APM Materials Engineer

Position as an APM Materials Engineer for the APM Vehicle Engineering team located in Pittsburgh, PA, LCS site reporting to the Train Design Engineering manager.

The purpose of this multifaceted role is to be the local specialist and referent for the definition, monitoring and validation of various materials for transit equipment parts. They also will be responsible for inspection of failed or damaged APM parts and equipment to determine root cause and help with developing any design improvements to prevent future failures. In addition, this person will be the APM Vehicle Engineering representative for special process and transversal related issues (i.e. painting, bonding, sealing, welding, FST, recyclability, etc.) as it relates to APMs. At times this person may also be assigned engineering design tasks as business needs dictate.

OBJECTIVES

You shall work in a product / project organization and in a context of international contracts.

You are the guarantor of the application of the Materials department rules (internal standards, technical reviews, hazardous and restricted materials) in the development of APM vehicle components.

You will also coordinate and review information for environmental and fire safety related issues as they pertain to APMs.

You will also at times be asked to contribute to the design and development of new APM equipment.

You will network with team members mainly within the APM Vehicle Engineering and Design departments, but also with various Projects, Manufacturing, Testing, Bids, Quality and Purchasing departments. In addition, you will be in contact with various Suppliers and Customers as necessary and will support the Special Process manufacturing team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the head of the department, you will be representing the APM Vehicle Engineering team within the internal organization, including :

At central level :

• Participate in think tanks within the Alstom Train Design Organization (implementation of processes, edition of DTRFs, normalization, R&D new processes and materials, standards watch).

At the project level :

At the tender level :

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

BS Degree in Materials Engineering and / or Physics, ideally specialized in non-destructive testing (NDT), welding, fiberglass and coatings.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCES

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

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