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.

Could you be the full-time Validation & Verification Manager Signaling (f/m/d) in Berlin we’re looking for?

Your future role

Ernst-Reuter-Platz 6, in the heart of Berlin, is home to Alstom's DACH regional headquarters. Up to 500 colleagues of more than 40 nationalities work here, focusing on project management, business development, and regional strategy, with a special emphasis on rail digitalisation. Our corporate functions play a key role in supporting and continuously improving the performance of our sites. You’ll report to our D&IS Certification and Authorisation Domain Leader and work alongside a dedicated and enthusiastic team.

As Manager for our V&V organisation, you will be responsible for leading our verification and validation activities for the CBTC projects, managing a verification team. The verification team consists of V&V Engineers, with the responsibility to ensure proper testing of our CBTC solutions in our customer delivery projects. Your responsibility will include defining an overall Verification & Validation strategy, ensure end to end verification is done in the most efficient way and according to applicable standards. You will work closely with the other verification teams, development teams and Systems Engineering teams, as well as colleagues in our global organization.

Join us if you are innovative, knowledge seeking and have a passion for problem solving. We want you to question our solutions and way of working, to come up with new creative ideas and products for market leading rail solutions.

We'll look for you to:

• Lead and manage a large organization with Verification teams to achieve goals in CBTC projects.
• Lead and manage Verification & Validation test strategy to ensure an autonomous and adaptable system test environment.
• Set the strategy for verification tools and processes to be used, aligned with all stakeholders.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of test deliverables, innovate and improve on our existing solutions, both in terms of test solutions and in the products.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture that promotes diversity and inclusion.
• Manage capacity and competence planning in close collaboration with the development programs.
• Drive continuous improvements.
• Communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders.

All about you:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Strong experience in leadership.
• Strong team management skills.
• Experience working with testing in embedded development projects.
• Experience of testing and development in safety-critical systems development, according to safety standards such as CENELEC (EN50126, EN50128, EN50129) or equivalent.
• Familiarity with Hardware, Software and environmental testing.
• Experience in mentoring and developing test engineers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• English and German at a fluent level is mandatory for this role.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

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.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• 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.

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!

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