Lead Engineer

Alstom; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Bengaluru is seeking a Lead Engineer to oversee integration and validation of CBTC signalling systems for metro projects. You will work with validation, integration, and testing teams to design test procedures and ensure startup success.

You will drive system verification activities, validate interfaces, and contribute to technical policies and impact analyses across baselines. A strong rail signalling background is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, or Instrumentation).
• 5 to 8 years of railway signalling experience.
• Technical expertise in system verification and validation activities.
• Knowledge of CBTC systems and system architecture.
• Understanding of CENELEC standards or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that factory testing provides full coverage for functional and safety requirements.
• Executing system test procedures and recording associated test reports.
• Designing test procedures and scenarios against system requirements for metro signalling systems.
• Validating start-up tests for subsystem interfaces.
• Performing system correspondence test reports to ensure the validity and consistency of interface data.
• Conducting project-specific functional validation testing activities.
• Performing system operation and performance test reports, including safety, robustness, endurance, and redundancy.
• Performing impact analyses across baselines and freezing non-regression strategies.
• Delivering system validation report syntheses of test sessions.
• Supporting the VI&T leader with report redaction and planning consolidation.

Skills

System verification

CBTC signalling

System architecture

Analytical thinking

Communication & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical/Electronics/Instrumentation)

Job description

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.

Could you be the full-time Lead Engineer in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your technical expertise in system integration and validation to a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative, innovative, and detail-oriented teammates.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of a complete, correct, and accurate Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system in line with project requirements. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business, including validation, integration, and testing teams, to design and execute test procedures, validate system start-ups, and monitor system performance, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of system integration and validation activities for CBTC signalling projects, but also support the development of technical policies and lead impact analyses across baselines.

We’ll look to you for:

• Ensuring that factory testing provides full coverage for functional and safety requirements
• Executing system test procedures and recording associated test reports
• Designing test procedures and scenarios against system requirements for metro signalling systems
• Validating start-up tests for subsystem interfaces
• Performing system correspondence test reports to ensure the validity and consistency of interface data
• Conducting project-specific functional validation testing activities
• Performing system operation and performance test reports, including safety, robustness, endurance, and redundancy
• Performing impact analyses across baselines and freezing non-regression strategies
• Delivering system validation report syntheses of test sessions
• Supporting the VI&T leader with report redaction and planning consolidation

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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, or Instrumentation)
• 5 to 8 years of railway signalling experience
• Technical expertise in system verification and validation activities
• Knowledge of CBTC systems and system architecture
• Understanding of CENELEC standards or equivalent
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities

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 monotonous routines
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility
• Utilise our dynamic 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 opportunities
• Progress towards leadership or technical expert roles
• Enjoy a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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!

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.