Vehicle Gauging Engineer

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, 86,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Join the team responsible for defining the mechanical architecture of future trains in the UK and abroad. We are looking for an experienced Vehicle Gauging Engineer to provide specialist support to UK and global rolling stock projects, bids, platform development and R&D activities. In this role you will be responsible for designing and delivering vehicles that are:

• Compatible with the UK railway infrastructure / environment
• Demonstrably compliant with contractual and legal requirements in UK and abroad.

We’ll look to you for:

• Responsible for the design of vehicles for gauge compliance and compatibility with the network, ensuring vehicles are optimised for performance, capacity and passenger interfaces.
• Development of vehicle requirements for gauging based on contractual and tender documentation, the company’s legal obligations and the company’s policies and procedures.
• Determine and develop vehicle concepts for complying with the vehicle requirements.
• Carry out and coordinate vehicle gauging calculations using specialist software.
• Liaison with system engineers and suppliers to determine and develop system concepts to ensure that the vehicle meets its requirements.
• Production of vehicle compliance and compatibility evidence and reports for gauging.
• Providing specialist gauging support to the Engineering department and project teams.
• Liaison with central experts and involvement with expert network to support knowledge transfer and process development.

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 or equivalent experience in an engineering or science discipline.
• Experience in Gauging & Dynamics techniques and processes is required.
• An understanding of the (generic) engineering design process, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experienced user of standard MS Office applications including Microsoft Word and Excel at an Intermediate/Advanced level.
• Specialist knowledge of applicable rolling stock standards and legislation is desirable.
• Specialist knowledge of the Network Rail Route Acceptance Process is desirable.
• Experience in the use of Specialist Gauging software (e.g. CleaRouteTM or PhXTM) is desirable.
• Experience in the use of CAD software, preferably Catia V5 / V6, is desirable.
• Experience in the use of Dynamics modelling tools (e.g. Vampire & Simpack) is beneficial.

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.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused 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.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

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 statement: Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law. As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.