LEAD Engineering

Role Summary:

Wabtec’s Leadership Expertise & Accelerated Development (LEAD) is a prestigious program for young professionals who have a passion for technology, a drive for excellence, and share in Wabtec’s core values. The program is designed to accelerate participants' professional development through intense technical training and a variety of business-critical assignments. LEAD graduates have proven to be the vanguards of technical and business excellence and have track record of proactively and continually making innovative contributions to Wabtec’s future.

Essential Responsibilities:

Over the course of the program, you’ll receive a broad set of diverse assignments spanning product management, data analytics, IT operations, software development, and more.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Full-time, two-year leadership development program where members work within the WABTEC business alongside experts in various locations.
• Four, six months rotational assignments within your specific business covering diverse projects in Digital Engineering, Data Analytics & Operations, Technical Product Management, and more.
• Global classroom experience and virtual coursework focused on technical training, leadership, and business acumen.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree in Computer Science, CIS, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, IT Security, ITM, Informatics, Information Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, MIS, Security and Risk Analysis or relevant STEM majors with experience in Software or IT experience; or graduate of a software/IT accelerator program.
• Minimum cumulative 8 CGPA.
• Graduating by May/June 2026.
• Eligibility Requirements
• Legal authorization to work in the India is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong analytical skills.
• A strong commitment to a career in technology with a passion and aptitude for both software and information technology.
• Up to date with current industry standards, trending software, and information technology development tools.
• Preferred strong knowledge in concepts of OOPS, Data Structure and Algorithms, strong hold in any programming language e.g. Java, C++, C#. Knowledge of Test Automation, Web Application development, DevOps, Data Analytics/Machine Learning, Cloud Computing will be preferred.
• Prior intern, co-op, or research experience in IT, software, or relevant area.
• Solves technical challenges through regular application of common design patterns, and identify appropriate patterns for use in problem solving. Applies strong analytical mindset to solve complex problems with an innovative and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Ability to understand coding standards that meet and deliver desired functionality using the technology selected for the project.
• Strong customer focus, ability to understand the value proposition for the customer, and commitment to deliver the best value proposition.
• Able to engage positively across multiple departments to establish clarity, vision, and mutual trust to achieve business goals.
• Demonstrated program / project management skills working on and leading teams.
• Leadership experience inside and/or outside the classroom.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate technical problems in clear and simple terms.
• Contributes to creative solutions and challenges the status quo.
• Proactively learns new tools and identifies opportunities for improvement and promotes their adoption.