Lead Project Mechanical Engineer

Stadler Rail AG; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Stadler Rail AG in Salt Lake City, Utah, seeks a Lead Project Mechanical Engineer to drive design and integration for state-of-the-art passenger trains, coordinating across international design teams and ensuring compliance with standards.

The role requires a mechanical or electrical engineering degree, 3–5 years in rail or related sectors, and strong communication and writing skills in English; German a bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical) or equivalent training.
• 3–5 years experience in rail vehicle, defense, aerospace, or similar.
• Experience in working on international projects and teams.
• Business fluent in English (German is a bonus).

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design on international projects of modular vehicle families.
• Implement customer requirement specifications in compliance with standards and regulations.
• Own mechanical topics on the Project Team; oversee concepts, specifications, production docs, tests.
• Communicate solutions to Production, Procurement, Engineering and Quality teams.
• Manage engineering changes according to the change process.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

English fluency

Technical writing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Stadler offers a wide range of international career opportunities. Here you get the chance to expand your potential, take on meaningful responsibilities, and deliver outstanding performance within dedicated teams. We are looking for motivated individuals who want to shape the mobility of tomorrow with us. Are you ready to achieve great things with us?

Your tasks

As a Lead Project Mechanical Engineer (TPM-M), you will be a viable member of a team focused on creating efficient design plans for building state-of-the-art passenger trains, managing complex interfaces of various systems, and work with international design team. If you have experience in any of the following systems, this is the career for you:

Key Responsibilities

• Handling of the mechanical design on international projects of our modular vehicle families
• Implementation of the customer requirement specifications in compliance with national standards and regulations
• Ownership of all mechanical technical topics on the Project Team
• Responsibility for concepts, technical specifications, production documentation, test planning and type tests
• Planning and management of internal engineering activities including system interfaces and approval planning
• Creation of engineering documents
• Communication and acceptance with customers and authorities as well as other external bodies
• Creation and communication of technical solutions to Production, Procurement, Engineering, and Quality Teams
• Implementation of necessary engineering changes according to the established change process

Your profile

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical) or equivalent training
• 3–5 experience in the field of rail vehicle, defense, aerospace, or similar
• Experience in working in challenging projects in an international environment
• Team player with high a degree of communication skills, sense of responsibility, and assertiveness
• Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
• Structured, goal-oriented, dynamic, and loyal personality
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong teamwork skills
• Business fluent in English (German is a bonus)