Transverse Discipline Domain Lead

Req ID: 521584

Location: Derby (on site)

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 12/07/2026

Salary: circa £65,000 DOE plus bonus and excellent benefits

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 the development of future trains in the UK and abroad. We are looking for an experienced engineering leader who is an experienced in managing specialised disciplines such as Aerodynamics, Human Factors, Environmental and Climatic Adaptation, Eco Design, Acoustics and Fire Safety.

In this role, you will lead and manage team workload to ensure effective delivery across projects, while providing regular updates to management and escalating any risks or performance concerns. You will play a key role in driving continuous improvement to achieve on-time, right-first-time delivery, ensuring full compliance with engineering processes, standards, and instructions. Alongside this, you will lead, develop, and support your team, with a focus on people management and capability growth.

We’ll look to you for:

• Ensuring understanding and application of the Train Design rules, processes and tools for the Transverse Discipline domain


• A high level of cross-functional working with all functions within the organisation in the UK and with global colleagues.


• Participating in the Central Competency global network


• Manage and forecast Transverse Discipline Domain workload, ensuring alignment between capacity, skills, and demand, and identifying and securing the necessary resources to meet QCD commitments, including activity transfer where required


• Reporting issue and/or making proposals to the central Train Design Office that would contribute to Métier continuous improvement


• Driving APSYS (Alstom Performance System) roadmap of the domain


• Supporting the Transverse Discipline Domain domain team in the resolution of issues and challenging actions


• Alerting relevant N+1 in case of main issue (capacity, skills, rule applicability, etc.)


• Verifying relevant Train Design documents according to relevant approvals process

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: 

• Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent experience


• Expert in a specialist discipline field, such as Aerodynamics, Human Factors, Environmental and Climatic Adaptation, Eco Design, Acoustics or Fire Safety


• Significant experience in Railway products is desirable


• Experience of team management is required


• Experienced in Requirements Management


• Good communicator, able to co-ordinate and/or support cross functional product development activities


• Fluent in English with excellent technical writing and verbal 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 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.

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