Lead, Locomotive Modernization & Systems Engineering

Wabtec Corp.

Fort Worth (TX)

On-site

USD 91,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits
Retirement plan
Annual bonus

Job summary

Wabtec invites engineers to join the Fleet Innovation & Transformation team responsible for locomotive modernization and NPI projects. You will interpret system-level requirements and lead technical interfaces between product teams, engineering design, and manufacturing.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering validated designs from conception to customer delivery.

Qualifications

  • BS in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or CS.
  • At least 3 years of system design experience.
  • Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for a team of engineers on NPI and locomotive modernization projects.
  • Deliver concise requirements and product definitions to the supporting engineering teams.
  • Provide analytical evaluation of overall system design with focus on design rigor and practical improvements.
  • Interface with product teams, engineering design, and manufacturing implementations.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional organizations such as commercial, proposals, manufacturing, sourcing, services, reliability, global engineering, and systems engineering.
  • Mentor and develop less experienced personnel.

Skills

Strong leadership
Communication
Interpersonal skills
Project management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS
PLM
Reliance
eDOT
eDR/Tollgate
QSW

Job description

Wabtec invites engineers to join the Fleet Innovation & Transformation team responsible for locomotive modernization and NPI projects. You will interpret system-level requirements and lead technical interfaces between product teams, engineering design, and manufacturing.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering validated designs from conception to customer delivery.

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