Senior Systems Engineer

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🌐 United Kingdom, United States – Remote

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote 🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $104.8k - $149.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Systems Engineer

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Wabtec Corporation

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10,000+ employees

🚗 Transport

🏭 Manufacturing

☁️ SaaS

💰 $3M Post-IPO Equity - Wabtec on 2025-07

Transport • Manufacturing • SaaS

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value‑added services for freight rail, transit, mining, industrial and marine markets. The company designs and manufactures locomotives, freight cars, braking and coupler systems, HVAC and electrical components, power generation and heat‑transfer equipment, and elastomer products, while also offering maintenance, remanufacturing, digital intelligence (including cloud-based Port Optimizer and train/asset monitoring), signaling and train control, and onshore power solutions. Wabtec emphasizes sustainability and decarbonization (battery-electric locomotives, green friction materials, shore power) alongside performance upgrades, optimization software, and asset management services.

📋 Description

• Provide technical leadership for the architecture, strategy, and evolution of Wabtec’s Train Handling solutions • Lead development of complex system architectures, requirements, and design solutions • Serve as technical authority for major programs across the product lifecycle from concept development through deployment and sustainment • Partner with Product Management, Software Engineering, Train Control, Office Systems, Safety, Validation, and Applications Engineering teams • Lead technical reviews, design reviews, trade studies, and system-level verification and validation • Drive resolution of complex system and product issues using data-driven analysis and root cause investigations • Collaborate with railroad executives, customers, industry stakeholders, and subject matter experts • Guide field testing, operational demonstrations, and customer deployments • Identify and champion emerging technologies, advanced automation concepts, and next-generation train handling capabilities • Establish engineering standards, best practices, and technical processes • Mentor and develop systems engineers • Drive adoption of AI-enabled tools, advanced analytics, and intelligent automation throughout the product development lifecycle

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science from an accredited college or university • Minimum of 10 years’ hands-on design, requirements development and implementation experience involving Engineering Systems, Hardware / Software Engineering, and/or Data Information Systems • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Strong oral and written communication skills • Ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally • Extensive experience applying systems engineering principles across the full product lifecycle • Experience leading technical development of complex, multi-disciplinary systems involving software, controls, automation, embedded systems, communications, or safety-critical applications • Deep knowledge of systems architecture, requirements decomposition, interface management, risk management, and system integration methodologies • Ability to influence product strategy, technology roadmaps, and engineering direction across multiple teams and programs • Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence • Ability to evaluate and apply AI-enabled technologies, advanced analytics, optimization techniques, and data-driven decision-making • Expertise in railroad operations, train control systems, distributed systems, automation technologies, or other transportation and safety-critical industries is highly desired • Working knowledge of AAR, CENELEC, FRA, and other applicable industry standards, regulations, and safety practices • Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits • Annual bonus, if eligible • Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met • Fitness for duty test, as applicable • Drug screen, as applicable