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This role is pivotal in driving the development and customization of our KinetiX Wayside Inspection products to meet specific customer needs and enhance overall product performance. The System Engineer will join a group of talented engineers from multiple disciplines and collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and third-party experts to deliver high-impact solutions.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Product Design & Standardization\nOwn and evolve the base product architecture, ensuring standardization across mechanical, electronic, and system components to drive scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.\n\nOwn system-level design and integration, ensuring cohesive architecture, clear interfaces, and alignment across all engineering disciplines for on-time delivery.\n\nDefine, document, and govern system requirements and verification processes across the product lifecycle.\n\n2. Customization & Customer Solutions\nConduct gap analysis between base product designs and customer requirements to identify required customizations.\n\nLead cross-functional solution definition and validate feasibility through architecture alignment, prototyping, and technical trade-off analysis.\n\nTranslate customer needs into detailed system and subsystem requirements, ensuring cross-functional ownership and alignment for execution.\n\n3. Design Changes for Performance and Reliability\nIdentify, implement, and validate design improvements to address performance and reliability issues through root cause analysis, cross-functional alignment, and prototyping.\n\n4. Collaboration and Governance\nCollaborate with engineering, architecture, and product teams to ensure alignment with system design, platform strategy, and delivery timelines.\n\nExplore opportunities to combine products from multiple product lines to offer differentiated solutions.\n\nEstablish and drive design governance, engineering processes, and best practices to ensure consistency, compliance, and quality.\n\nServe as the technical delivery lead, driving cross-functional alignment, managing dependencies, and resolving integration risks and trade-offs.\n\nPartner with Scrum teams to balance delivery of features, defect resolution, and technical debt.\n\n5. Leadership and Management\nDrive a culture of technical ownership, accountability, and structured problem-solving across cross-functional teams.\n\nMentor and guide teams on system thinking, integration of best practices, and end-to-end delivery mindset.\n\nEnsure system readiness, validation, and final performance to meet defined requirements.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's or master's degree in mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering.\n\n10+ years of experience leading engineering teams across systems, hardware, and at least one additional discipline.\n\nDemonstrated leadership in systems engineering and cross-disciplinary integration.\n\nExpertise in systems integration, mechanical and electronic design.\n\nExperience in modular product design and customization.\n\nStrong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.\n\nExperience with prototyping, PoC, and gap analysis.\n\nAbility to manage teams and external partners effectively.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nFamiliarity with Wabtec KinetiX product lines.\n\nExperience with vision-based and acoustic inspection technologies.\n\nKnowledge of rail safety standards and wayside monitoring systems.\n\nWhy Join Us:\nOpportunity to lead a dynamic and innovative team.\n\nWork on cutting-edge technologies and products.\n\nCollaborate with industry experts and thought leaders.\n\nCompetitive salary and benefits package\n\nOur job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $104800-149300 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 mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.\nWhat could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?\nAt Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.\nIf you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.\nWho are we?\nWabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together - are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.\nOur global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.\nCulture powers us and the possibilities.\nWe believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.\nWe’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.\nNeed accommodation? 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