Emissions Compliance Engineer

Description

The company makes equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. This role supports its emissions testing laboratories and locomotive field service work.

You will apply engineering and emissions compliance knowledge to read regulatory requirements, review laboratory and service practices, resolve difficult compliance problems, and strengthen processes and controls. You will work with Engineering, Engine Performance, Laboratory Operations, Field Services, and Product Safety and Regulatory Compliance so that testing, certification, and service work meets rules across several sites and jurisdictions.

The company has been operating for over 150 years and employs about 30,000 people worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Assess emissions testing laboratory and locomotive field service work against regulatory rules and internal policies.
• Act as the go-to technical expert on emissions questions across engineering, laboratory, testing, certification, and field service.
• Read U.S. and international emissions rules, judge how they affect engineering and operations, and pass the relevant requirements on to stakeholders.
• Work through hard compliance issues on your own, examine technical and regulatory data, and propose workable fixes or improvements.
• Lead or coordinate emissions compliance work across labs and service operations in Erie, Pennsylvania; Grove City, Pennsylvania; and Fort Worth, Texas.
• Work with Engine Performance, Engineering Labs, Field Services, and other teams to make sure test processes and technical records meet legal and internal standards.
• Plan and run compliance audits of test facilities, processes, records, and field service activities, then document the results and follow up.
• Keep emissions compliance records, procedures, controls, and documents current to meet regulatory and management needs.
• Identify emissions obligations for product development, regulatory testing, and certification programs and build them into engineering work.
• Support compliance investigations, corrective actions, regulator inquiries, and improvement projects, including root cause analysis and fixes.
• Write and refine procedures, tools, guidance, and training materials so emissions requirements are applied consistently, and share know-how across the organization.
• Track upcoming emissions rules and work with stakeholders on changes that affect testing, certification, service, or operations.
• You may be asked to take on duties outside your function or trade; training will be provided where needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent education plus relevant technical experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience in emissions compliance, product compliance, testing, regulatory affairs, environmental compliance, or a closely related technical field.
• Working knowledge of technical regulations and a record of turning them into practical engineering and operational actions.
• Experience applying engineering judgment and structured problem solving to complex technical or compliance issues with limited guidance.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating technical data, processes, documentation, and compliance risk.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including explaining technical and regulatory requirements to engineering and operations staff.
• Track record of organizing and leading technical work or projects across functions and locations.
• Ability to write clear technical procedures, compliance documentation, audit records, and training materials.
• Ability to travel as needed for laboratory oversight, audits, testing programs, and field service compliance work.
• Preferred: experience with locomotive, marine engine, engine testing, or other mobile-source emissions applications.
• Preferred: familiarity with U.S. EPA rules in 40 C.F.R. Parts 1033, 1042, 1065, and 1068, plus European Union, IMO, or other international product-based emissions regulations.
• Preferred: knowledge of gaseous and particulate emissions measurement, power measurement, fuel mass-flow measurement, engine testing, certification testing, compliance auditing, or quality management systems.
• Preferred: familiarity with service practices in the North American railroad industry.
• Preferred: familiarity with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros and technical documentation systems.

Conditions

The salary range is $91,000 to $129,800. Actual pay depends on factors such as training, transferable skills, experience, education, business needs, market demand, and work location, and the range may change.

Only candidates legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be employed for this role.

Any offer is conditional on passing a drug screen (as applicable) and a fitness for duty test (as applicable).

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits are offered, with details available on the company benefits site.
• An annual bonus may be offered if you are eligible.
• Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.