innovative engineering solutions. This role promises a dynamic career with opportunities for growth and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent with rolling stock experience.
• Experience in project planning and management.
• Understanding of engineering processes and standards.
• Problem-solving skills with root-cause analysis experience.
• Proficient in MS Windows and project management software.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fleet design, development, and maintenance.
• Conduct safety and compliance assessments.
• Manage product safety and reliability objectives.
• Collaborate with teams to manage engineering projects.
• Resolve day-to-day fleet issues.

Skills

Rail vehicle knowledge

Reliability management

Root-cause analysis

Project planning

Problem-solving

Education

HNC/HND in engineering or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Maximo

Job description

Fleet Maintenance Engineer (Rolling Stock)

Date: 2 Oct 2025

Location: London, LND, GB

Company: Alstom

Appointment Basis: Permanent

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.

Your future role

Join us in shaping the future of rail travel. Based at East Ham Maintenance Depot, you’ll support the newly commissioned Class 720/6 Aventra and Class 357 Electrostar fleets, playing a pivotal role in ensuring their safety, reliability and performance. This is your opportunity to make a real impact on the passenger experience and the efficiency of modern rail systems.

In this role, you’ll oversee the design, development and maintenance of rolling stock to ensure compliance with safety, performance and regulatory standards. You’ll mitigate safety and reliability risks, conduct root‑cause analysis and define long‑term solutions. Collaboration is key – you’ll work closely with designers, manufacturers, suppliers and operators to manage projects from concept through to completion. You’ll also identify and implement safe, cost‑effective containment measures and countermeasures for product safety issues, ensuring accurate reporting and timely resolution.

We’ll look to you for:

• Using your experience and knowledge of rail vehicles and engineering principles to manage Product Safety, Reliability, Compliance and Business objectives.
• Strong reliability management skills to support the Project Reliability Board in implementing containment and countermeasures for key reliability failure modes.
• Conducting incident root‑cause analysis and performance attribution in accordance with Railway Group Standards (e.g. The Rule Book).
• Identifying and implementing safe, cost‑effective containment and countermeasures for product safety issues, tracking them from accurate reporting through to timely resolution.
• Developing and delivering engineering changes to improve fleet and system reliability, reduce maintenance costs and deliver customer variation solutions (including change management, planning and opportunity management).
• Supporting the depot in resolving engineering issues and making fitness‑to‑run decisions.
• Planning and ensuring delivery readiness (including Bills of Materials, work instructions and configuration) for scheduled maintenance activities as defined by the Vehicle Maintenance Schedule.
• Leading improvement projects to reduce train maintenance and operational costs, while ensuring the specified fleet maintenance regime is certified, adhered to and compliant with all relevant legislation. Associated limitations must be effectively managed through controls such as concessions.
• Implementing customer variation orders, improving train presentation and customer ambience, and identifying and managing risks and opportunities to enhance safety, reliability and profitability.
• Supporting day‑to‑day depot operations teams in resolving fleet issues.
• Please note: The successful candidate will occasionally be required to work at height and in enclosed spaces.

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 level HNC/HND in an engineering related subject or equivalent. Must have experience in rolling stock and have a rail background.
• Experience in organisation and project planning/management skills, governance and execution.
• Understanding of key engineering processes (e.g. risk assessments, FMECA…) and standards.
• Problem‑solving abilities and practical experience of root‑cause analysis techniques.
• Computer literate (MS Windows + Office, Microsoft Projects, Maximo, SAP).

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 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).
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holidays.
• Option to enjoy a brand new electric or hybrid vehicle with our salary sacrifice scheme.
• 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.