Traction System Skill Leader

ALSTOM Gruppe; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Flexible and collaborative working environment

Investment in employee development

Job summary

ALSTOM Gruppe in Bengaluru is seeking a Traction System Skill Leader, a full-time role that requires expertise in electrical engineering and traction systems. The position involves defining traction system architecture, leading design reviews, and collaborating across teams focused on innovative rail solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a master's degree in electrical engineering with 10-12 years of relevant experience. A strong knowledge of the railway market, particularly Indian railways, is essential.

Enjoy a rewarding career while contributing to sustainable mobility and working with cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of experience in electrical engineering, focusing on traction systems.
• Full competence in designing traction and auxiliary converter systems.
• Ability to work in multicultural environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution of traction systems ensuring compliance with performance.
• Define architecture and make technical trade-offs in designs.
• Collaborate with transverse teams to optimize project deliverables.

Skills

Electrical engineering expertise

Experience with traction systems

Knowledge of product architecture design

Knowledge of the railway market

Project management proficiency

Risk mitigation strategies

English proficiency

Multicultural team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Traction System Skill Leader

Date: 22 May 2026

Company: Alstom

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.

Could you be the full-time Traction System Engineer in Bangalore, KA.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your electrical engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, dedicated, and solution-oriented teammates. You\'ll define the architecture and functionalities of traction drives or auxiliary converter systems, technically leading engineering studies to achieve compliance with initial performance requirements. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Mechanical Engineers, SW Engineers, Product Technical Managers, as examples), optimizing transverse requirements and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Collect discuss and optimize requirements with rolling stock team. Refine and allocate technical requirements internally in the Eng team, where you are responsible for full requirements fulfilment
• Defining full traction system architecture and functionality
• Ensure the traction system fulfils the requirements and customer needs in terms of mechanical, functional and performance perspective.
• Leading and ensure quality in the system design reviews
• Defining and participating in validation strategies, participate in train commissioning
• Be able to make technical trade offs in design changes of a traction system
• Drive technical project execution with technical solutions and QCD improvements
• Issue resolution and drive internally
• Act as the traction expert towards customer in discussions

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:

• Master\'s degree in electrical engineering with 10 – 12 years of experience.
• Experience or full competence of traction and/or auxiliary converter engineering
• Knowledge of product and system architecture design
• Railway market, especially Indian railways
• Familiarity with project management and risk mitigation strategies
• Proficiency in English
• A certification in project or engineering management (beneficial)
• Able to work in a multicultural global environment

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 cutting-edge technology in rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects and sustainable mobility solutions
• Utilise our flexible and collaborative 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 and specialized technical 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. 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.