Engineering Manager - Testing

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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!

The Senior Engineering Manager -Testing (Transit) is responsible for 

• To Managing a team of engineers and technicians validating Wabtec’s global Electromechanical hardware components. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all hardware components are thoroughly tested and validated before they are released into the market.  

• To Managing a team of engineers and technicians to design, develop, and implement test benches/ATE’s to meet the needs of our product development, Services, and manufacturing teams and facilitate in the build the required test infrastructure in the labs for Component Validations. 

• Developing a long-term plan for validating various components, subsystems of locomotive with a view to optimize testing time while improving the design robustness and timeliness of testing 

Role Summary and Responsibilities: 

• Functional Leadership: lead the teams in Translating the Engineering requirements into a Test requirement, development of component specifications for lab test setup, Building the required test facilities and supporting the Validations of   Electrical, Mechanical locomotive components and subsystems in test lab or field. Develop and execute plans, schedules for test engineering tasks/ activities for R&D and product development projects 

• Operational Leadership: Drive operational and execution excellence through innovative planning, resource engagement and close working with both local and global stakeholder teams. The individual will also drive synergies with external labs/partners to expand our capabilities beyond in-house capacity. Drive high utilization of test set ups and meet engineering productivity 

• People Leadership:  Grow and develop a team of Test Engineers and Technicians. Responsible for recruitment, training, growth of team members, mentoring and building highly capable teams 

• Work closely with site cross functional teams of EHS, Facilities, Compliance, Import/Export, Logistics etc. to integrate lab plans as applicable for implementation. 

• Leads the engineering test group and ensures that all test developments follow a disciplined engineering Quality mgmt/toll gate process and Site EHS processes. 

• Project management for the validation and test phases of supported projects, including reporting to leadership. Monitor and communicate project status, issues, and mitigation actions to upper management as appropriate 

• Provides test forecasts and identifies test lab needs for future projects.  Accountable for estimation of test engineering efforts and execution of commitments with personal hands-on participation as necessary 

• Responsible for the upkeep of all test engineering laboratory resources, including but not limited to calibration and upgrades. 

• Budget planning for the team, manage budgets and ensure projects are completed within budget  

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree/master’s degree in mechanical or Electrical Engineering from reputed institute. 

• Experience with Component validations of Electromechanical Systems, sensors, mechatronics 

• 15+ years’ experience in aerospace, automotive, Rail Industry or similar high-reliability engineering environment and alteast 2 to 3 years of Supervisory Experience. 

• Ability to handle multiple challenging, unstructured areas of responsibility.  

• Excellent oral & written technical communication  

• Strong interpersonal & leadership skills  

• Commitment to Integrity & Compliance  

• Passion to drive innovative component level validations and expand the lab capabilities to help business 

• Experience/familiarity in a lab environment with data acquisition systems, test instrumentation, industrial test laboratory environments and procedures 

Desired Characteristics: 

• Global exposure with experience of working with global partners  

• Should have good knowledge on ISO17025 based lab process, Standards around ATE builds, any past relevant experience with NABL accredited lab will be preferred.     

• Proven record of demonstrated expertise in Electrical component validation  

• Design of test benches and rigs and for laboratory testing and prototype testing 

• Advanced degree is a plus  

• Demonstrated capability of leading projects and executing on time/quality/cost. 

• Should have basic knowledge about Safety. 

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.