Come join us and shape the future of UK rail! Adessia is Alstom’s next-generation commuter train platform—bringing together high performance, sustainability, and digital innovation. Be part of a team that’s redefining rail travel with cutting-edge technology and decades of global expertise. If you’re passionate about delivering excellence and creating impact, join us and turn ambitious plans into reality.
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Location: Derby
Appointment Basis: Permanent
Apply by: 07/04/2026
Salary: circa £75,000 DOE plus bonus and car/car allowance
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
The Product Chief Engineer is responsible for shaping and maintaining the product definition and for defining and ensuring the product architecture throughout its lifecycle. This role is pivotal in ensuring that technical solutions align with strategic objectives, market needs, and organisational standards. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation, maintain product integrity, and support business competitiveness.
Come join us and shape the future of UK rail! Adessia is Alstom’s next-generation commuter train platform—bringing together high performance, sustainability, and digital innovation. Be part of a team that’s redefining rail travel with cutting-edge technology and decades of global expertise. If you’re passionate about delivering excellence and creating impact, join us and turn ambitious plans into reality.
We’ll look to you for:
Strategy Phase
Gather and analyse technical inputs from internal and external stakeholders to inform product strategy.
Define product concepts in alignment with market trends, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap for Rolling Stocks products. Development Phase
Develop and document product architecture, ensuring modularity, scalability, and compliance.
Define and validate key technical choices that underpin product performance, safety, and reliability.
Establish and manage the product variability model to support customisation and adaptability. Pre-Tendering and Tender Phase
Be the guarantor of the product philosophy and architecture through their role as Design Authority throughout the entire offer and up to the Interface Gate Review (IGR) during the project phase
Define technical solutions for bids and proposals, balancing innovation with cost and competitiveness.
Provide expert pre-tendering support to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with client needs.
Actively participate to the Product Configuration and Change Board by reviewing and approving technical configurations. Project Phase
Actively participate the Product Configuration and Change Board during project execution, ensuring consistent product definition.
Assist project teams in resolving technical issues and implementing approved changes. Sustaining Phase
Collect and analyse technical feedback from operational products and customers.
Adjust and update the product baseline to reflect lessons learned, improve reliability, and support future offerings.
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:
Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of Rolling Stocks design, development, and lifecycle management; proficiency in systems engineering and product architecture.
Ability to gather market insights, customer, and technical inputs into robust product strategies.
Demonstrated capability to lead cross-functional teams, drive consensus, and influence decision-making.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Experience in managing multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders within a matrix organisation.
Analytical approach to identifying issues, evaluating alternatives, and implementing effective solutions.
Skilled in managing configuration, change processes, and product variability.
Willing to travel when required