Fleet Innovation and Transformation Lead Systems Engineer

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.

What do we want to know about you?

Qualifications/ Requirements:

· Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science

· At least 7 years of system design experience

Desired Characteristics:

· 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

What will your typical day look like?

· Ability to excel in a lean mission-based team environment though optimized designs, validation scope, and customer focused results

· Provide technical leadership for a team of engineers for all product design aspects of the assigned NPI and/or locomotive modernization projects

· Deliver strong and concise requirements and product definition to the supporting engineering teams

· Provide analytical evaluation of overall system design with focus on design rigor and practical improvements

· Knowledge of engineering processes and tools used to create system level documentation (eDOT, QSW, eDR/Tollgate, DOORS, PLM, Reliance)

· Organizing, performing, and summarizing results from system level validation plans on products

· Legacy locomotive design and control system optimization required for modernization opportunities

· Support and coordinate with interfacing organizations such as commercial, proposals, manufacturing, sourcing, services, reliability, global engineering, and systems engineering

· Support service programs, fulfillment, and New Product Introduction (NPI)

· Communicate progress to all levels of the organization

· Engineering factory support with focus on build, testing, troubleshooting and validation support

· Mentor and develop less experienced personnel

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary range for this role is between

The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at Other benefit offerings for this role may include an annual bonus, if eligible.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers' potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.  

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.