Alstom
Hardware Design Engineer
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Senior Hardware Engineer Alstom – Mansfield, NG17 1JF (Onsite) | Permanent | c.£45K + Comprehensive Benefits
Alstom builds the world’s most advanced transport networks, from trains and metros to digital mobility solutions. If you’re passionate about hardware engineering and solving challenges that move millions, you’ll thrive here—delivering innovative, reliable designs while shaping tomorrow’s trainscapes.
About the Role
This is your opportunity to take on a demanding yet rewarding position in Hardware Engineering, reporting directly to the Head of Engineering. You’ll:
- Deliver timely, high-quality hardware designs for complex electronic systems across diverse projects.
- Work closely with internal teams, stakeholders, and external clients to meet cost, efficiency, quality, and safety targets.
- Elevate standards via best-practice design methods, Continuous Improvement (CI) tools, and innovative solutions.
- Ensure 100% alignment with UK Health & Safety regulations and Alstom’s Electronics quality benchmarks.
- Consistently meet KPIs for Right First Time (RFT), efficiency, cost, and service excellence.
Core Responsibilities
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Engineering Design & Compliance
- Support hardware engineering for a variety of electronics systems, validating designs against specifications and quality standards.
- Champion Right First Time (RFT) adherence and monitor performance metrics rigorously.
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Collaborative Solutions
- Lead or assist cross-functional investigations into hardware challenges, delivering fixes efficiently.
- Liaise with production teams, project managers, and external customers to align objectives, budgets, and timelines.
- Present technical news, findings, and recommendations at meetings and forums.
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Process & Innovation
- Recommend design and process improvements to boost product reliability, performance, and longevity.
- Drive adoption of Continuous Improvement (CI) frameworks to instil best practices.
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Implementation & Compliance
- Oversee new hardware designs from conceptualisation through full deployment, ensuring seamless integration.
- Stage-gate compliance across all regulatory and company-wide standards.
What You’ll Fascinate Us With
We’re not looking for a checklist—we value curiosity, drive, and ambition. Growth mindset over experience. These skills matter most:
✔ Hardware Engineering Expertise
- Mastery of electronics design (analogue & digital) with hands-on experience in a relevant industry.
- Thorough knowledge of health and safety standards and quality control processes.
✔ Core Competencies
- Degree-level education or equivalent in Electronics Engineering.
- Logical, disciplined, and innovative—solving complex problems with creative engineering rigour.
- Exceptional communicator (internal teams + clients) with flawless problem-solving skills.
✔ Personal Attributes
- Conscientious, highly organised with sharp time management.
- Adaptable, resilient team player who thrives in dynamic environments.
- Customer-focused mindset—aligning designs with end-user needs and business goals.
Reward & Lifestyle
You care about long-term careers, not just day-to-day emails. Here’s your ecosystem:
🌐 Permanent Growth
- A long-term role with stability, purpose, and clear progression pathways globally. 🚀 Collaborative Culture
- Agile, flat structures and diverse, collaborative colleagues. 💡 Carve Your Path
- Move across functions (R&D → Project → Operations), sectors, or geographical locations. 📚 Investment in You
- Award-winning learning (leadership, technical upskilling, leadership programmes). 💼 Fair & Dynamic Benefits
- Performance-based rewards, complementary by law and tailored per lifestyle:
- Salary (c.£45K +) + Pension, Life & Critical Illness insurance
- 32+ paid days (25 core leave + bank holidays) + flexible holiday buy/sell
- Relocation assistance and extensive flexible benefits (childcare vouchers, sports perks, etc.)
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👩🏽👨🏾👧🏻 Additional commitment: Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption payments.
You Are Us
This isn’t just a job—it’s a call to build the future of mobility together. Whether you’re inspired by trains, tech, or the thrill of delivery, our customers see you and your teammates’ names on the rolling stock they ride daily.
⚠ Happy customers = success. Come roll with us.
About Alstom
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate differences and are Disability Confident—map your professional aspirations with our support. Every qualified candidate who matches our essential criteria is considered for employment, regardless of race ()... gender identity, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic in the UK.
Pride matters. So does safety. Join a workplace where innovation meets accountability, and your passion puts you on the tracks ahead.
Closing Date: 13th July, 2026 (we’re open to advanced applications). 🚂
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