Engineering 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 onsite Engineering Manager in Newark, NJ, US (Newark Liberty International Airport) we’re looking for?

Your future role

"Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering and leadership expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and dynamic teammates.
You'll play a pivotal role in shaping engineering strategies and driving technical excellence within the organization. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Alstom customer - Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, site team - Safety, Maintenance, Operations, Quality, Project Management, and internal teams such as Services, Engineering, Procurement, Quality), manage engineering resources and performance, and much more."

We’ll look to you for:

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  Collaborating with the customer, site team, Alstom Services Engineering / Quality to ensure the system remains safe and reliable to the contractual standards established to support passenger transportation at Newark Liberty International Airport,

  
  


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  Maintaining and developing your team’s engineering skills and competencies,

  
  


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  Supporting the Configuration and Design Change Management of the Newark Air Train,

  
  


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  Managing the technical performance of Newark Air Train and providing REX (Return of Experience) to relevant Services Platforms,

  
  


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  Supporting cost reduction actions in collaboration with Procurement and Project Management teams,

  
  


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  Detecting, defining, and implementing modifications to the Newark Air Train system, including rolling stock, power distribution, guideway, and automatic train control, to maintain and improve reliability and serviceability,

  
  


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  Reducing project costs and enhancing system performance,

  
  


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  Participating actively in the Alstom Services Engineering network,

  
  


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  Supporting the implementation and update of engineering risk mitigation plans,

  
  


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  Ensuring alignment with Alstom’s values of leadership, resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous learning"

  
  

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:

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  Bachelor's Degree in Railway Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science, Automation Engineering, or Electrical and Mechanical Engineering or another related field,

  
  


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  3 years' experience of Airport Automatic People Mover (APM) systems, Light Rail passenger systems, or Railways system/Application engineering,

  
  


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  Knowledge of rolling stock, power distribution, guideway, automatic train control systems, equipment, and maintenance,

  
  


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  -Proficient in communication and negotiation skills,

  
  


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  Leadership and engineering team management skills,

  
  


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  Problem-solving capacity (technical and cost evaluation of a solution),

  
  


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  Capacity for managing technical risks,

  
  


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  Working knowledge of safety management systems and safety risk assessment,

  
  


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  Proficiency in the use of MS Office, SAP.

  
  

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:

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  Work with innovative engineering systems, including rolling stock, power distribution, guideway, and automatic train control systems to ensure safe and reliable transportation solutions at Newark Liberty International Airport ,

  
  


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  Progress towards becoming a key player in shaping engineering strategies, driving technical excellence, and enhancing system performance ,

  
  


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  Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues ,

  
  


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  Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries,

  
  


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  Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

  
  

Salary range- 120-130K

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.