Traction System Engineer (TrSE)

Alstom; Sesto San Giovanni; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading mobility solutions company in Sesto San Giovanni is seeking a Traction System Engineer to define the architecture and functionalities of traction drives or auxiliary converter systems. The role involves collecting requirements, ensuring specification consistency, and supporting the validation and commissioning processes. Candidates must have a Master degree in electrical engineering and 3 years of relevant experience.

Competenze

• Experience of 3 years in traction or auxiliary engineering.
• Aptitude to communicate in English.

Mansioni

• Define architecture and functionalities of traction system.
• Collect and allocate requirements to technical teams.
• Ensure consistency and compatibility between specifications.

Conoscenze

Electrical engineering

Communication in English

Traction or auxiliary engineering

Formazione

Master degree in electrical engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

Purpose of the Job

The Traction System Engineer defines the architecture, the functionalities of the traction drives or auxiliary converter systems, and technically leads the engineering studies in order to reach performances in compliance with initial requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collects external (customer, standards) and internal (rolling stock) requirements, allocates them to the technical teams.
• Defines the architecture and functionalities of the traction drive or auxiliary converter system, taking as input the external requirements as well as internal ones.
• Allocates – while optimizing the cost – the transverse requirements (EMC, acoustics, reliability, safety, weight, …) to the various abstraction or auxiliary functions, in close collaboration with experts and RAMS engineers.
• Ensures consistency and compatibility between all traction or auxiliary functions specifications by verifying every FRS and every component specification and by participating to all design reviews.
• Organizes, prepares and leads the system design review.
• Builds the Product Breakdown Structure.
• Defines together with the validation team the traction or auxiliary validation strategy.
• Defines and participates in the commissioning (fine tuning), and manages it together with the validation manager.
• Identifies the technical risks.
• Supports the traction or auxiliary PREM for implementation or update of the technical part of the risk mitigation plan.
• Ensures that the constructional & functional traction or auxiliary configuration is compliant with requirements (verification).
• Participates in technical meetings with customer in order to provide support to the Sub‑System Manager and / or PREM.
• Supports the traction or auxiliary PREM by proposing QCD improvements.
• Analyzes technical issues and proposes solutions during the commissioning and the reliability growth phase.
• Provides Return of Experience to be implemented in Reference Solutions.
• Contributes to the RoE committee and documentation update.
• Calculates electrical or thermal constraints related to all components of the power scheme (use dedicated calculation tools) to fulfil all customer and normative requirements.
• Writes corresponding design reports.
• Defines the interfaces of electrical components with mechanical department.
• Specifies the electrical components of the traction drives or auxiliary converters.

Knowledge & Experience

• Master degree in electrical engineering.
• Aptitude to communicate in English.
• Experience of 3 years in traction or auxiliary engineering.

Innovation

Able to be creative when involved on R&D subjects.

Location

Sesto San Giovanni

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

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.