Senior Systems Integration & Design Lead

Wabtec Corporation; Austell (GA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Systems Engineer/Lead Systems Integrator to drive end-to-end design across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines for KinetiX Wayside Inspection products. You will own architecture, requirements, and verification while aligning with product managers and partners.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensure on-time delivery, and guide governance and best practices to deliver high-impact, reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering.
• 10+ years leading engineering teams across systems, hardware, and at least one additional discipline.
• Demonstrated leadership in systems engineering and cross-disciplinary integration.
• Expertise in systems integration, mechanical and electronic design.
• Experience in modular product design and customization.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Experience with prototyping, PoC, and gap analysis.
• Ability to manage teams and external partners effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the base product architecture across mechanical, electronic, and system components.
• Own system-level design and integration with clear interfaces and on-time delivery.
• Define, document, and govern system requirements and verification processes.
• Lead cross-functional solution definition and validate feasibility through prototyping and analysis.
• Translate customer needs into detailed system and subsystem requirements.
• Identify, implement, and validate design improvements for performance and reliability.
• Establish and drive design governance, engineering processes, and best practices.
• Serve as the technical delivery lead, balancing features, defects, and technical debt.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Cross-disciplinary integration

Requirements verification

Prototyping & PoC

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering

Job description

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Systems Engineer/Lead Systems Integrator to drive end-to-end design across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines for KinetiX Wayside Inspection products. You will own architecture, requirements, and verification while aligning with product managers and partners.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensure on-time delivery, and guide governance and best practices to deliver high-impact, reliable solutions.