Lead Engineer - Urban Signalling Systems Validation

Alstom Transport India Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical coverage

Pension

Flexible and inclusive work culture

Job summary

Alstom Transport India Ltd in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer to own verification and validation of urban signalling solutions, including U400 projects, ensuring safety and reliability across APAC.

You will collaborate with system architects, project managers, and test engineers to develop test procedures, analyze baselines, and drive system integration. Expect emphasis on factory testing coverage and documentation of artifacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics & Communication Engineering.
• Experience or understanding of railway signalling systems including CBTC, CBI, ATS, ATC, ERTMS, ETCS, or PTC.
• Knowledge of system architecture and functional workflows.
• Familiarity with virtualization concepts, networking, and communication systems.
• Experience with testbench setup, simulation configuration, and V&V tools.
• Exposure to Alstom or commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring comprehensive factory testing coverage to validate functional and safety requirements.
• Designing and developing system test procedures aligned with metro signalling system requirements.
• Performing system integration by deploying subsystem data and configuring simulation systems.
• Executing system test procedures, analyzing results, and documenting test artifacts.
• Investigating anomalies, performing root cause analysis, and raising change requests (CRs).
• Preparing system validation reports and test synthesis documentation.

Skills

Rail signalling

CBTC/ETCS knowledge

System architecture

Virtualization concepts

Testbench setup

V&V tools

COTS exposure

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics & Communication Engineering

Tools

Simulation software

Test automation / scripting

Job description

Lead Engineer 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 verification and validation expertise in a cutting‑edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative, innovative, and dedicated teammates. You'll ensure the successful validation of our urban signalling solutions, making a tangible impact on the safety and efficiency of transport systems across the APAC region.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as system architects, project managers, and test engineers), analyze system baselines, and develop test procedures, and many more.

You’ll specifically take care of system‑level validation activities for U400 signalling projects, but also contribute to the seamless integration of subsystems and the resolution of technical anomalies.

We’ll look to you for:

• Ensuring comprehensive factory testing coverage to validate functional and safety requirements
• Designing and developing system test procedures aligned with metro signalling system requirements
• Performing system integration by deploying subsystem data and configuring simulation systems
• Executing system test procedures, analyzing results, and documenting test artifacts
• Investigating anomalies, performing root cause analysis, and raising change requests (CRs)
• Preparing system validation reports and test synthesis documentation

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 Electrical Engineering or Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Experience or understanding of railway signalling systems, including CBTC, CBI, ATS, ATC, ERTMS, ETCS, or PTC
• Knowledge of system architecture and functional workflows
• Familiarity with virtualization concepts, networking, and communication systems
• Experience with testbench setup, simulation configuration, and V&V tools
• Exposure to Alstom or commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products
• Strong adaptability, a customer‑centric mindset, and a collaborative team approach

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
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our flexible 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 senior technical or managerial roles
• Benefit from 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.

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.

Experience Level Senior Level