Traction Electrical Design Engineer - 516969

Alstom Transport AB; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom Transport AB in Västerås is seeking a Traction Electrical Design Engineer focused on Electrical Harness Integration (EHI). You will drive design activities across the product life cycle, from concept through to field support, reporting to the Head of Converter Electrical Engineering.

You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing and supplier teams to deliver propulsion products globally, defining interfaces and ensuring documentation is in place for successful integration.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Higher Vocational Education specialized in Electric Power or equivalent education.
• Some experience in relevant field of electrical engineering (Traction engineering, Electrical Harness Integration and design).
• English, business fluent, is mandatory for this role; Swedish is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design and Integrate Electrical Harness and all relevant documentation for traction products.
• Plan and lead the work of a small project team of engineers onsite and offsite.
• Drive and support technical investigations and design activities for products in development and in the field.
• Define electrical interfaces.
• Collaborate with system, mechanical, manufacturing and test engineers.
• Analyze customer requirements.
• Support development activities: electrical harness design, prototype and pre‑series in production.
• Support bid activities by translating customer/system requirements into circuit design requirements.
• Review work and provide guidance to colleagues.

Skills

Electrical Harness Design

Electrical Engineering

Catia

Education

Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent

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, signaling 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 Traction Electrical Design Engineer focused on EHI (Electrical Harness Integration) and design in Västerås we're looking for?

Your future role

Get on-board and apply your expertise in a new cutting‑edge field. You'll report to Viveka Isberg-Fredriksson, (Head of Converter Electrical Engineering), and work alongside collaborative and driven teammates.

As a Traction Electrical Design Engineer, you will drive and support technical investigations and collaborate with many different functions within engineering, manufacturing and suppliers to deliver smart, innovative propulsion products to customers all over the world. In this role you will be responsible for Electrical Harness Integration and design and creation of relevant documentation. Define interfaces, analyze customer requirements and support prototype activities related to this area. Plan and coordinate the work related to this area. As a converter electrical design engineer, you must have a passion for bringing both people and all the technical details together. In this role you will have the opportunity to be part of all phases in the product life cycle from design to final validation, and field support once our products are delivered to customers.

We'll look to you to:

• Design and Integrate Electrical Harness and all relevant documentation for our traction products.
• Plan and lead the work of a small project team of engineers both onsite and offsite related to this area.
• Drive and support technical investigations and design activities related to this area for products in development and in the field.
• Define electrical interfaces.
• Collaborate with and support system engineering, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers and test engineers.
• Analyze customer requirements.
• As part of the development team, perform one or more of the following development activities: design and Integrate electrical Harnesses, support prototype and pre‑series in production.
• Support product lead with bid support, analyzing requirements from customers or system architects and translate them into requirements related to the circuit diagram design routine test for the converter product.
• Support other functions, colleagues with reviews.

All about you

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Higher Vocational Education specialized in Electric Power or equivalent education
• Some experience in relevant field of electrical engineering (Traction engineering, Electrical Harness Integration and design).
• Knowledge of Catia is desirable.
• Experience of planning, coordination or leading a smaller team onsite/offsite is an advantage.
• English, business fluent, is mandatory for this role and Swedish is an advantage.

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.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful and humble colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award‑winning learning.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

Important to note

As a global business, we're an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.