Pantograph Systems Engineer

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?

Our best-in-class Engineering team combines knowledge of customers’ needs with deep domain expertise and tenured experience to deliver our pantograph products.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Engineering team, you will be responsible for pantograph design according to standards and customer requirements.

What do we want to know about you?

• Engineering degree or relevant and proven engineering experience.
• Ability to coordinate and ensure collaboration of international, multi-site and multi-function teams. Teamwork and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills and matrix leadership experience.
• Sense for workload and priority management.
• Proactive approach towards customers, suppliers, and internal counter parts.
• Technical negotiation skills.
• Ability to develop, lead and implement projects with high business impact.
• Good English language skills, both spoken and written.
• Experience on safety related system design is preferred.
• Knowledge on Railway standard such as EN50206, EN50367, EN50155, EN50129 etc. is a plus.

What will your typical day look like?

• Be the main systems engineer for assigned light rail vehicle, mainline or highspeed pantograph tenders and projects.
• Interpret and implement customer specifications to enable successful technical delivery of projects located all over the world.
• Create technical design solutions that align with the customer's needs.
• Be the main technical interface to customer, from the tender phase to serial deliveries.
• Proactively manage project elements through collaboration with cross-functional teams, to deliver high-quality solutions that exceed customer expectations.
• Lead and coordinate engineering activities, including project design reviews, gate reviews and project requirements.
• Approve all concepts and specifications for use in the project such as calculations, reliability and safety analyses, and system test reports.
• Cooperate with other functions in cross-functional activities for new product development, cost reduction, risk and opportunity analysis.
• Ensure project milestones are achieved in support of planned implementation.
• Be part of project core team, provide regular updates to the Project Manager about progress, technical risks and opportunities, and follow the committed project budget and timeline.
• Follow all relevant transit engineering procedures, design rules and best practices.
• You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
• Decision of technical solution and definition of engineering budget of pantograph systems for assigned tenders and projects.
• Checking and approval of pantograph technical documentation.
• Coordination and management of core an extended engineering team, including designers, technical writers, validation engineers, line test engineers and others.
• Workload planning and management of engineering team.
• Support trouble shooting on site and provide technical analysis and solution to other departments.

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.

About Us

Want to move the world? Want to innovate and bring that innovation to life?

At Wabtec, we are in the business of realizing potential – that of the transportation industry, and yours!

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective success across the vibrant portfolios of Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, we offer employees hands-on opportunities all over the world to shape the future of transportation – as well as their own. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, leveraging our digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services to create transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Along with our industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine, and industrial solutions.

Wabtec celebrates thinkers and doers. Our values included in the About Us page are rooted in innovation, collaboration, inclusiveness, and continuous improvement to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Whether your talents lie in digital solution development, next-gen manufacturing, advanced service delivery, or the spectrum of business functions that support them, Wabtec literally has a world of opportunity for you across our global network.

Our employees are the architects of the future. Where will you be tomorrow?