Senior Project Engineering Manager LausanneApply now »

Date: 4 May 2026

Location: Villeneuve, VD, CH

Company: Alstom

Req ID:511992

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.

We are looking for Senior Project Engineering Manager to join Alstom in a new bundle project dymanic team.This project is a newly awarded project to renovate a metro line which include both CBTC replacmentt by the branded new Fluence system and train midlife renovation.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside passionate, skilled, and collaborative teammates. You'll lead the technical aspects of the project ensuring strong interface management and technical consistency. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (including project core teams and subsystem engineering managers), manage technical relationships with customers and partners, and oversee system configuration and requirement management, among other responsibilities. You’ll specifically take care of technical consistency and interface specifications, but also managing design changes throughout the project lifecycle.

We’ll look to you for:

• Be the main point of contact with customer for technical subjects
• Building optimized solutions during the project phase, balancing technical performance and cost
• Ensure consistency between both scope of the project :rolling stock and signalling and the client
• Validating hypotheses for performance calculations and their results
• Support the homologation process with the customer
• Manage the interface specification
• Leading the preliminary and final design phases
• Developing and motivating the Engineering Project/Tender team
• Implementing engineering methods and tools
• Ensuring knowledge transfer from previous projects
• Supporting the Project Manager in achieving project goals

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:

• Master’s degree in Engineering (mandatory)
• Broad knowledge of railway systems, operating requirements, and available equipment
• At least 10 years of experience in railway turnkey system engineering within international projects
• Knowledge of both signalling and rolling stock
• Expertise in system engineering methodologies (e.g., MBSE)
• Understanding of safety standards and practices
• Fluency in English and the contract language (French)
• Wide knowledge of the rail environment
• Strong coordination and communication skills

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 monotonous routines
• Work with cutting-edge security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues
• Contribute to innovative and impactful projects
• Utilise our inclusive and flexible 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 or technical expert 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.

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