Senior Project 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.

The Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for managing, coordinating and driving the execution of Wabtec’s Trip Optimizer™ Energy Management projects. Additionally, the successful candidate will work closely with Program Management, Engineering Management and railroad customers to ensure the projects meet customer requirements and commitments. 

 Essential Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs, project requirements and basis of estimate (BOE) into detailed project plans while driving internal execution to meet project milestones. 

• Work with the team to identify, design and implement process improvements that advance quality and efficiency. 

• Manage project timeline/development schedule and ensure internal resources and external dependencies are aligned to complete project deliverables per plan.  

• Work cross-functionally to ensure continuity, consistency and critical to quality tasks are completed. 

• Provide project leadership for the engineering team.  Maintain and track project tasks, features and action items. Work with the team to develop solutions to problems. Identify and escalate project risks to ensure on time delivery commitments and cost targets are met. 

• Assist in the deployment and monitoring of the product. Monitor product and customer reported issues and ensure defects are logged, assigned and tracked to completion. 

• Lead in the development of proposals for projects as required. 

• Participate in development of proposals for projects as required. 

• Ensure that delivered products achieve highest quality and performance levels. 

• Be able to think critically and creatively to develop solutions that enable the best outcomes for the business. 

• Develop metrics and scorecards to measure key performance indicators (KPIs).  Analyze and drive improvements. 

• Be a leading voice for continuous improvement and growth in the business

• Foster a culture of inclusion and positivity by leading and communicating effectively
   

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science from an accredited college or university. 

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Project Engineering, Application Engineering, Systems Engineering, Hardware / Software Engineering, and/or Data Information Systems. 

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science. 

• Experience developing reports with Microsoft Power BI  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment. 

• Locomotive Systems Design Experience is a plus. 

• Railroad Industry Experience is a plus 

• Prior project execution experience with large-scale software projects and the ability to lead and motivate high potential technical project teams is preferred. 

• Self-starter with the ability to lead with minimum supervision. 

• Strong oral and written communication skills. 

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.  

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The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at