Lead Engineer, Locomotive Network Systems

Wabtec Corporation; Erie, Northern (Erie County, KY); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation is seeking an Engineering Technical Leader to develop and integrate Ethernet networks for locomotive control. You will bridge network architecture, control behavior, and validation to meet performance and cybersecurity goals across multiple locomotive platforms.

Lead the design of data flows, timing, and redundancy while coordinating with distributed control nodes and cross-functional teams. Relocation support may be available and travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience in networked control systems.
• Experience with Ethernet networking, timing, synchronization, and interface definition.
• Ability to travel as required.
• MBSE using SysML and INCOSE practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the control system network architecture, including data flows and timing.
• Own integration of distributed control nodes across locomotive networks.
• Evaluate and manage network impacts of new features and hardware changes.
• Develop and execute network-centric system integration test plans in SIL/HIL labs and on locomotives.
• Validate network performance against latency, jitter, throughput, and availability.
• Investigate and resolve cross-system communication issues and fault recovery.
• Collaborate to ensure consistent interface definitions and assumptions.
• Ensure alignment between logical architectures and physical networks.
• Plan work for features and coordinate with project plans.
• Conduct test and integration result reviews and report status to leadership.

Skills

Embedded communications

Ethernet networking

Switch protocols

Timing & synchronization

Interface definition

DDS

INCA

MATLAB/Simulink

GitLab

MBSE SysML

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems/Software/Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

GitLab

INCA

MATLAB/Simulink

DDS

SysML

Job description

Wabtec Corporation is seeking an Engineering Technical Leader to develop and integrate Ethernet networks for locomotive control. You will bridge network architecture, control behavior, and validation to meet performance and cybersecurity goals across multiple locomotive platforms.

Lead the design of data flows, timing, and redundancy while coordinating with distributed control nodes and cross-functional teams. Relocation support may be available and travel is required.