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About the Role

Alstom is a global leader in transport networks, offering a broad portfolio of mobility solutions. We are seeking a professional to deliver and manage Interlocking Hardware and signalling bungalow engineering designs, ensuring alignment with project requirements and milestones.

Responsibilities

Deliver and manage Interlocking Hardware and signalling bungalow engineering designs, including equipment and rack layouts, electrical schematics, wiring and termination drawings, hardware configurations, Bills of Materials / Quantities and interface documentation.
Assess monthly engineering progress and generate internal reporting covering action-plan progress, deliverable status, budget, forecast, risks, issues and recovery actions.
Plan and schedule Interlocking Hardware Engineering activities as per Alstom System and project requirements, ensuring resource, budget, and deliverable alignment with programme milestones.
Review and sign off Interlocking Hardware and bungalow designs, including equipment layouts, electrical schematics, wiring and termination drawings, power distribution, hardware configuration and associated design documentation.
Manage Mark-ups and ensure that “as-built” drawings and “as-installed” hardware configurations are in place before revenue service.
Create and review Interlocking Hardware Bills of Quantities / Bills of Materials and update them as per project requirements.
Support first article inspections and obtain approvals from the client/end user.
Ensure traceability to applicable system, signalling and project requirements.
Lead tendering/target pricing and estimation activities for the Interlocking Hardware and bungalow engineering scope, including technical solutions, engineering estimates, resource requirements, schedules, assumptions, risks and inputs to bids and project change requests.
Lead, manage, organise and plan the activities of the Interlocking Hardware Design Team.
Coordinate the hardware engineering scope with the client, Project Manager, System Engineering, Interlocking Software, Installation, Testing and Commissioning, Safety, Quality and other interfacing disciplines.
Ensure readiness and maturity of Interlocking Hardware design deliverables before release for procurement, manufacturing, installation, integration and testing.
Capture lessons learned (REX) from Interlocking Hardware and bungalow design activities and report on the resulting actions.
Familiarity with railway interlocking hardware, signalling bungalow equipment, signaling electrical power distribution, equipment racks, I/O interfaces, wiring and termination design, and hardware testing and verification.
Good communication skills and familiarity with working in a unionised environment, including the ability to lead client-facing technical discussions and coordinate with Project Management and engineering stakeholders.
Able to work in the office and field under seasonal environmental conditions (fit for duty).
Able to work under the safety rules outlined by site, company and industry, including engineering processes applicable to safety-critical railway signalling systems.
Occasional international travel may be required.

Requirements

Engineering degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Systems or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent education and relevant experience.
P.Eng. certification or in progress is an asset.
10+ years of relevant experience in railway signalling, interlocking hardware, bungalow design or engineering, including experience leading an Interlocking Hardware Design Team.
Strong knowledge of railway products and services across different market segments (Urban, Mainline, Freight and Product), with strong knowledge of railway signalling, interlocking systems and associated hardware.
Experience with bungalow and equipment layouts, electrical schematics, power distribution, hardware configurations, I/O interfaces, wiring and termination designs, Bills of Materials, design verification and configuration management.
Experience of management by Quality, Cost and Delivery objectives desired, including engineering budget, resource, workload, financial forecast and Estimate at Completion management.
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with demonstrated experience in tendering, client coordination, technical reviews, Project Management interfaces and multidisciplinary engineering coordination.
Quality focused, team player with demonstrated ability to lead and develop an engineering team, manage competing priorities and drive technical and project actions through closure.

Skills

Interlocking Hardware
Signalling bungalow engineering
Equipment and rack layouts
Electrical schematics
Wiring and termination drawings
Hardware configurations
Bills of Materials / Quantities
Interface documentation
Engineering progress reporting
Action-plan progress
Deliverable status
Budget management
Forecast management
Risk management
Issue management
Recovery actions
Activity planning and scheduling
Resource management
Design review and sign-off
Mark-up management
As-built drawings
As-installed hardware configurations
Tendering
Target pricing
Estimation
Technical solutions
Engineering estimates
Resource requirements
Schedule management
Bid inputs
Project change requests
Team leadership
Client coordination
Project Management coordination
System Engineering coordination
Interlocking Software coordination
Installation coordination
Testing coordination
Commissioning coordination
Safety coordination
Quality coordination
Interfacing disciplines coordination
Design deliverable readiness
Procurement
Manufacturing
Installation
Integration
Testing
Lessons learned capture
Railway signalling
Interlocking hardware
Signalling bungalow equipment
Signalling electrical power distribution
Equipment racks
I/O interfaces
Wiring and termination design
Hardware testing and verification
Communication skills
Unionised environment
Client-facing technical discussions
Project Management
Engineering stakeholders
Office work
Field work
Seasonal environmental conditions
Safety rules
Engineering processes
Safety-critical railway signalling systems
International travel
Electrical engineering
Electronics engineering
Computer engineering
Systems engineering
Railway products and services
Urban market segments
Mainline market segments
Freight market segments
Product market segments
Interlocking systems
Bungalow and equipment layouts
Power distribution
Design verification
Configuration management
Management by Quality, Cost and Delivery
Engineering budget management
Workload management
Financial forecast management
Estimate at Completion management
Interpersonal skills
Negotiation skills
Tendering experience
Client coordination experience
Technical reviews
Project Management interfaces
Multidisciplinary engineering coordination
Quality focus
Team player
Team leadership
Team development
Competing priorities management
Driving technical actions
Driving project actions

Location

Office
Field

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite
Field work
Office work

Experience Level

10+ years of relevant experience
Experience leading an Interlocking Hardware Design Team
Strong knowledge of railway products and services
Strong knowledge of railway signalling, interlocking systems and associated hardware
Experience with bungalow and equipment layouts, electrical schematics, power distribution, hardware configurations, I/O interfaces, wiring and termination designs, Bills of Materials, design verification and configuration management
Experience of management by Quality, Cost and Delivery objectives
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
Demonstrated experience in tendering, client coordination, technical reviews, Project Management interfaces and multidisciplinary engineering coordination
Quality focused
Team player
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop an engineering team
Manage competing priorities
Drive technical and project actions through closure

Education Level

Engineering degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Systems or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent education and relevant experience.
P.Eng. certification or in progress is an asset.

Salary/Compensations

$100,000 – $135,000 CAD per year

Benefits

Benefits
Eligibility for an annual performance bonus

About the Company

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.
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!

Equal Opportunity

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.