Engineering Lead, Train Handling Software

Wabtec Corporation; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 79,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation seeks a Lead Project Engineer to drive technical execution for Train Handling software programs. You will lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, PM, Product, Quality, and Customer groups to translate requirements into executable plans and ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.

Responsibilities include planning, risk management, and delivering high-quality software solutions across the full product lifecycle with a focus on safety-critical and embedded environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience leading complex engineering or software development projects.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (Agile and Waterfall) and systems engineering processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence technical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of Train Handling software projects from concept through customer deployment.
• Serve as the engineering lead responsible for technical execution, schedule performance, quality, and engineering deliverables.
• Collaborate with Program Managers, Product Managers, Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, Test Engineers, and stakeholders to establish objectives and strategies.
• Translate customer, product, and business requirements into detailed project plans and actionable tasks.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams to achieve milestones and deliver customer commitments.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to project team members.
• Facilitate technical decision-making and resolve execution challenges.

Skills

Project leadership

Software development

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Systems

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ELM

Jira

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

Job description

Wabtec Corporation seeks a Lead Project Engineer to drive technical execution for Train Handling software programs. You will lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, PM, Product, Quality, and Customer groups to translate requirements into executable plans and ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.

Responsibilities include planning, risk management, and delivering high-quality software solutions across the full product lifecycle with a focus on safety-critical and embedded environments.