Lead Project Mechanical Engineer

Stadler Rail Group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Maternity and parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Stadler Rail Group in Salt Lake City seeks a Lead Project Mechanical Engineer to drive mechanical design on international rail vehicle projects. You will own key topics, coordinate with global teams, and ensure compliance with standards while delivering precise technical documentation.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years in rail/defense/aerospace, strong communication, and an entrepreneurial, structured mindset. English fluency is required, German is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical) or equivalent training.
• 3–5 years’ experience in rail vehicle, defense, aerospace, or equivalent.
• Experience on challenging international projects.
• Strong communication, 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.
• Business fluency in English (German bonus).

Responsibilities

• Handling mechanical design on international projects of modular vehicle families.
• Implementing customer specifications in line with national standards and regulations.
• Owning all mechanical topics on the Project Team.
• Providing concepts, specs, production docs, test planning and type tests.
• Planning and managing internal engineering activities including interfaces and approvals.
• Creating engineering documents.
• Communicating with customers and authorities and other external bodies.
• Proposing and communicating technical solutions to Production, Procurement, Engineering and Quality teams.
• Implementing engineering changes per change process.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Problem solving

Technical writing

Entrepreneurial thinking

English fluency

German language (bonus)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical)

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?
As aLead 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical) or equivalent training
• 3–5 experience in the field of rail vehicle, defense, aerospace or equal
• 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)

What we offer

Stadler US employee benefits package includes:

• 401(k) with employer match after 90 days
• Generous Paid Time Off / 9 Paid Holidays / Extended Paid Holiday (Dec. 25 - Jan 1)
• Tuition and training reimbursement
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Company-paid life and disability insurance

Stadler US is an Equal Opportunity Employer