Advanced Lead Engineer – Electrical Integration

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

Role Summary/Purpose:

The Electrical Integration Engineer is responsible for engineering design of electrical system for locomotives, including point to point wiring, schematics, and packaging. You will be working on latest technology, high business impact, global projects that give exposure to working with senior technologists & leaders. You will be demonstrating strong technical skills to meet business critical needs and by following robust Wabtec Business & Engineering processes.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Track and execute, with general guidance from senior engineering resources, the analysis, design, test, or integration required to define, and support assigned components, assemblies, or systems that meet business standards and program / product requirements.

• Demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for an area or business segment. In this role you will utilize your experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to affect short-term and some long-term business goals.

• Generate new and fresh ideas to everyday processes and act accordingly upon on them.

• Support manufacturing and correlated areas by researching issues, interacting with the shop floor, and ensuring communication of the resolution to each issue in a timely manner.

• Responsibilities to include development of concept design, detailed design, and design analysis for locomotive wiring schematics, wiring harnesses and its components. In addition, mechanical routing, and review of packaging of power cabling, control and network wiring, conduits and different electrical components on various locomotive projects will also be required.

• Ownership of stated technical / safety / cost / reliability / performance requirements for schematic and wire lists plus inputs to mechanical routing, 3D wiring and packaging design.

• Interactions will include engineering sub-system teams; systems engineering; drafting team and supply chain operations across the global sites.

• Review and approve designs developed by Wabtec designers & detailed drawings completed by drafting.

• Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments.

• Lead technical design reviews following the Business Tollgate Design Review process and the area guides.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

• Understanding and working experience on electrical schematics and harness wire list. 

• Knowledge of tools like, Zuken E3, AutoCAD Electrical, Wilmor, Oracle, Siemens NX, MS Office Suite.

• Understanding of Engineering drawings and manufacturing BOM.

• Strong interpersonal skills, good written and oral communication skills.

Desired Characteristics

• Familiarity with design, test, and analysis tools and systems.

• Experience on UG NX Electrical Routing Module.

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.   

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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