Senior Systems Engineer: Rail Trip Optimizer Energy

Wabtec Corporation; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead design, development and deployment of the Trip Optimizer Energy Management product, collaborating with Product Management and railroad customers to deliver advanced automation for freight operations.

The role demands hands-on architecture experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to drive cross-functional programs across global teams while traveling domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science from an accredited college or university.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to work in a cross‑functional, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to future concepts and design enhancements for the Trip Optimizer™ product using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• 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.
• 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 produce 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics or CS

Job description

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead design, development and deployment of the Trip Optimizer Energy Management product, collaborating with Product Management and railroad customers to deliver advanced automation for freight operations.

The role demands hands-on architecture experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to drive cross-functional programs across global teams while traveling domestically and internationally.