ALSTOM BELGIUM - Center of Excellence for Rail Signalling Systems
The site in Charleroi has developed unique expertise in complete systems that operate at a global level and focuses on signalling and railway traffic control systems, with a particular emphasis on equipment that complies with the European standard (European Rail Traffic Management System/ ERTMS). The teams develop systems, manufacture prototypes, perform tests and trials, complete approval procedures and manage integration projects. An after-sales/service activity completes the offer for these product groups. Alstom Belgium pursues an ambitious growth strategy by actively investing in R&D.
DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN CHARLEROI - Where Software Engineering meets Mobility Solutions
Alstom Development Center located in Charleroi, gathers all the R&D activities that aim to develop Alstom's Signalling solutions, mainly ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) solutions.
Alstom Charleroi DC teams (about 200 experts - System Engineers, Embedded Software experts, Verification & Validation Engineers,…) are driving innovative development programs with the ambition to keep and improve Alstom's world-leading position on today and tomorrow digital mobility solutions for which Software Engineering is clearly one of the core competencies (Train control systems, Signalling Systems, Automatic Operation,…).
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
By joining a multidisciplinary, multicultural and international team, your role as Software Designer will be to:
- Take part to the development of software specifications and architectures based on the needs expressed by rail experts.
- Develop and maintain software components (detailed designs, coding and tests)
- Perform integration and functional tests of these components in the final products via physical and digital test platforms
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes, methods and working tools
- Take an interest in technological developments in the field and in the profession
You will have to perform the following activities respecting processes and standards: - Critical review of input specifications
- Active participation in team dynamics (stand-up meeting, code review, pair programming)
- Design and implementation of reusable modules
- Use of existing or newly created modules
- Software versioning
- Production, testing and documentation of executable components
Qualifications & Skills:
Education
- Master or Engineering Degree (BAC +5) in Information Technology (IT / Informatics)
Experience - No experience required / role open to young graduates
Methodologies & tools - Delphi, C++, C#, Python,
Language - Good oral and written communication skills in French and English.
Behavioral competencies - Team spirit and proactivity
- Curious, rigorous, responsible and reliable
- Engineering/System minded
- Customer orientated
- Autonomy and perseverance
Mobility - Mission mainly based in Charleroi, potential short techncial mission abroad
Evolution
- Development plan (training, mission, … )
- Opportunies for career evolution as a Software Architect , Software Leader
- Also, opportunities to System and Validation metiers
