Fleet Innovation and Transformation Lead Systems Engineer

Wabtec Corporation • Erie, PA

77d • $77,400 - $110,300

About The Position

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us. Who will you be working with? 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. How will you make a difference? The Lead Systems Engineer leads locomotive modernization and NPI projects and initiatives with broad scope and high impact to the business as a recognized expert in a specialized field. 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 Lead Systems Engineer’s focus is to interpret and communicate system level customer product requirements to supporting subsystems and validate that they are met through the design review process and validation testing. In this role you will lead projects from conception to customer delivery by being the primary technical interface between the product teams, engineering design, and manufacturing implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
• At least 7 years of system design experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Strong electrical/mechanical design and analytical background.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes.
• Ability to drive projects to completion.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence all organizations within the business.
• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization and external customers.
• North America and International legacy locomotive expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead locomotive modernization and NPI projects and initiatives.
• Manage complex issues within functional area(s) of expertise.
• Contribute to the overall business strategy.
• Interpret and communicate system level customer product requirements.
• Validate that customer product requirements are met through the design review process and validation testing.
• Lead projects from conception to customer delivery.
• Provide technical leadership for a team of engineers.
• Deliver strong and concise requirements and product definition to the supporting engineering teams.
• Provide analytical evaluation of overall system design.
• Organize, perform, and summarize results from system level validation plans.
• Support and coordinate with interfacing organizations.
• Communicate progress to all levels of the organization.
• Mentor and develop less experienced personnel.

Benefits

• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits.
• Annual bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees