Manufacturing Engineering
Wabtec

Fort Worth, Texas

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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. 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.

Role Summary/Purpose

  • The Manufacturing Engineer demonstrates leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for an area or business segment. In this role you will utilize your experience or expertise to solve problems by working with teams to resolve manufacturing and quality problems related to methods, processes, tooling, equipment and design.
Essential Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain manufacturing methods and create process routings and manufacturing instructions
  • Create locomotive test plans using engineering system functional specifications with input from manufacturing test team
  • Design and build / procure necessary tooling and finishing within budgets
  • Lead team in learning new test processes by education the production team on prototype locomotive builds
  • Support equipment upgrades and conduct cost / benefit analysis for process changes
  • Drive process improvement / cycle reduction initiatives via safety and productivity improvements
  • Manage high impact process and quality improvement projects yielding significant reduction in defects and increased productivity in the work group / department
  • Assist in out of process testing issues by providing troubleshooting expertise with input from remote monitoring and diagnostics team
  • Provide supporting documentation to enhance training for new test technicians
  • Utilize lean-manufacturing principles and participate in action workouts to improve process capability, reduce overall costs and increase capacity
  • Collaborate with other salary staff on the test support team to cover responsibilities and share in equal workload distribution
Qualifications/Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college OR High School Diploma / GED with at least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
Desired Characteristics
  • Preference will be given to applicants with Engineering experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment, a Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Engineering or Applied Science highly desired
  • Understanding of finance and business drivers, able to communicate engineering changes on long term plans
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to communicate across levels and within a complex matrix
  • Background in mechanical systems and electrical troubleshooting
  • Expert level locomotive knowledge in required commercial testing
  • Managerial level presentation skills, must be able to sell ideas and influence others
  • Outgoing, energetic, passionate, and positive attitude about change
  • Willingness to interact with customers and visitors to explain the testing procedures
  • Strategic and clear thinker that solves and prevents problems
  • Innovative thinker, able to come with new ideas and willing to take risks to creatively solve issues
  • Life-long learner who will remain coachable - passion around continuous and technology improvements
Relocation lump sum may be provided if you meet eligibility guidelines

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world's toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. 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.


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