Project 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.

Reporting to Program Director, the Project Engineer, will be the technical on-site Wabtec representative, supporting the efforts to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) systems. The PTC Project Engineer will support the efforts of system implementation and carry out the following primary duties:

• Act as the primary technical interface between various Wabtec technical teams, including the Project Management Organization, onboard installation, signaling, communications, back office, and system integration as necessary

• Develop product knowledge required to appropriately implement, test, commission, maintain, and troubleshoot the hardware and software components of a PTC system. Including but not limited to: Wayside, Communications, Onboard, Train Management Dispatch System (TMDS)

• Provide leadership and guidance to installation crews, to ensure accuracy of installations (understanding installation designs, proper installation techniques and processes, and safety) throughout the installation period, and maintain the installation schedule

• Prepare and provide technical training assistance to company field service and customer personnel which will include preparing material and conducting Positive Train Control focusing on the introduction, testing and maintenance of the subject system

• Work with on-site Customer resources and crews, to ensure adherence to standards of quality and workmanship on installations

• Support training programs for employees

• Provide training to customers’ training personnel

• Assist with or perform installation validation test procedures

• Assist Customer installation crews with troubleshooting installation issues, as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors in Engineering, or technical related experience or training in the industry

• Fluency in French and English languages required

• 3 years + experience in Railway signaling and communications

• System integration experience

• Field service/field engineering experience is an asset

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