Functional Vehicle Architect Rail (m/f/d)

• Exciting mix of cross-industry experience, high learning effects and varied fields of activity from the world of high-tech engineering for the most renowned OEM customers and/or suppliers of powerful industries
• Enthusiasm and passion for engineering and research & development with a great deal of creative freedom, so that today's demanding challenges can become tomorrow's innovative solutions
• Balance of work and family life through centrally located, modern offices with good connections
• Good work-life balance, flexible working hours, 30 days' holiday and home or mobile working by arrangement
• People-friendly, varied working environment, a "first name" culture from CEO to working student and numerous opportunities to celebrate successes even across different locations (e.g. team events, summer party and kick-off events)

• You analyse, clarifying, consolidate and developing all the applicable functional and performances requirements at train level allocated from the Requirement Manager
• You elaborate train functional architectures in order to satisfy all the applicable functional and performances requirements
• You lead and animate the exchanges with functional architecture involved stakeholders
• You conduct trade-off studies in order to select the most suitable functional architecture according to the defined criteria
• You elaborate the sub-system requirements specifications to be distributed to the sub-systems suppliers and the TCMS team
• You elaborate the pure principle schemes to the Electrical installation team (low voltage logic) as well as the functional Integration plan and the Validation plan (Means of Proofs)
• You elaborate the Test Specifications for validate the train functions
• You verify the train functional architecture at specification level trough modelling and simulations (Model Based (SysML) methodology), including non-regression tests
• You verify the train functional architecture at detailed design level by using the Virtual Bird Modelling & Simulation methodology, including non-regression tests
• You manage the change and the configuration for all the functional architecture deliverables
• You delegate responsibilities from the lead functional architect to technically define develop and lead the design areas of a rolling stock project.
• You analyze, clarify, consolidate and develope functional and performances requirements at train level
• You define functional architectures, interfaces and perform trade-off studies while keeping aligned all the stakeholders (RAMS, System / TCMS, Electrical) and managing the configurations and changes
• You contribute to the train functional integration validation while defining the means of proof and elaborating test specification
• You analyse engineering process and capture requirements of existing work packages from bid to homologation activities and compile training documents

• Degree in electrical-, automation-, computer science engineering or with an equivalent professional engineering experience
• A demonstrable track record of managing multiple engineering projects from design to implementation; creating and executing recommendations for improvement
• Be able to provide cost and schedule estimates on complicated engineering programs
• A clear track record of working across function, with customers and suppliers and to board level
• Have previously provided technical expertise in train control and information systems and demonstrated the ability to use this technical knowledge in support of other departments, such as production, procurement and projects
• Having worked at least 5 years of professional experience
• Ability to understand and describe complex functional contexts
• Business fluent in English, German / French proficiency would be a plus

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU
Do you have any questions about the job profile and/or requirements? Please get in touch with your contact person in Recruiting.

Altran Deutschland S.A.S. & Co. KG

Sonja Hemminger

+49 173 6745475

sonja.hemminger@altran.com

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