Graduate Maintenance Engineer

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Location: London, GB

Company: Alstom

Location: This role can be based at one of our many London sites based on mutual conversations between the successful candidate and Hiring Manager.

Appointment Basis: Graduate

Apply by: 30th January 2026

Salary + Benefits: £37,720

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.

Join our team at one of our London depots to offer innovative solutions that contribute towards growing the safety, reliability, performance and maintainability of our Mainline rail fleets. You will be part of a team responsible for providing technical support for our fleets, engaging in detailed technical root cause investigations through to providing cutting-edge innovations.

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering experience in an exciting modern project! You’ll initially report to an Engineering Manager, and work alongside dedicated and passionate engineering teams. There will also be opportunities to extend your network to activities on other projects and portfolios across the UK.

You will complete a two-year development programme whilst providing recognised contributions to the success of the services teams. During the programme, you have the opportunity to complete a series of rotations around other functions and projects in Alstom's portfolio, to gain a wider understanding of the business and services operation. We are most interested in you developing your knowledge during your time on the scheme, as well as growing your experience and leadership skills by working with a wide range of industry professionals.

As part of the services fleet engineering team, you will be responsible for:

• Applying your engineering skills to deliver innovative solutions to technical challenges on our fleets.
• Collaborating with Services Engineering and Platforms, to improve the Services portfolio of products and services.
• Participating actively in the Services Engineering network.
• Working closely & effectively with other functions / stakeholders both inside and outside of the project
• Detecting, defining and implementing technical solutions to improve the reliability and serviceability, in order to reduce project costs and improve the performances of the systems.
• Proposing innovative solutions and develop and implement R&D programs and new technologies in the maintenance projects.
• Analysing the technical performances of the systems and the efficiency of the maintenance plan and processes, promoting action plans to improve them.
• Participating in 8D problem solving & REX (return of experience) processes.
• Analysing and integrating data coming from Operations and fleet data tools.
• Quantifying & identifying methods for managing risk
• Spending time with the Operations teams to gain a front-line perspective of train maintenance and operations

This role can be based at either one of our many London sites based on mutual conversations between the successful candidate and Hiring Manager.

You will need a minimum 2:1 BEng or MEng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

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:

• Excellent communication skills and able to explain technical concepts in a clear manor
• Good team player
• Proficient in IT (such as Word, Excel, PPT)
• Professional commitment and desire to develop
• Confidence
• Ability to take initiative and drive solutions to conclusion

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:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term…