Senior Staff Product Engineer

Wabtec Corporation; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Welfare

Retirement

Annual bonus

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation is seeking a Senior Staff Product Engineer to lead design, development and deployment of Digital Onboard Solutions for Electronic Braking. You will partner with Product Management, Program Management and railroad customers to deliver high‑quality, reliable automated data analytics for the rail industry.

You will act as the technical architect for the Electronic Braking product line, guiding long‑term strategy and interfacing with internal and external teams through the full

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Engineering, Math, CS or related field.
• 7+ years hands‑on design, requirements development and implementation across engineering systems, hardware/software, or data information systems.
• 1+ year experience with Locomotive Electronic Braking Systems.
• Locomotive control systems experience.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with communication systems.
• Experience in computer networking.
• Experience in software deployment and configuration management.
• Proven ability to work in a cross‑functional, global environment.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead future concepts and design enhancements for Transport Intelligence products using engineering principles and company standards.
• Support development of the R&D strategy for the product.
• Serve as primary customer contact for the Transport Intelligence product line; translate needs and negotiate with teams.
• Provide guidance to internal engineering teams on design tradeoffs during development lifecycle.
• Act as technical leader across global cross‑functional teams ensuring cradle‑to‑grave success.
• Participate in proposal development for projects.
• Collaborate with scientists and subject matter experts to develop freight automation solutions.
• Lead and participate in technical and program reviews.
• Maintain awareness of technical trends to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Coordinate with Global Supply Chain to support procurement from an engineering stance.
• Provide design input to external teams for locomotive integration of Digital Solutions.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s/Associate in Engineering or related field

Tools

Locomotive Electronic Braking Systems

Hardware/Software integration

Software deployment & configuration management

Networking experience

Communication systems experience

Job description

Job Description

Role Summary/Purpose:

As the Senior Staff Product Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and deployment of Digital Onboard Solutions Engineering (DOSE) Electronic Braking technology. Additionally, the successful candidate will work closely with Product Management, Program Management and railroad customers to develop world class solutions that bring advanced automation and data analytics to the rail industry with high quality and reliability. The Senior Staff Product Engineer will be the technical architect developing long term strategy for the Electronic Braking product line by leveraging industry experience, input from customers and collaboration with Product Management. The Senior Staff Product Engineer will be the focal point for all technical inquiries for the engineering department with respect to Electronic Braking product line. They will interact with both internal and external engineering organizations to steward the braking product line through all product lifecycle phases.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead future concepts and design enhancements for the Transport Intelligence products using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• Support development of the R&D strategy for the product
• Serve as a primary customer contact for the Transport Intelligence product line. Translate customer needs / requirements, resolve specification issues, handle technical correspondence, provide periodic updates, ensure customer satisfaction, and negotiate / coordinate with cross-functional teams as appropriate.
• Provide guidance to the internal engineering teams on design tradeoff considerations during the development lifecycle
• Be a Technical Leader for the projects across global cross-functional teams (Product / Program Management, SW COE, Electrical Integration, Train Control, Office Systems, Safety, Validation and Applications Engineering) assuring “cradle to grave” success.
• Participate in the development of proposals for projects.
• Work with Wabtec’s scientific community and railroad subject matter experts to develop freight automation solutions, evaluate them in field trials and productize the solutions to function in a railroad revenue environment.
• Lead and participate in technical and program reviews.
• Maintain broad awareness of technical trends to ensure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work, and reviews and responsiveness to customer/program needs.
• Work collaboratively with the Global Supply Chain Organization across the various locations to support procurement of parts from an engineering requirements perspective.
• Provide technical input to customer facing documentation such as but not limited to product descriptions, operational manuals, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and product marketing material.
• Interface with the Global Locomotive Operations group to ensure factory-built locomotives are manufactured successfully and delivered to customers in a timely manner.
• Provide design input into external teams for locomotive integration of Digital Solutions products.
• Manage program execution of engineering team to deliver on time, within budget, and meet contractual obligations
• Highlight dependencies to Project Management Organization (PMO) and escalate engineering impeding items

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution, or equivalent technical training and demonstrated relevant experience.
• Minimum of 7 years hands‑on design, requirements development and implementation experience involving; Engineering Systems, Hardware / Software Engineering, and/or Data Information Systems.
• Minimum 1 years experience with Locomotive Electronic Braking Systems
• Locomotive control systems experience
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with communication systems
• Experience in computer networking
• Experience in software deployment and configuration management
• Proven ability to work in a cross‑functional, global environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Desired Characteristics:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science.
• Locomotive Systems Design Experience.
• Railroad Industry Experience.
• Prior system design experience with large‑scale wireless communication‑based projects.
• Experience working in the Agile Development Environment
• Self‑starter with the ability to lead design efforts with minimum supervision.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of AAR and CENELEC standards for the rail industry
• Desire to be involved in hiring and onboarding process of future team members

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

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.

• health
• welfare
• retirement
• annual bonus

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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, or 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.

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