Product Manager (Brake Control) (m/f/d)

Wabtec; Île-de-France; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec seeks a Brake Control Product Manager to own strategy, competitiveness, and lifecycle performance of the Brake Control portfolio. You will define the roadmap, architecture evolution, and platform development, collaborating with Sales, Engineering, Quality, and Operations to translate insights into tangible outcomes.

Responsibilities include leading modularization, driving cost reduction, and aligning cross-functional teams around portfolio objectives to deliver value across bids and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; Master’s degree is an advantage.
• Strong technical foundation in complex engineered systems and lifecycle management.
• Ability to translate customer needs, market insights, and business objectives into product strategies, roadmaps and requirements.
• Experience with business cases, cost optimization, value engineering, product improvement, or industrial competitiveness initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product strategy, roadmap, and technology vision for the Brake Control portfolio.
• Own the complete product lifecycle and portfolio performance from introduction to retirement.
• Lead modularization and platforming initiatives to improve scalability and reuse.
• Drive product excellence and cost competitiveness through lifecycle optimization and value engineering.
• Translate market and customer insights into future product requirements and roadmaps.
• Support profitable growth by optimizing product positioning in bids and projects.
• Lead through influence across Engineering, R&D, Quality, Sourcing, Operations, Service, and Commercial teams.
• Monitor market, competitive and portfolio performance to drive improvements.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Technical systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree is an advantage

Job description

Product Line Overview

Wabtec Transit Brakes & Couplers is a world leader in the supply of braking systems and couplers for all types of trains, on all continents. With more than a century of expertise, our braking systems range from brake manipulators to friction materials, air treatment and generation, brake control and bogie brake equipment. We deliver the widest range of couplers, covering most world standards.

How will you make a difference?

As Brake Control Product Manager, you will own the strategy, competitiveness, and lifecycle performance of Wabtec's Brake Control portfolio. Your mission is to connect customer needs, market trends, business objectives, and technology evolution to develop products that win in today's market while preparing the next generation of brake control systems for tomorrow.

You will define and drive the product roadmap, product architecture evolution, modularization strategy, and platform development for the portfolio. Working closely with Sales, Technical Sales, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, Operations, and R&D teams, you will translate market opportunities into tangible product and business outcomes.

What will your typical day look like?

• Define and drive the product strategy, roadmap, and technology vision for the Brake Control portfolio, aligning customer needs, market trends, and business objectives.
• Own the complete product lifecycle and portfolio performance, from introduction to retirement, ensuring competitiveness, profitability, and relevance in the market.
• Lead modularization and platforming initiatives to improve scalability, reduce complexity, accelerate development, and increase product re-use.
• Drive product excellence and cost competitiveness, leading quality, reliability, lifecycle optimization, value engineering, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Translate market and customer insights into future product requirements, technology roadmaps, and innovation programs.
• Support profitable business growth by maximizing product positioning, re-use, and competitiveness in customer bids and projects.
• Lead through influence, aligning Engineering, R&D, Quality, Sourcing, Operations, Service, and Commercial teams around portfolio objectives.
• Monitor market, competitive, and portfolio performance, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement where required.

What do we want to know about you?

Hard Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline; Master's degree is an advantage.
• Strong technical foundation in complex engineered systems, product architectures, and lifecycle management; knowledge of brake systems or railway vehicle subsystems is strongly preferred.
• Ability to translate customer needs, market insights, and business objectives into product strategies, roadmaps, and requirements.
• Experience with business cases, cost optimization, value engineering, product improvement, or industrial competitiveness initiatives.

Soft Skills

• Strong ownership mindset with a demonstrated ability to convert ideas into tangible business results.
• Strategic thinker capable of balancing long-term vision with pragmatic execution.
• Ability to lead and influence multidisciplinary and multicultural teams without direct authority.
• Sound judgment, entrepreneurial spirit, and willingness to challenge the status quo while driving continuous improvement.

Others

• Fluent English is required (other EU languages are considered a plus)
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required.

Successful candidates may come from Product Management, Engineering, Technical Sales, Quality, Operations, or other relevant functions. More important than prior job title is the ability to combine technical understanding, business acumen, ownership, and cross-functional leadership to deliver results.

Location

this role can be located close to any Wabtec Transit site.

Legal authorization to work in EU is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?

At Wabtec, it's not just about a job - it's about the impact you make. When our people come together, we're Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.

If you're ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.

Who are we?

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it's freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together - are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We're lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.

Culture powers us and the possibilities.

We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We're building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

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