Senior Solutions Architect Rail Systems Integration Leader

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

Job summary

Senior Solutions Systems Engineer at Wabtec Corporation leads enterprise-level solution architectures for integrated railroad technology across Digital Intelligence product portfolios, guiding standards and roadmaps to meet business goals.

This role collaborates with engineering, product, commercial, and operations teams to deliver scalable, interoperable solutions, mentor senior engineers, and influence strategic technical direction across the organization.

Qualifications

• An engineering or technical degree is required; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive systems engineering or architecture experience.
• Experience leading architecture for large-scale multi-product solutions.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle, requirements management, and verification.
• Experience with IT/OT integration across software, hardware, cloud, and infrastructure.
• Experience with IBM DOORS or similar requirements tools.

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

Systems engineering

Solution architecture

Integration engineering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree preferred

Tools

IBM DOORS

DOORS Next Generation

Job description

Senior Solutions Systems Engineer at Wabtec Corporation leads enterprise-level solution architectures for integrated railroad technology across Digital Intelligence product portfolios, guiding standards and roadmaps to meet business goals.

This role collaborates with engineering, product, commercial, and operations teams to deliver scalable, interoperable solutions, mentor senior engineers, and influence strategic technical direction across the organization.