Tooling Manager

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 Tooling Manager in Bursa we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your technical expertise and leadership skills in tooling and industrialization to a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative, cross-functional, and forward-thinking teammates.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring that tooling solutions support safe, efficient, and high-quality production. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Process & Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, and Project teams), manage tooling development and procurement, and support production ramp-up and continuous improvement.

You’ll specifically take care of steering tooling activities from the tender phase to serial production while supporting production ramp-up and ongoing improvement initiatives.

We’ll look to you for:

• Identifying tooling needs during tenders in collaboration with the Product Industrilization and Costing team.


• Evaluating total tooling costs, including study, manufacturing, implementation, maintenance, and lifecycle costs.


• Analyzing tooling requests during product and project industrialization and proposing robust, safe, and cost-effective solutions.


• Writing functional tooling specifications and validating them with key stakeholders.


• Managing tooling sourcing activities, including preparing purchase requests, participating in RFQ analyses, and contributing to supplier selection.


• Validating tooling design and manufactured tooling prior to industrial use through structured reviews.


• Defining and validating tooling operating procedures and organizing training for manufacturing teams.


• Supporting production through continuous improvement actions, productivity initiatives, and issue resolution.


• Contributing to and applying Alstom tooling standards and specifications.


• Participating in the Alstom Tooling Network to share best practices and lessons learned.

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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing engineering.


• Proficiency in Turkish and English.


• At least 5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling, or Plant Maintenance, preferably in the railway or heavy industrial environment.


• A strong technical background in Process & Manufacturing Engineering.


• Practical experience with CAD and PLM tools (e.g., CATIA).


• Understanding of Process FMEA.


• A conscientious, reliable, and team-oriented mindset with a clear focus on ownership and delivery.


• A logical, structured, and well-organized approach to daily tasks.

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 innovative industrialization standards and methodologies.


• Collaborate with diverse, supportive, and skilled teams.


• Contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of mobility.


• 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 programs.


• Progress towards leadership roles or specialized career paths.


• Enjoy a fair and competitive reward package, including comprehensive social coverage.

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.