Engineering Technical Leader - Controls Engineering

Wabtec•Erie, PA

1d•$79,100 - $112,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Technical Leader – Controls Engineering is responsible for the design, development, and testing of control functions across all locomotive subsystems that contain controls content. This position offers a unique opportunity to interact with all locomotive subsystems with controls content.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or relevant experience
Experience in Matlab/Simulink
5+ years relevant engineering experience
Ability and willingness to support hands-on validation in simulation laboratory and on-locomotive
Ability and willingness to travel as required

Responsibilities

Design Simulink control application architectures that are robust against expected configurability needs, limiting impact through appropriate modularity and abstraction.
Define control requirements and allocate them to applications to meet system-level functional requirements.
Plan individual and sub-team work for assigned projects and product features as input to integrated project plans.
Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments.
Drive process improvements and simplification initiatives to enhance quality and productivity.
Review and refine system-level requirements to understand design intent and reconcile with control system capabilities.
Define interfaces among control applications within software.
Support V&V through advancement of MIL and SIL capabilities and processes.
Prepare and present technical design decisions and results to internal and external customers.
Ensure proper documentation of technical data generated for assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
Prepare invention disclosures to protect technology that provides a competitive advantage to the business.
Provide technical support for proposal development.
Perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.