Wabtec

Wabtec

Lead Systems Engineer

Norcross, GA, United States

Sponsorship not specified$105k-$149kDetected 27 days ago
AgileLogisticsSystems EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • This role is pivotal in driving the development and customization of our KinetiX Wayside Inspection products to meet specific customer needs and enhance overall product performance.
  • Explore opportunities to combine products from multiple product lines to offer differentiated solutions.
  • Mentor and guide teams on system thinking, integration of best practices, and end-to-end delivery mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Product Design & Standardization
  • Own and evolve the base product architecture, ensuring standardization across mechanical, electronic, and system components to drive scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.
  • Own system-level design and integration, ensuring cohesive architecture, clear interfaces, and alignment across all engineering disciplines for on-time delivery.
  • Define, document, and govern system requirements and verification processes across the product lifecycle.
  • Lead cross-functional solution definition and validate feasibility through architecture alignment, prototyping, and technical trade-off analysis.
  • Design Changes for Performance and Reliability
  • Identify, implement, and validate design improvements to address performance and reliability issues through root cause analysis, cross-functional alignment, and prototyping.
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and product teams to ensure alignment with system design, platform strategy, and delivery timelines.
  • Establish and drive design governance, engineering processes, and best practices to ensure consistency, compliance, and quality.
  • Opportunity to lead a dynamic and innovative team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering.
  • 10+ years of experience leading engineering teams across systems, hardware, and at least one additional discipline.
  • Experience with prototyping, PoC, and gap analysis.
  • Conduct gap analysis between base product designs and customer requirements to identify required customizations.
  • Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Wabtec KinetiX product lines.
  • Knowledge of rail safety standards and wayside monitoring systems.

Skills

  • Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.

Compensation

  • The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com.
  • Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.
  • We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Need accommodation?

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