Fleet Innovation and Transformation Engineering Program Manager

Wabtec•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Freight Services Division provides locomotive maintenance services to our customers, the country’s largest freight railroads, helping them keep their locomotives running at optimal levels. The mission of the Fleet Innovation & Transformation team is to accelerate fleet transformation by consistently providing compelling solutions and innovative technologies that improve reliability, sustainability, and performance. The Engineering Program Technical Leader will manage locomotive modernization and new product development projects with broad scope and significant impact to the business. The role requires excellent leadership skills to effectively manage Commercial, Equipment Engineering, Manufacturing, and Reliability deliverables. In this role you will be responsible for major and complex assignments with long-term business implications, manage complex issues within functional area(s) of expertise, and contribute to the overall business strategy. The engineering program management focus will be on business-critical programs.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering
At least five years of program management and/or manufacturing experience
Ability to accel in a lean, mission-based team environment while ensuring optimized designs, validation scope, and customer deliverables by hitting schedule, cost, and performance targets
Knowledge of engineering processes and tools (EDOT, QSW, DOORS, PLM, Reliance, DRS, eDR/Tollgate, Oracle, MSPO)
Ability to drive projects to completion
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
Ability to influence cross-functionally, across all organizations within the business
Ability to present to external customers

Nice To Haves

North America and International locomotive expertise
Six Sigma and reliability training
Strong electrical/mechanical design and analytical background
Familiarity with manufacturing processes

Responsibilities

Manage locomotive modernization and new product development projects with broad scope and significant impact to the business.
Effectively manage Commercial, Equipment Engineering, Manufacturing, and Reliability deliverables.
Responsible for major and complex assignments with long-term business implications.
Manage complex issues within functional area(s) of expertise.
Contribute to the overall business strategy.
Provide program leadership for a team of engineers focused on product design aspects of the locomotive systems.
Support and coordinate with interfacing organizations such as commercial, proposals, manufacturing, sourcing, services, global engineering, and sub-system engineering teams.
Harmonize program schedule with engineering deliverables & milestones.
Manage product cost through effective engineering and manufacturing decision making.
Effectively manage engineering program budgets including labor and shopwork.
Support service programs, fulfillment, and New Product Introduction (NPI).
Communicate progress to all levels of the organization.