Software Engineering Manager

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.

Could you be the full-time onsite Software Group Manager in Pittsburgh, PA, US we’re looking for?

Your future role

"Take on a new challenge and apply your software engineering and leadership expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates.
You'll lead a talented software team to deliver high-quality solutions, ensuring repeatable performance and driving innovation. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (project/program management, HR, and engineering departments), coach and mentor team members to nurture skill growth, and implement best practices to achieve excellence—and much more."

We’ll look to you for:

• Agreeing and implementing the development centre guidelines, including team profile, skills, and growth plans

• Developing and maintaining domain competences while coaching the team and growing World Class Engineering Experts 

• Setting clear team goals, delegating tasks, and establishing deadlines 

• Providing support to team project/program execution 

• Promoting Alstom values to your team 

• Continuously motivating, encouraging, evaluating, recognizing, training, and developing team resources in cooperation with HR as per approved performance evaluation processes and targets 

• Deploying Process, Methods, and Tools in the Test Engineering team, while providing feedback for process reviews 

• Collecting REX (Return of Experience) from execution and identifying innovation opportunities to enhance the Reference Library and share outcomes at the department level

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:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related scientific field

• Experience or understanding of software engineering processes and project/program execution

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies for software execution

• Familiarity with project effort estimation and workload management

• Strong communication and leadership skills

• Open-mindedness and adaptability to change

• Organizational and time-management skills

• A mindset for continuous learning and innovation

• Decision-making abilities in complex scenarios

• Proficiency in English at a professional level.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Utilise our flexible and supportive working environment

• Knowledge of another language besides French is an asset, as it will facilitate communication with our international partners, suppliers, colleagues, and clients

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.