Engineering Director - Rolling Stock

RSC Engineering Director - India

Req ID:514335 

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 "RSC Engineering Director - India"  in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership and engineering expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside a collaborative, forward-thinking, and results-driven team.

You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our engineering operations by managing and organizing the site’s engineering team to meet business and regional needs. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (site management, central engineering, region sales, platform teams, and local technical partners), drive co-engineering initiatives, oversee key technical decisions, and ensure engineering projects meet quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) commitments.

You’ll specifically take care of managing workforce planning and engineering activities for tenders, projects, sustaining, and R&D, but also lead improvement programs and promote innovation.

We’ll look to you for:

• Managing and organizing the engineering department to align with business and regional needs

• Executing engineering projects, sustaining activities, and R&D initiatives in line with QCD commitments

• Driving co-engineering with process engineering and supplier co-development

• Developing and mentoring on-site engineering staff, including succession planning and competence matrix deployment

• Applying and improving common processes, methods, and tools, while capturing Return on Experience (RoE)

• Supervising key technical decisions and addressing safety-critical issues

• Managing the engineering cost center, budget preparation, and monitoring

• Promoting and supporting innovation initiatives

• Ensuring compliance with ethics, safety, and engineering standards

• Monitoring and reporting on engineering performance metrics

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:

• Degree in Engineering or a related field

• 10+ years of experience in Rolling Stock and components

• 5+ years of experience in project management, including work package and risk management

• Strong knowledge of engineering processes, tools, and methods

• Proven track record in technical decision-making and value analysis methodologies

• Experience in engineering strategy and vision definition

• Proficiency in engineering planning and financial understanding

• Strong leadership and people management skills

• Experience with cooperation and change management

• Fluency in English and the local site language

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 new security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our dynamic 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

• Progress towards senior leadership roles

• 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!

Important to note

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