Mechanical Design Engineer

Req ID:515218

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.

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of now and the future. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses, autonomous subways, signaling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 70,000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Services Engineering is a key function of Services NAM (Americas). The function provides engineering expertise and technical solutions to the various Business Units (BU) of Services. We support Operations and Maintenance (O&M) sites, as well as lead the design efforts for Asset Life Management (Modernizations, upgrades, overhauls of rail vehicles) and support the Parts Obsolescence BU. We provide engineering support to all products maintained by Alstom that operate in the North American market (automated people movers, light rail vehicles, commuters, metros, locomotives...), as well as several of the infrastructure components (guideways, stations, depots, electrification and power distribution...).

Alstom has an opening for a Mechanical Design Engineer. The position is posted for our Kanona office (Bath, NY). In Alstom Services, our focus is to provide excellence in customer support and develop innovative mobility solutions.
This candidate will work within Alstom NAM Services part of the Train Mechanical Engineering team and will report to the Train Mechanical Metier Manager.

Could you be the full-time Mechanical Design Engineer in Kanona, NY, US we're looking for?

Your future role

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Develop a complete technical Scope of Work for rolling stock renovation and overhaul projects based on customer technical specification and train system requirements specification.
• Perform 3D models, design annotations, Bill of Materials and 2D deliverables in compliance with QCD commitments, expertise rules and processes:
• Realize stack-up analysis; Review of drawings and specifications.
• Prepare and document Mechanical Design Reviews, internal and externals (customer).
• Schedule of Mechanical activities and deliverables assigned, in compliance with quality and project master schedule;
• Designing products taking into account project requirements (performances, manufacturability, serviceability, testability, etc), regarding mechanical, electrical integration or piping integrations
• Reporting on Mechanical activities progress and alerting relevant N+1 in case of issue potentially impacting achievement of QCD commitments;
• Conduct engineering studies and prepare or lead the preparation of specifications for both internal and external presentation.
• Maintain and monitor written lists of open issues relating to the assigned work packages/tasks that need to be resolved, the related dates, and the status.
• Provide technical support to production teams and customers.
• Check supplier's and sub-contractor's Design Quality

Educational Requirements

BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Experience(Essential Functions)

• 5+ years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering or two years in Railway, rail car product e.g. locomotives, rail passenger cars.
• Knowledge of metallic materials (physical properties and design), industrial processes (welding, bending, machining). Must be familiar with welding codes AWS.
• Required work experience in Catia v5 (at least 3+ years full time or <5000 hours).
• Preferred work experience in PDM / PLM (Enovia-DMA, 3DCom).
• Preferred experience on overhaul projects and reverse engineering.
• Good Communications and interpersonal skills including team work.
• Time management and reporting skill; Sense of urgency / priority.
• Structured and organized with Hands-on approach.
• Fluent in English, French is a bonus

Working Conditions (Industrial/Environmental)

On-site office work with trips to manufacturing site.

Compensation $80K-$110K

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.

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