Traction Module Engineer

Requisition Id : 511775

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, 74,000 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 Traction Module Engineer in Västerås we’re looking for?

Your future role

The transformation towards sustainable mobility drives demand for railway capacity, and we have been the forefront of this journey for decades. To stay in this position, we need to recruit a Traction Module Engineer to our power module team.

The Gate drive unit (GDU) is at the heart of the electrical traction system and controls output voltage to the motors by the use of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT). The GDU is vital for energy efficient and reliable transportation. The build-up of the GDU consists of dedicated hardware/electronics and FPGA firmware (VHDL). The implemented firmware constitutes of essential and core features concerning the control, supervision of the IGBT’s and communication to other embedded systems.

The Traction Module Engineer is engaged in all phases related to both the GDU and IGBT’s when it comes to; qualifications of the GDU logic (VHDL Firmware) in combination of IGBT’s, investigations as coming from R&D and delivery projects, executing dedicated tests in our IGBT lab as part of mandatory investigating and verifying key functionalities. The role includes also the ability to draw analytical and theoretical conclusions and actively contribute in the collaboration with other key roles as product owners, VHDL developers and architects.

Key aspect to role is also to be able to understand and master the GDU IGBT driving logic and potential adaptations needed with respect to the different properties of different