System Technical Manager

Wabtec Corporation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation is seeking a System Technical Manager in Southern District, Hong Kong, to lead the technical design and system engineering activities for complex railway projects from concept through commissioning.

You will serve as the primary technical interface with customers, oversee a multidisciplinary engineering team, and ensure deliverables meet safety, cost, quality and schedule requirements. Strong English and Chinese communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or above in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 8 years working experiences in technical department or technical position in project department of machinery companies.
• Project managing skill as project manager or project engineer is preferable.
• Be proficient in spoken and written English.
• Written and spoken Chinese is not mandatory but can be a plus.
• Ability to work independently with strong communication skills and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with good problem-solving abilities and a willingness to continuously train and learn new skills, both technical and operational.
• Previous experience or knowledge of the railway industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Attend technical meetings with Customer and be the technical contact of the project.
• Serve as the technical interface and lead the design team from concept to commissioning.
• Coordinate with project manager and design office team; manage design documentation.
• Lead the technical design team and ensure interface documents and drawings are finalized.
• Prepare and review design reviews, validations, and reports.
• Provide monthly reporting on technical and cost to Design Office Manager.

Skills

Engineering background

English proficiency

Project management

Communication skills

Railway industry knowledge

Chinese language (optional)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Wabtec’s Transit products and services serve all types of rail transit, from high-speed trains to regional networks and metro systems. As part of the Wabtec Group, Faiveley is a global provider of integrated railway equipment systems and value-added services. Our integrated series of systems & services leveraging advanced technologies, are designed to meet our customers’ needs for safety, efficiency and reliability. Whether it’s improving air quality for passengers with cleaner, greener HVAC systems; providing safe, reliable braking systems or pantographs or passenger information systems; or refining accessibility with advanced door system maintenance technology, our products and services are tailored to meet the specific needs of our customers.

The System Technical Manager will play a key role in ensuring successful delivery of complex railway system projects by leading the technical design and system engineering activities of customer projects from concept through commissioning. The successful candidate will serve as the primary technical interface with customers, oversee a multidisciplinary engineering team, and ensure project deliverables meet quality, safety, cost, and schedule requirements. This role requires strong technical leadership, project coordination, and stakeholder management skills to deliver optimized system solutions and support successful project execution.

Where is the position located? Southern District, Hong Kong

What will your typical day look like?

• To attend technical meetings with Customer and to be the technical contact of the project. Work with the Project Manager from the beginning of the project to its commissioning of the first station;
• To be responsible and accountable of design department for the project and be the link between the project manager and the design office team, and to work closely with the project team members;
• To handover the design team with list of contractual documentation by following configuration of management requirement;
• To daily lead the technical design team (constitute of the electrical design engineer, the mechanical design engineer and the RAMS engineer);
  • To follow up the people involvement on their commitments of design team;
  • To follow up the studies to check out that Customer requirements are taken into account;
  • Issuing system requirement specification, definition of preliminary architecture, definition of interfaces, system function analysis;
  • Carry out the technical preliminary safety risk analysis by list out the safety critical events and safety critical parts;
  • Preparing the preliminary specification for the purchasing items of critical parts & long lead time and standard parts;
  • Ensure the preliminary design review is done with client and freeze the interface document & outline drawing formally with the customer, and generate the official report of preliminary design review;
  • Issuing deliverables of technical document/from/letter to the customer;
  • Preliminary design updated & released such as interface document based on customer approval of interfaces etc.;
  • Preparing the sub-contracting of design specifications and requirements;
  • Validate the detailed design against the prototype and prepare the technical requirement documentation of products for purchasing & manufacturing;
  • Final design review to freeze the design with customer;
  • Ensure the specification for product & system formal validation;
  • Formal validation according to the SATS (internal) together with prototype test staff;
  • Gathering the as built drawing & documentation;
  • Ensure the internal design freeze such as validation design files, purchasing specifications, system & product FMEA closed, ERP updated etc;
  • Interface validation with customer;
  • Prepare the definition of field service activities such as installation, testing & commissioning, operation & maintenance manual & planning;
  • To follow up the studies achievement, which are validated by the different technical managers per competences field, so as to ensure schedule is held;
  • To lead the technical negotiation with customer to ensure the optimized solution of standard design and design in cost is accepted by the customer;
  • To lead weekly meetings with all the technical team so as to synchronize future actions, to forecast and consolidate the team load, to check remaining open item and to process their achievement;
  • To provide the technical document according to the customer requirement timely such as technical clarification, technical submission document etc.;
  • To provide the design document proposal to the customer term of suitable design feature, design in cost and within the lead-time;
  • To provide the internal working document/drawing such as electrical wiring, system, testing & commissioning, installation methodology and operation & maintenance manual to the site team etc.
  • To control and monitor the “project design issue” list until all issues being closed timely;
• To ensure the link with other transversal departments, and especially with the purchasing, method, quality, installation, field service departments;
• To ensure the prototype test plan is submitted timely;
• To validate technical interfaces with customer after discussion and validation by the technical team;
• To ensure system validation internally and with the Customer;
• To respect the delivery dates commitments: updating the project deliverable list and its content, then transferring them in right delivery time to the project Manager;
• To have a duty to alert his superiors in case of technical risk or resource problem;
• To provide monthly reporting to both technical and financiary costs and part cost to Design Office Manager. With his team, he is responsible for the budgets allocated to Design Office by following change of scope and asking, to Project Manager, for new hours to be allocated to Design Office, as needed, and report the design hour spending to Project Manager in monthly basis.

Qualifications

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor Degree or above in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 8 years working experiences in technical department or technical position in project department of machinery companies
• Project managing skill as project manager or project engineer is preferable
• Be proficient in spoken and written English
• Written and spoken Chinese is not mandatory but can be a plus.
• Ability to work independently with strong communication skills and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with good problem-solving abilities and a willingness to continuously train and learn new skills, both technical and operational.
• Previous experience or knowledge of the railway industry is desirable.

Additional Information

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.

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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.

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