Product Engineer IV

Wabtec•Germantown, PA

2d•$79,100 - $112,800

About The Position

Who will you be working with? The Product Engineer IV will be responsible for leading the design, development, and deployment of Digital Onboard Solutions Engineering (DOSE) Data Applications Product Line which includes products such as Locomotive Interface Gateway (LIG) and Expert On Alert (EOA). Additionally, the successful candidate will work closely with Product Management, Program Management and railroad customers to develop world class solutions that bring advanced automation and data analytics to the rail industry with high quality and reliability. The Product Engineer will be the technical architect developing long term strategy for the product line by leveraging industry experience, input from customers and collaboration with Product Management. The Product Engineering will be the focal point for all technical inquiries for the engineering department with respect to product line. They will interact with both internal and external engineering organizations to steward the braking product line through all product lifecycle phases from idea conception through end of life management. How will you make a difference? You will be responsible for leading the design, development, and deployment of Digital Onboard Solutions Engineering (DOSE) Data Applications. This role is seen as the technical architect developing long term strategy for the Data Applications product line by leveraging industry experience, input from customers and collaboration with Product Management. You will be the focal point for all technical inquiries for the engineering department with respect to Data Applications product line including interfacing directly with customers for field / post sales troubleshooting and issue management. What will your typical day look like? Lead future concepts and design enhancements for the DOSE products using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements. Support development of the R&D strategy for the product Serve as a primary customer contact for the DOSE product line. Translate customer needs / requirements, resolve specification issues, handle technical correspondence, provide periodic updates, ensure customer satisfaction, and negotiate / coordinate with cross-functional teams as appropriate. Provide guidance to the internal engineering teams on design tradeoff considerations during the development lifecycle Be a Technical Leader for the projects across global cross-functional teams (Product / Program Management, SW COE, Electrical Integration, Train Control, Office Systems, Safety, Validation and Applications Engineering) assuring “cradle to grave” success. Participate in the development of proposals for projects. Work with Wabtec’s scientific community and railroad subject matter experts to develop freight automation solutions, evaluate them in field trials and productize the solutions to function in a railroad revenue environment. Lead and participate in technical and program reviews. Maintain broad awareness of technical trends to ensure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work, and reviews and responsiveness to customer/program needs. Work collaboratively with the Global Supply Chain Organization across the various locations to support procurement of parts from an engineering requirements perspective. Provide technical input to customer facing documentation such as but not limited to product descriptions, operational manuals, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and product marketing material. Interface with the Global Locomotive Operations group to ensure factory-built locomotives are manufactured successfully and delivered to customers in a timely manner. Provide design input into external teams for locomotive integration of Digital Solutions products. Manage program execution of engineering team to deliver on time, within budget, and meet contractual obligations Highlight dependencies to Project Management Organization (PMO) and escalate engineering impeding items Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science from an accredited college or university.
Minimum of 7 years hands-on design, requirements development and implementation experience involving; Engineering Systems, Hardware / Software Engineering, and/or Data Information Systems.
Minimum 1 years experience with locomotive control systems
Locomotive control systems experience
Experience with QNX and Linux operating systems
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience with communication systems
Experience in computer networking
Experience in software deployment and configuration management
Experience in computer scripting languages
Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment.
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

Railroad Industry Experience.
Prior system design experience with large-scale wireless communication-based projects.
Experience working in the Agile Development Environment
Self-starter with the ability to lead design efforts with minimum supervision.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Knowledge of AAR and CENELEC standards for the rail industry
Desire to be involved in hiring and onboarding process of future team members
Interest in people leaders

Responsibilities

Lead future concepts and design enhancements for the DOSE products using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
Support development of the R&D strategy for the product
Serve as a primary customer contact for the DOSE product line.
Translate customer needs / requirements, resolve specification issues, handle technical correspondence, provide periodic updates, ensure customer satisfaction, and negotiate / coordinate with cross-functional teams as appropriate.
Provide guidance to the internal engineering teams on design tradeoff considerations during the development lifecycle
Be a Technical Leader for the projects across global cross-functional teams (Product / Program Management, SW COE, Electrical Integration, Train Control, Office Systems, Safety, Validation and Applications Engineering) assuring “cradle to grave” success.
Participate in the development of proposals for projects.
Work with Wabtec’s scientific community and railroad subject matter experts to develop freight automation solutions, evaluate them in field trials and productize the solutions to function in a railroad revenue environment.
Lead and participate in technical and program reviews.
Maintain broad awareness of technical trends to ensure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work, and reviews and responsiveness to customer/program needs.
Work collaboratively with the Global Supply Chain Organization across the various locations to support procurement of parts from an engineering requirements perspective.
Provide technical input to customer facing documentation such as but not limited to product descriptions, operational manuals, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and product marketing material.
Interface with the Global Locomotive Operations group to ensure factory-built locomotives are manufactured successfully and delivered to customers in a timely manner.
Provide design input into external teams for locomotive integration of Digital Solutions products.
Manage program execution of engineering team to deliver on time, within budget, and meet contractual obligations
Highlight dependencies to Project Management Organization (PMO) and escalate engineering impeding items