Senior System Engineer
About The Position
The System Engineer leads the design, development, and deployment of Digital Onboard Solutions Engineering (DOSE) products, including GoLINC™, LIG, Video, and Event Recording products. The role works closely with Product Management, Program Management, railroad customers, Wabtec’s scientific community, and railroad subject matter experts to develop automation and data analytics solutions for the rail industry. It also serves as a primary technical contact for the DOSE product line and supports solutions from concept and field trials through productization for railroad revenue environments. The position contributes to product design enhancements, technical and program reviews, proposals, procurement support, and customer-facing documentation. It also provides technical guidance to junior engineers and contributes to engineering design guidelines and best practices. Domestic and international travel is required. Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited college or university.
- 7–10 years of hands-on design, requirements development, and implementation experience involving engineering systems, hardware/software engineering, and/or data information systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
- Locomotive systems design experience.
- Railroad industry experience.
- Prior system design experience with large-scale wireless communication-based projects.
- Ability to lead design efforts with minimal supervision.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Knowledge of AAR and CENELEC standards for the rail industry.
Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to concepts and design enhancements for Transport Intelligence products, applying sound engineering principles and following business standards, procedures, and product or program requirements.
- Serve as a primary technical contact for the DOSE product line, translating customer needs and requirements, resolving specification issues, handling technical correspondence, providing updates, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to support customer satisfaction.
- Participate in developing project proposals.
- Work with Wabtec’s scientific community and railroad subject matter experts to develop freight automation solutions, evaluate them in field trials, and productize them for railroad revenue environments.
- Lead and participate in technical and program reviews.
- Maintain awareness of technical trends to support technical quality, timely work completion, and responsiveness to customer and program needs.
- Collaborate with the Global Supply Chain Organization across locations to support procurement of parts from an engineering requirements perspective.
- Provide technical input to customer-facing documentation, including operational manuals, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and product marketing materials.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers and contribute to engineering design guidelines and best practices.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.
- Health, welfare, and retirement benefits.
- Annual bonus, if eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
