Train Validation Engineer

Train Validation Engineer

Date : 19 Sep 2024

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

Location : West Mifflin, PA, US

Company : Alstom

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.

Responsibilities :

• Accountable for implementing the standard process and related methodologies and tools in order to ensure Validation efficiency.
• Writing test procedures and test reports.
• Test Execution.
• Ensuring the timely issue of the Validation proves (including proves of lower level systems and components) and consolidating Validation files.
• Providing structured REX to feed costing activities, and to enrich the Train Validation metier technical repository.

Responsible for :

• EHS KPI and compliance to EHS rules in Validation activities.
• Reviewing part of the Sub-System Validation Plan relevant to test at Train level and accepting (to be included in Train Validation Plan) or rejecting considering other possibilities.
• Managing the Train level validation activities, creating and maintaining the Validation Plan.
• Managing the consolidation of Train Validation commitment and performance in due time for the tender or the project.
• Approving Train System handover.
• Approving reviewing Train Test Procedures / reports.
• Managing the validation schedule, optimizing the validation sequence in relationship with the train design and configuration maturity and test means availability.
• For Validation scope : establishing & organizing Technical Interface with customer, producing Customer Documents and obtaining Customer Approval when necessary.

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Educational Requirements & Experience :

• Experience in technical project management : 1 to 3 years.
• Train system knowledge (system analysis, railways) : at least 2 years.
• Tests organization capability, knowledge of planning tools.
• Knowledge of Railway Standards & Regulation.
• Knowledge of Work Package Management.
• Fluent in English.

Alstom is a global company where our people vision and values embrace Diversity and Inclusion (D&I). Wherever we operate and across all our businesses, we want to create an inclusive culture in which diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

By bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and giving everyone the opportunity to contribute with their knowledge, skills, experiences and perspectives, we also generate value for Alstom and its stakeholders.

Employment at Alstom is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence.

Alstom does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

It is Alstom's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination and equal opportunity.

The Company's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy, as well as its affirmative action obligations, includes the full and complete support of the Company.

Because it's just the right thing to do. We hope you think so, too.

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