Lead Architect

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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.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your comprehensive software development expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, dedicated, and solution-oriented teammates.

You'll lead the charge in developing complex embedded solutions, shaping the future of software architecture. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (System, Project, Product, Quality, and Safety), ensuring the delivery of software throughout the entire lifecycle and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of defining software requirements, designing the software architecture, and validating the feasibility of solutions, but also overseeing SW / SW and HW / SW integrations.

We’ll look to you for :

Elaborating product / system specifications in collaboration with Product Architects and System Engineering Managers

Defining software requirements and ensuring testability

Allocating requirements to software components / modules and defining interfaces

Validating solution feasibility through model simulation or mock-ups

Selecting software tools, methodologies, and making major technical choices for software development

Conducting SW requirements tests and integration tests, and verifying deliverables

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 in Engineering – IT, CS, ECE, EEE, or equivalent

Experience or understanding of embedded systems development

Knowledge of multi-threading, IPC, and complex distributed systems

Familiarity with low-level embedded software design

A certification in relevant software or system architecture fields

Proficiency in C, Python, and other scripting languages

Understanding of RT OS - Linux, VX Works, QNX, and computer buses like MVB

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

Work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to the development of new security standards for rail signalling

Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility

Utilise our flexible and dynamic 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 and advanced technical 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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