Job Description

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: .

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:

This role is responsible for the complete verification and validation efforts for Wabtec's Locomotive Energy Management Software, Trip Optimizer. This individual will scope test plans, write test procedures, perform test execution and review and analyze results.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Review design requirements from system-level and subsystem-level design efforts to appreciate the design intent and ensure testability
• Using interaction matrices, identify relevant test cases / scenarios and document in a test plan
• Identify types of testing required, ranging from desktop verification, software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing, locomotive testing, and pilot fleet operation
• Provide estimates of testing duration as input to planning processes
• Thoroughly document all work outputs
• Hold design reviews for test plans & procedures, as well as for results reviews
• Creates, documents, and analyzes complex test cases and provides feedback and recommendations for product or design changes.
• Prepare and present technical results to internal and external customers as necessary
• Prepare invention disclosures to protect the technology that provides a competitive advantage to the business
• Drive process improvement within the team to improve quality, cost, and time-to-market for development efforts
• Participates in final system integration and validation to identify functional problems.
• Interacts with other engineering groups to define, document, analyze, perform, and interpret tests for products, systems, components, or modifications.
• Participate in simplification/productivity initiatives to drive efficiency improvements such as automation of testing

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering
• A minimum of 2 years' experience validating/testing software and software development
• Ability and willingness to travel as required

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong understanding of test execution, requirements traceability, defect reporting, & automation concepts
• Demonstrated initiative, resourcefulness, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to influence stakeholders, solve problems, and deliver results
• Effective verbal & written communicator
• Working knowledge of Matlab / Simulink
• Experience with software development & validation, preferably C++
• Experience with design & validation of electro-mechanical systems, especially locomotive and/or off-highway vehicles and auxiliary systems
• Working knowledge of locomotives applications & software
• Ability to multi-task & prioritize effectively
• Team player with ability to work with minimal direction
• Strong organizational skills and prior success in working with or leading cross-functional teams

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.