Senior Solutions Architect & Systems Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus (eligible)

Job summary

Wabtec is seeking a Senior Solutions Systems Engineer to define, govern, and advance integrated railroad technology solutions across Digital Intelligence product portfolios. You will establish solution architectures, standards, roadmaps, and integration strategies that align with broad business objectives and support future growth.

In this role you will collaborate with engineering, product management, commercial, operations, and customers to deliver scalable, interoperable systems, mentor

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 leading architecture and systems engineering 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 OT integration.
• Advanced experience with DOORS/DOORS Next Generation or equivalent tools.
• Proven ability to influence strategic technical decisions across organizations without direct authority.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and providing technical leadership across 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.

Skills

Systems engineering

Architecture leadership

Requirements management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

IBM DOORS

DOORS Next Generation

Job description

Wabtec is seeking a Senior Solutions Systems Engineer to define, govern, and advance integrated railroad technology solutions across Digital Intelligence product portfolios. You will establish solution architectures, standards, roadmaps, and integration strategies that align with broad business objectives and support future growth.

In this role you will collaborate with engineering, product management, commercial, operations, and customers to deliver scalable, interoperable systems, mentor