Certification Engineer

The Railway industry today is characterized by both a strong and sustained growth across the world.
The trends that drive this are well known: environmental challenges, population growth, urbanization and increasing demands for mobility.
With 6B€ of Sales and around 30,000 employees based in over 60 countries, Alstom develop &market the most complete range of systems, equipment and services offered today in the railway sector.
Today we offer our customers solutions that feature a seamless blend of diverse technologies, ensuring optimal interfaces, along with flexible implementation and real synergy in innovation.   Position: CERTIFICATION AUTHORIZATION ENGINEER The Certification Engineer  collaborates with the C A manager in the application of the C A process to obtain the  necessary certificates and authorizations for a Railways Vehicle, according to a defined C A strategy.
She/ He is part of the C V EDU ( Engineering Design Unit) and operates in a Rolling Stock project frame, according to European Regulation (IV Railway Package), National Rules and laws and  internal procedures.
Functionally, she/he reports to the Project C A Manager; hierarchically to the C A Site Leader .
She/ He is responsible for: carry out dedicated activities within the C A processes in accordance with the project C A management plan during all project phases; support the C A Manager in the identification and preparation of Certification and/or Authorisation requirements ; support the C A Manager in the preparation of evidence documents plan (e. g. for TS Is or National Rules) with the project team; collect and compile the C A evidence documents to be submitted to independent assessors and/or the authorising entities; organise periodic reviews of evidence documentation and assessment reports ; maintain the certification related data in the requirement management tools (e. g.
Doors/ Excel) compile and keep track of C A relevant reporting (e. g.
KPI, Cost overview); be a key partner of the project team for: Engineering, RAMS, Quality, Planning, Validation, Maintenance, Sourcing; prepare the selection material and collaborate with independent assessors (e. g.
No Bo, De Bo, As Bo) and authorising entities (e. g.
ERA or NSA’s); compile the Certification and Authorisation application file(s); participate to the modifications follow-up of the certified/authorised vehicle configuration(s) ; act on behalf of the C A Manager upon requests for a specific scope of a project.
She/he is also responsible for the monitoring of the performances of the Certification Process according to specific  QCD targets; she/he provides periodical progress KPI to C A Manager.   Knowledge &Experience -        Mastering of Certification process (at least 2 years in Railways or Automotive or Aerospace domain) -        Train system and subsystem knowledge (at least 2 years) -        Customer and external stakeholders Technical Management -        Fluent in english   Behavioural Attitude -        Good capability to external relationship with Authorities -        Attitude to work in a dynamic context, in projects involving different sites -        Good attitude to work in team -        Availability to move for short period   Network &Links -        Job Internal Interfaces: Project team, RAMS Manager, TSE, Participating units, Country Regulator Officer. -        Job External Interfaces: Customer, Authorities, Independent Assessors and Notified Bodies, Operators and Maintainers.
Why Work  for Us?   At Alstom we offer you the opportunity to unleash your potential and reinvent yourself.
As a future employee, you will have a unique opportunity to drive our organization forward, while continuing to build your career and contribute to the expanding growth of the global railway industry.
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