Special Tools Senior Engineer

Alstom; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Investment in your development

Competitive social coverage

Job summary

Alstom in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Engineer to design and validate special tools and test benches for rolling stock and service activities. You will define tool lists, plan projects, and lead design, validation, and industrialization, working with engineering, sourcing, quality, and service teams to meet internal standards and customer expectations.

The role emphasizes cost optimization, regulatory compliance, and lifecycle management, with CAD experience (CATIA) and strong problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering (or a related field).
• Experience or understanding of special tools design principles and methodologies.
• Knowledge of test bench design and validation processes.
• Familiarity with engineering standards, regulations, and configuration management practices.
• Proficiency in CAD tools (e.g., CATIA) and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and prepare the Special Tools List based on project and service requirements.
• Plan and manage project activities, timelines, and workload for tool development.
• Lead the design, development, validation, and industrialization of special tools.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and delivery requirements.
• Design and validate test benches based on system and product needs.
• Drive cost optimization and localization strategies for tools and test benches.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics degree

Tools

CATIA

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 Special Tools Senior Engineer in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your mechanical, electrical, or mechatronics expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative and collaborative teammates.

You’ll play a pivotal role in defining, planning, developing, and validating special tools and test bench equipment required for rolling stock and service activities. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, sourcing, quality, and service teams), ensuring alignment with internal standards, catalogues, and customer expectations, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of designing and validating special tools and test benches but also managing their lifecycle and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

We’ll look to you for:

• Defining and preparing the Special Tools List based on project and service requirements
• Planning and managing project activities, timelines, and workload for tool development
• Leading the design, development, validation, and industrialization of special tools
• Ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and delivery requirements
• Designing and validating test benches based on system and product needs
• Driving cost optimization and localization strategies for tools and test benches

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 in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering (or a related field)
• Experience or understanding of special tools design principles and methodologies
• Knowledge of test bench design and validation processes
• Familiarity with engineering standards, regulations, and configuration management practices
• A proficiency in CAD tools (e.g., CATIA) and technical documentation
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities

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 leadership roles or technical expertise in engineering
• 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.