System Architect – Railway Systems & Integration

Alstom; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Pittsburgh is seeking a System Architect to join the program engineering team. You will apply system engineering techniques across design to ensure quality, traceability and on-time delivery, working under the System Engineering Manager.

You will lead system design activities, manage risk, coordinate with designers, perform technical reviews, and contribute to documentation, configurations and continuous improvement while upholding ethics.

Responsibilities

• Member of the program engineering team
• Applies process, methods and tools as referenced by the program plans
• Supports the System Engineering Manager for identification of technical risks and definition of the development strategy
• Under the control of the System Engineering Manager, and in collaboration with the System Designers and coordination with other System Architects he/she ensures quality, consistency, and on time delivery of the design and specification according to the development strategy
• Leads and participates to the system design and specifications by application of System Engineering techniques for :
• System Design (conceptual design thru critical thinking & holistic analysis, integration of end-users, experts, and CCN recommendations , phases concurrent engineering, ensures design for testability, RAM and safety, provides interface resolution and management)
• Technical reviews & decisions
• System Specifications (Structured system specifications, development and integration of RAM, safety, sub-system, software, product, and V&V needs, system modelling and requirements writing, management, and traceability)
• Application of verifications (document reviews, peer reviews)
• Configuration Management
• Interfaces with the System Application Architect for projects and tenders activities (evolutions & anomalies analysis, design & documentation support)
• Prepares of program/project documents (e.g. training material, user manuals, ..) he is in charge
• Participates to the material selection and procurement activities as required for the system delivery
• Alerts and reports on any event/risks that may impact the system development
• Participates to the program CCB
• Keep himself informed of the evolution of technologies through technological watch
• Contribute to continuous improvement (RoE: Return on Experience, process, workload estimations/metrics, ..)
• Supports the System Engineering Manager for workload estimations for the system design deliverables
• Promoting the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct.

Job description

Alstom in Pittsburgh is seeking a System Architect to join the program engineering team. You will apply system engineering techniques across design to ensure quality, traceability and on-time delivery, working under the System Engineering Manager.

You will lead system design activities, manage risk, coordinate with designers, perform technical reviews, and contribute to documentation, configurations and continuous improvement while upholding ethics.