Services RAMS Engineer at Alstom

Job Purpose

• Perform RAMS analyses and produce related deliverables in accordance with QCD commitments on the project(s)/program(s).
• Apply the applicable AT Engineering/RAMS processes & instructions.

Key Responsibilities

Accountable for:

• Delivering RAMS analyses compliant with QCD work packages commitments.
• Reporting on the progress of his/her activities and alert the Train/Subsystem RAM Engineer and N+1 in case of difficulty.

Responsible for:

• Performing the RAMS analyses overseeing, as per the applicable RAM instructions/processes and other specific requirements committed to the Customer.
• Cascade and ensure and the reliability targets and requirements into the TPS and RSAD
• Analyse / give guidance / raise requirement during the design to ensure the reliability target will be achieved.
• Track the requirements in the RRIL & SRIL
• Follow up the closure of the actions identified in the RRIL & SRIL.
• Measure the reliability in service (at train level and for each sub-systems). Addressing Customer (internal or external) comments to get its approval on the RAM deliverables within the limits of Alstom Transport commitments.
• Issue the contractual reports to the customer and to manage the project RAM meetings and review with the customer.
• Issue the reliability report to the suppliers and to manage the project RAM meetings and review with the suppliers.
• Identify major reliability contributing subsystems to the RG Manager and Train System Engineer.
• Check the efficiency of the modifications according to the progress of their deployment.
• Estimate the provisional reliability once the modifications are deployed.
• Adopt a product-oriented mindset in performing his/her studies to foster the capitalisation of the results of the studies towards the product RA,

Minimum Requirements

• BSc/B.Eng.Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering/Industrial, (rail knowledge is advantageous).
• Registered or Registerable as a Professional Engineer with ECSA.
• Able to interpret and classify field data and produce reliability reports
• Ability to assess the contractual reliability at Train level.
• To measure product service reliability performance in operation based on DTRF requirements.
• Safety and Engineering standards knowledge, rail knowledge is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) is advantageous..
• Problem Solving capacity (Technical and cost evaluation of a solution).
• Capacity of managing Technical Risks.
• Solid decision making and critical thinking.

Special Requirements

• Main office location: Randjespark – Midrand and a fixed allocated time to Dunnottar with the RAMS Metier Team.
• Mobility: Travel to suppliers including PUs, Depots countrywide and Gibela sites as operationally required