Senior Manager, Dispatch Test Engineering

Wabtec Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health benefits

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation in Fort Worth, TX, seeks a Senior Test Manager for its Dispatch Engineering team to lead a US-based test and validation group and improve product quality across the portfolio.

You will partner with software development, systems engineering, product management, and project delivery to align validation plans with business objectives, driving automation and release readiness for complex, safety-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, MIS, Computer Science, or equivalent railroad signal experience.
• 7+ years of professional experience in software testing, test strategy, quality assurance, or validation.
• 5+ years of experience as a software lead, test lead, validation lead, or people manager responsible for driving execution across teams.
• Experience leading direct or matrixed engineering teams, including coaching, resource planning, performance management, and team development.
• Strong understanding of software test methodologies, test automation, regression testing, defect management, release readiness, and quality metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead a US-based Dispatch Engineering test and validation team through resource planning, coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Establish and mature the Dispatch Engineering test center of excellence, including common frameworks, standards, templates, metrics, and guidance for consistent validation execution.
• Define and execute verification and validation strategies for dispatch and back-office products, with emphasis on product quality, test coverage, release readiness, and customer deployment confidence.
• Advance test automation by prioritizing automated coverage, strengthening regression capability, and integrating automation into delivery workflows.
• Partner with software development, systems engineering, product management, project delivery, systems integration, and support teams to align validation plans with scope, schedule, customer commitments, and deployment needs.
• Support proposal development by reviewing customer requirements, defining validation scope, identifying test assumptions and risks, and developing effort estimates for test planning, automation, execution, and deployment support.
• Oversee planning and execution for system integration testing, regression testing, performance validation, release readiness, and customer deployment support.
• Use quality metrics, defect trends, coverage analysis, and release readiness indicators to communicate status, identify risks, prioritize improvements, and reduce recurring issues.
• Represent Dispatch Engineering testing in leadership reviews, technical governance forums, release readiness discussions, proposal reviews, and customer-facing meetings.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, engineering rigor, inclusion, and customer-focused quality.

Skills

Software testing

Test leadership

Quality assurance

Validation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, MIS, Computer Science, or related discipline

Job description

Who will you be working with?

Wabtec’s Dispatch Engineering team is a global team providing dispatching and other back-office solutions to rail and transit customers around the world. Dispatch Engineering is part of the Digital Intelligence Signaling & Systems team, a recognized industry leader in the successful delivery of complex integrated system projects. These projects involve signaling, train control, communications, and back-office solutions with a strong focus on project execution, schedule adherence, and customer satisfaction.

Job Description

Who will you be working with?

Wabtec’s Dispatch Engineering team is a global team providing dispatching and other back-office solutions to rail and transit customers around the world. Dispatch Engineering is part of the Digital Intelligence Signaling & Systems team, a recognized industry leader in the successful delivery of complex integrated system projects. These projects involve signaling, train control, communications, and back-office solutions with a strong focus on project execution, schedule adherence, and customer satisfaction.

In this role, you will lead a team of software test and validation engineers while partnering closely with software development, systems engineering, product management, project delivery, systems integration, and customer-facing teams to improve product quality and strengthen execution across the Dispatch Engineering portfolio. You will also partner closely with other global Dispatch Engineering test and validation teams to align best practices and work towards a common framework.

How will you make a difference?

The Senior Test Manager for Dispatch Engineering will improve product quality by building and leading a disciplined, test program for dispatch and back-office solutions. This role combines people leadership with ownership of the Dispatch Engineering test center of excellence, helping global teams apply consistent practices, make data-driven quality decisions, and strengthen confidence in each release. By aligning engineers, tools, metrics, and test strategy across the product portfolio, the Test Manager will help reduce delivery risk, improve test effectiveness, and support safe, reliable, and predictable customer deployments.

What do we want to know about you?

You must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, MIS, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline; equivalent railroad signal industry experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in software testing, test strategy, quality assurance, or validation.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a software lead, test lead, validation lead, or people manager responsible for driving execution across teams.
• Experience leading direct or matrixed engineering teams, including coaching, resource planning, performance management, and team development.
• Strong understanding of software test methodologies, test automation, regression testing, defect management, release readiness, and quality metrics.
• Experience establishing or improving test frameworks, standards, guidance, and measurable quality practices across engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to partner across software development, systems engineering, product, project delivery, and customer-facing teams to align validation strategy with business and release objectives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present quality status, risks, priorities, and improvement plans to technical and leadership stakeholders.

We would love it if you had:

• Experience with dispatch systems, railroad operations, signaling, train control, positive train control, or back-office railroad applications.
• Experience supporting system integration testing, field testing, release readiness, or customer deployment validation for complex, safety-critical systems.
• Experience guiding the creation, implementation, or governance of policies and procedures for test engineering across distributed or global engineering teams.
• Experience using quality metrics, defect trends, coverage analysis, or release readiness indicators to identify risks and guide engineering priorities.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted testing, automated test generation, continuous integration, modern validation tooling, or model-based systems engineering practices.

What will your typical day look like?

• Lead and develop the US-based Dispatch Engineering test and validation team through resource planning, coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Establish and mature the Dispatch Engineering test center of excellence, including common frameworks, standards, templates, metrics, and guidance for consistent validation execution.
• Define and execute verification and validation strategies for dispatch and back-office products, with emphasis on product quality, test coverage, release readiness, and customer deployment confidence.
• Advance test automation by prioritizing automated coverage, strengthening regression capability, and integrating automation into delivery workflows.
• Partner with software development, systems engineering, product management, project delivery, systems integration, and support teams to align validation plans with scope, schedule, customer commitments, and deployment needs.
• Support proposal development by reviewing customer requirements, defining validation scope, identifying test assumptions and risks, and developing effort estimates for test planning, automation, execution, and deployment support.
• Oversee planning and execution for system integration testing, regression testing, performance validation, release readiness, and customer deployment support.
• Use quality metrics, defect trends, coverage analysis, and release readiness indicators to communicate status, identify risks, prioritize improvements, and reduce recurring issues.
• Represent Dispatch Engineering testing in leadership reviews, technical governance forums, release readiness discussions, proposal reviews, and customer-facing meetings.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, engineering rigor, inclusion, and customer-focused quality.

What about the physical demands of the job?

• Able and willing to travel, domestic and international, up to 10%
• The employee normally works in a temperature-controlled environment, with frequent exposure to electronic office equipment.
• The employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Communicating with others to exchange information in the English language.

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Additional Information

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $104800-149300 The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.

What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?

At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.

If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.

Who are we?

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, and marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.

Culture powers us and the possibilities.

We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

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