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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