Manager, Software Engineering

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!

Who will you be working with?

You’ll be part of the Offboard Team within Digital Intelligence that is responsible for building commercial software solutions in the rail industry. Your Team will work on innovative railroad products – Trip Optimizer, My Rail Yard, and LXA Offboard and several internal tools that monitor the performance of trains and locomotives. Your Team will work with JAVA, Apache Kafka, and relational databases. Your Team will deploy the software on AWS and containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes. Your team will build state of art user interfaces using Angular JS and HTML.

You will have the opportunity to learn about railroad domain, and about how large railroad companies of the world manage the operations of freight trains. As we work together, you’ll not only learn the sophisticated world of logistics and transportation but also get opportunities to expand your technical and leadership skills and build a strong career at Wabtec!

How will you make a difference?

As a Manager you will be responsible for the below

• Building, mentoring, and managing a team of software developers, validation engineers, and product owners.
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, documentation, and best practices in software design and deployment.
• Managing workload, while supporting our mission and keeping quality and timeliness at a high level.

What do we want to know about you?

• A bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of technical experience building production software in a software engineering, DevOps, or architecture role.
• You will need a proficiency in coding languages such as Java.
• Having experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud will be a path to success.
• Having a solid understanding of the software engineering lifecycle including coding standards, configuration management, deployment, testing, and operations is required.
• You should have the ability to learn and understand the details of any technical component as well as drive the overall systems architecture.

What will your typical day look like?

• You will be responsible for day-to-day communications, performance assessment and feedback, career counseling, professional development, employee rewards and recognition, and resolving personnel issues and managing a team.
• You will provide project staffing support with recruiting, interviews and hiring.
• You will be responsible for recommending employees for raises and promotions. Will provide detailed employee performance feedback, periodic 1-on-1 meetings, annual mid-term, and end of year performance appraisals.
• You will evaluate current project requirements and assure you have adequate staff.
• You should identify and implement new or improved tools and processes to increase team efficiency.
• Collaborate with the scrum teams to determine current status of projects.
• Champion agile methodologies to drive efficient, value-driven delivery.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex technical issues and architectural decisions.
• Work with product owners on current project requirements.
• Work with system engineers to refine any requirements and design and determine what new work will be worked on in the near-term future.
• Push team to finish assignments on time or early.
• Provide coaching, career pathing, and growth plans for team members.

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.