Product Chief Engineer - Rail Transport Systems

Product Chief Engineer (HC Metro)

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, 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 Product Chief Engineer we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your extensive technical expertise in a dynamic and innovative field. You’ll work alongside talented, collaborative, and forward-thinking teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in driving the technical development of our products in alignment with the product strategy for the Train Development Site (TDS). Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (including the Product Director, Product Manager, High-Speed Technical Director, and TDS & PU Engineering teams), manage cross-functional technical activities, and ensure the validation of all product deliverables.

You’ll specifically take care of implementing product requirements and ensuring compliance with product development plans, but also validating technical deliverables and proposing future improvements to enhance competitiveness.

We’ll look to you for:

• Acting as the main technical focal point for the TDS concerning all product engineering activities

• Managing product development with TDS, PU, and TSS teams

• Ensuring development compliance and planning follow-up

• Validating all technical deliverables and reporting on project technical execution

• Escalating and resolving product technical issues and decisions

• Proposing and following competitiveness actions and sustaining activities for product improvement

• Participating in technical gap analysis and tender reviews

• Ensuring project developments align with product strategy

• Coordinating technical outputs for Product Reviews and Boards (PRBs)

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Engineering degree (mandatory); a technical degree is a plus

• Extensive technical knowledge of Alstom platforms (preferably in High-Speed solutions)

• Experience in managing cross-functional activities and working with diverse stakeholders

• Strong leadership and ability to align teams on technical orientations to achieve quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) targets

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills in complex environments

• Ability to work across multiple sites in a multicultural environment

• Experience in technical, general, and project management

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

• Work with cutting-edge security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility

• Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning programs

• Progress towards senior leadership roles in engineering or product management

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

 

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!

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

Experience Level

Executive Level