System Engineer
Wabtec Corporation - Germantown, MD
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Who will you be working with?As a System Engineer you will 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. You will servce as a primary technical contact for the Digital Onboard Solutions Engineering (DOSE) product line working with customer needs and requirements, resolve specification issues, handle technical correspondence, provide periodic updates, ensure customer satisfaction, and negotiate / coordinate with cross-functional teams as appropriate.How will you make a difference? As a System Engineer you will be responsible for leading the design and requirements authoring of Digital Onboard Solutions Engineering (DOSE) products such as the GoLINCâ„¢, LIG, Video and Event Recording products. 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.What do we want to know about you? Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science from an accredited college or university.Minimum of 2-4 years 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.Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment.Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.What will your typical day look like? Lead and contribute to future concepts and design enhancements for the DOSE products using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.Serve as a primary technical 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.Participate in the development of proposals for projects.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 operational manuals, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and product marketing material.Mentor and guide junior engineers based on past experiences and provide input to engineering design guidelines and best practices.More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at 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).
Created: 2025-02-02