ERTMS Application Engineer

ERTMS Application Engineer

Date: 13 Feb 2025

Location: Madrid, M, ES

Company: Alstom

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 ERTMS Application Engineer in Madrid we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your ERTMS expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside young and proactive teammates.

You'll prepare application project data. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (project management, engineering), you’ll be responsible for technical management (configuration, change control, and requirements) and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of analysing and understanding the ERTMS Levels 1&2 engineering rules for assigned projects, with special attention to the particular features of each application. You shall prepare the data of the systems to be configured and develop the ERTMS application software, following the specific engineering processes, being accountable for the quality and delivery dates always counting on the support of ATC Design leaders. A critical approach focusing on finding new and innovative ways of working/tools that make the data preparation more efficient is quite valuable.

We’ll look to you for:

• Analyse ERTMS engineering rules and produce application instructions.
• ERTMS data preparation and product configuration.
• Contribute with improvement and innovation proposals.

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:

• Engineer (BEng, MEng) preferably in electronics engineering.
• Minimum 2 years with internal experience in ERTMS Levels 1&2 data preparation or similar.
• Technical knowledge: Signalling, ERTMS levels 1 and/or 2, software specification, system design, data preparation.
• English: fluent, written and spoken.
• French is an advantage.
• Rigorous, team worker, process-oriented, results-oriented, proactive.
• Must be able to work closely with the project team and provide appropriate technical solutions and support.
• Must have strong motivational skills and must be able to establish positive relationships with other Alstom departments to ensure maximum success for the company.
• Flexible.

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 new security standards for rail signalling.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Utilise our cooperative 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.

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 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.