Mechanical Engineer III

Wabtec•Buffalo Grove, IL

21h•$68,900 - $98,200

About The Position

As an experienced engineer within Wabtec Bus Solutions, the Mechanical Engineer III drives the design and development of bus-related products, including door systems, wheelchair lifts and ramps, windows, driver’s barriers, and charging products. The role designs and develops mechanical products, contributes to product development, ensures compliance with engineering standards, collaborates with peers, supports design decisions, and completes engineering work aligned with project goals. The position reports to an Engineering Manager or Supervisor. The engineer supports designs from concept through production launch, helping deliver products that meet customer and technical requirements while balancing performance, cost, and manufacturability. The role also contributes to product innovation and process improvement, risk mitigation, root cause analysis, and successful product launches. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Vision abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision and depth perception. The role frequently requires reaching with the hands and arms and talking or hearing. It occasionally requires standing, walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle, or feel, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Other duties outside the employee’s function or trade may be assigned, with adequate training provided if necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering; the degree should be from an ABET-accredited program.
At least 6 years of relevant experience.
Basic project management skills and ability to lead small engineering projects or parts of projects.
Experience developing mechanical-based systems in transportation.
Working knowledge of mechanical design of systems and components, including engineering and manufacturing principles, practices, and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities

Design and develop mechanical systems according to customer and technical requirements.
Make design decisions affecting product performance, cost, and manufacturability.
Contribute to innovation, patents, or process improvement, and support engineering designs from concept through production launch.
Participate in DFMEA sessions to identify and mitigate design risks.
Follow APQP/NPD processes to support successful product launches.
Participate in or lead root cause analysis and support implementation of corrective actions.
Evaluate specifications and performance needs to deliver cost-effective solutions.
Collaborate with manufacturing and supply chain to align with DFM/DFA.
Collaborate with peers, support design decisions, and execute engineering tasks aligned with project goals.