Senior Rail Solutions Architect & Systems Leader

Wabtec Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); 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 and govern enterprise-level railroad technology solutions across Digital Intelligence portfolios. You will lead architectures, standards, roadmaps, and integration strategies with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and interoperable systems.

The role requires deep systems engineering expertise, strong communication with executives, and a track record of influencing technical direction

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.
• Experience establishing solution-level standards, methodologies, and engineering best practices.
• Strong understanding of software, hardware, cloud, infrastructure, and OT 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.

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.

Skills

Executive-level communication

Stakeholder management

Technical presentation

Systems engineering

Architecture development

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Math

Master's degree preferred

Tools

IBM DOORS/DOORS Next Gen

Job description

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Solutions Systems Engineer to define and govern enterprise-level railroad technology solutions across Digital Intelligence portfolios. You will lead architectures, standards, roadmaps, and integration strategies with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and interoperable systems.

The role requires deep systems engineering expertise, strong communication with executives, and a track record of influencing technical direction