Senior Rail Solutions Architect & Systems Lead

Wabtec Corporation; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 121,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Solutions Systems Engineer to define, govern, and advance integrated railroad technology solutions across Digital Intelligence portfolios. The role provides enterprise-level systems engineering leadership by establishing architectures, standards, integration strategies, and roadmaps to support current and future objectives.

The position works across engineering, product management, commercial, and operations, driving scalable, reliable, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline required; Master's degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in systems engineering, solution architecture, integration engineering, or complex technology development environments.
• Demonstrated expertise leading architecture and systems engineering activities for large-scale, multi-product solutions.
• Deep knowledge of systems engineering principles, requirements management, architecture development, verification, validation, and lifecycle management.
• Experience establishing solution-level standards, methodologies, and engineering best practices.
• Strong understanding of software, hardware, communications, cloud, infrastructure, and operational technology integration.
• Advanced experience with requirements management and traceability tools such as IBM DOORS, DOORS Next Generation, or equivalent platforms.
• Proven ability to influence strategic technical decisions across multiple organizations without direct authority.
• Demonstrated success leading resolution of complex technical, operational, and integration challenges with significant business impact.
• Railroad, transportation, industrial automation, or mission-critical systems experience strongly preferred.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and providing technical leadership across geographically dispersed teams.
• Executive-level communication, stakeholder management, and technical presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise-level solution architectures supporting multiple customer programs and product platforms.
• Lead development and maintenance of solution technology roadmaps and multi-generational technology plans.
• Establish solution-level requirements, interface strategies, architecture standards, and engineering governance processes.
• Serve as the principal systems engineering advisor for complex customer opportunities, proposals, and strategic initiatives.
• Lead technical evaluation of customer requirements, RFIs, and RFPs and guide development of solution strategies.
• Drive cross-functional alignment among systems, software, hardware, integration, product management, and commercial teams.
• Develop and promote systems engineering methodologies, standards, and best practices across the Digital Electronics organization.
• Lead identification, assessment, and mitigation of strategic technical, architectural, and integration risks.
• Influence future product and platform development by translating customer, market, and operational needs into technical direction.
• Provide expert leadership during solution integration, validation, field deployment, and performance improvement activities.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders while fostering systems engineering capability across the organization.
• Represent systems engineering expertise in executive reviews, strategic planning activities, customer engagements, and technology investment discussions.

Job description

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Solutions Systems Engineer to define, govern, and advance integrated railroad technology solutions across Digital Intelligence portfolios. The role provides enterprise-level systems engineering leadership by establishing architectures, standards, integration strategies, and roadmaps to support current and future objectives.

The position works across engineering, product management, commercial, and operations, driving scalable, reliable, and