Director, Electronics and Firmware Engineer

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has 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, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.

It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Who will you be working with?

Our best-in-class Control Electronics team combines knowledge of micro-electronics hardware, Firmware, Packaging, and Validation with deep domain expertise and new product development experiences to develop new products with the cutting-edge technologies.  You will have opportunities to work with other engineering teams, product management teams, supply chain teams, as well as our suppliers to delivery the high quality and reliability electronic products for our locomotives and Off High Vehicle.

How will you make a difference?

The Director, Electronics and Firmware Engineer is an executive level technical position, responsible for the direction and oversight of all electronic hardware product designs.  They provide strategic direction for the organization in their area of expertise and support business proposal efforts, as appropriate. They ensure the success of the Electronic Hardware and Firmware team by participating in all phases of the design process, from requirements through final design qualification and production launch.  They mentor and guide the team through the design process.  They review and approve product design details.

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering or equivalent.

• 20+ year’s experience in the development of complex electromechanical assemblies involving integration of mechanical and electronic hardware, software, firmware, and FPGA logics.

• 10+ years in a technical leadership position

• Demonstrated creative problem solving and success in overcoming steep technological challenges.

• Demonstrated ability to quickly understand, critique and suggest value added improvements to other engineer’s designs.

• Experienced in both analog and digital design challenges.

• Thorough working knowledge of electronic hardware design tools, processes, and industry best practices.

• Knowledge of the deliverables required throughout a structured product development lifecycle.

• Enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach.

• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative.

• Excellent communications skills and will be able to demonstrate working well with others.

• Demonstrated success in mentoring and guiding technical teams.

What will your typical day look like?

• Participate and guide design projects involving electronic hardware, firmware, and FPGA logics to ensure technical risks are appropriately assessed and mitigated.

• Ensure designs are sound and comply with relevant technical, professional and group standards and best practices.

• Contribute to the resolution of technical challenges that get escalated to the Consulting Engineer level.

• Provide Technical Support to the system team on hardware architecture, working closely with the proposal team to provide discipline specific technical input to proposal and concept designs.

• Provide strategic direction of the company in the areas of electronics hardware and firmware technology and innovation.

• Work collaboratively w