Engineer, Staff

Progress Rail • La Grange, IL

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About The Position

The Staff Engineer is responsible for the most technically demanding engineering problems and programs, requiring creativity, sound judgment, and a high degree of independence. The role provides technical direction to other engineers and engineering support personnel and may direct a group working toward specific engineering objectives. Its broad scope includes components, systems, and architectures, with close collaboration across internal engineering, product support, supply chain, and manufacturing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field relevant to the assigned project, such as mechanical, electrical, or software engineering.
• Thorough understanding of baseline engineering principles relevant to the assigned project.
• 7–10+ years of experience in product development of complex assemblies or programming, as appropriate to the position, with engineering experience focused on design, materials, R&D, tool design, manufacturing build sequence, and/or programming related to the rail industry.
• Knowledge of diesel engines and engine components.
• Experience in locomotive design and integration, engineering analysis, and presentations.
• Experience with design methodology for creating, evaluating, and selecting among a broad range of design concepts.
• Understanding and experience with FEA analysis tools.
• Very high analytical ability and problem-solving skills for unusual and extremely difficult problems.
• Experience with ISO requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including creating detailed specifications, procedures, and technical reports.
• Excellent mediation skills to negotiate technical solutions with domestic and foreign customers and design partners.
• Ability to manage, plan, and evaluate others’ work in team situations, and coordinate and communicate across cross-functional, multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree, depending on the assigned project.
• Familiarity with Association of American Railroads (AAR) specifications and regional industry standards.
• Experience in advanced data analytics used in root-cause investigations and new product design.

Responsibilities

• Direct the work of engineers defining, executing, and analyzing high-level engineering projects and programs.
• Generate technical solutions for complex and multiple architectures.
• Develop and evaluate engineering designs, including subsystems, and implement engineering changes.
• Create and balance requirements across systems.
• Initiate and evaluate cost studies, product suggestions, and value analyses.
• Lead communication, coordination, and consultation with engineering departments and customers; respond technically to customer inquiries and provide resource estimates and product requirements.
• Keep abreast of new technology and competitive products.
• Develop original approaches to the most technically demanding engineering problems.
• Train, develop, mentor, and evaluate team members’ technical capabilities.
• Settle customer technical details for locomotive build orders.
• Develop design methods and serve as the locomotive design teams’ cross-functional liaison across engineering disciplines.
• Issue design work orders and work with Product Design on models and drawings.
• Review and approve engineering drafting work orders and design, manufacturing, and field service change requests.
• Serve as a functional-area expert in engineering and its associated technical tools and processes.
• Perform simulations and other analyses and issue reports.
• Provide technical advice to supply chain, supplier quality, and manufacturing regarding parts procurement and assembly.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match, no waiting period, and immediate vesting.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Supplemental accident, critical care, and hospital insurance; an HDHP and HSA with seed money are also available.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid Time-Off (PTO).
• Employee Assistance Plan.
• Education Assistance Program.
• Employee Recognition Programs.
• Site-specific production and incentive plans.
• Site-specific step and skill level wage adjustment plans.
• Site-specific relocation and sign-on bonus programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior