Senior Controls Engineer—Locomotive Systems (Simulink)

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

Job summary

Wabtec Corp. is seeking an Engineering Technical Leader – Controls Engineering to design, develop, and test control functions across locomotive subsystems with a focus on robust architecture and modularity.

This role involves interaction with system engineers, software teams, and hardware components, applying MBSE methods for requirements and test case traceability. You will contribute to MIL/SIL validation efforts and support proposal activities, while traveling as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software/EE/CS or equivalent.
• Experience in Matlab/Simulink.
• 5+ years engineering experience.
• Willingness to travel and support validation on locomotive.

Responsibilities

• Design Simulink control architectures robust to configurability, with modularity and abstraction.
• Define control requirements and allocate to applications to meet system requirements.
• Plan work for projects and features to feed integrated project plans.
• Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments.
• Drive process improvements to improve quality and productivity.
• Review system requirements to align design intent with control capabilities.
• Define interfaces among control applications within software.
• Support V&V through MIL and SIL capabilities and processes.
• Present technical design decisions and results to internal and external customers.
• Ensure proper documentation of technical data per policies.
• Prepare invention disclosures to protect competitive technology.
• Provide technical support for proposal development.

Skills

5+ years engineering experience

Matlab/Simulink

Travel willingness

Hands-on validation

Validation on locomotive

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Matlab/Simulink

Job description

Wabtec Corp. is seeking an Engineering Technical Leader – Controls Engineering to design, develop, and test control functions across locomotive subsystems with a focus on robust architecture and modularity.

This role involves interaction with system engineers, software teams, and hardware components, applying MBSE methods for requirements and test case traceability. You will contribute to MIL/SIL validation efforts and support proposal activities, while traveling as required.