Process Engineer

ALSTOM Gruppe; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport technology company is seeking a Process Engineer to design and define manufacturing processes for new products. This role involves ensuring compliance with industrial policies and creating detailed documentation to support production activities. The ideal candidate will have a background in manufacturing engineering, preferably within the railway industry, and experience with ERP systems. This is a permanent role based in the East Midlands, UK, offering competitive benefits and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Dynamic and safety-focused working environment

Comprehensive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in the railway industry preferred.
• Ability to write manufacturing work instructions.
• Familiarity with Quality and EHS standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and define manufacturing process for new products.
• Create and maintain detailed industrial documentation.
• Support Production to achieve manufacturing QCD targets.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering experience

Technical experience of Process Engineering

Experience with ERP systems

Knowledge of CAD and PLM tools

Process FMEA knowledge

Tools

SAP

CAD

DELMIA

Job description

Process Engineer

Company: Alstom

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 18/12/2025

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.

Your future role

TheProcess Engineeris responsible fordesigning and defining the manufacturing process for new products, selecting suitable equipment while ensuring compliance with industrial policies,establishedstandards, and project constraints. They create andmaintaindetailed industrial documentation to support production activities and provideaccurateestimates of the manufacturing workload for components within their scope.

We’ll look to you for:

During specification and preliminary design phases:

• Gather Industrial requirements Engineeringhas tocomply with, during product specification and design. Explain them to Engineering.
• Participate actively to the product design in co-engineering mode, usingappropriate methodologies.
• Design the macro-process, based onStandard Manufacturing Process(SMP).
• Prepare introduction ofnewtechnologies,if need be, with associated process validation plan.
• Identifyneeds of specific manufacturing equipment.
• Estimate Method Time and perform a preliminary line balancing.
• Identifycritical process steps where to perform detailed ProcessFailure Mode Effects Analysis(FMEA)and fullFirst Article Report(FAR)/First Article Inspection(FAI).

During detailed design phase and before Serial Go:

• PerformProcess-FMEA.
• Participateinvalidation of prototypes if any.
• Develop specifications of industrial means for serial production.
• Define workstation layouts,taking into accountergonomic and EHS rules andoptimisingmovements.
• Perform a complete and detailed line balancing.
• Validate product design and industrialisation through FAR and FAI.

After serial Go:

• Support Production to achieve manufacturing QCD targets.

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:

• Manufacturing Engineering experience preferably in the railway industry.
• Technical experience of Process Engineering, writing manufacturing work instructions, line balancing, Lean Manufacturing.
• Experience in working with an ERP (such as SAP) for Bill of Materials, Routings, Configuration follow-up.
• Working knowledge in Quality, EHS standards and Ergonomics.
• Knowledge of CAD and PLM tools (CATIA, DELMIA…)
• Familiar with IS common tools.
• Process FMEA,Quick Response Quality Control (QRQC).

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
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused 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 (life, medical, pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.