Lead Systems Engineer, MCA – Fleet Innovation & Transformation

Description

The Lead Systems Engineer, MCA role sits with a team of engineers who build software for the company's growing fleet of locomotives running MCA-based control systems.

The Freight Services Division maintains locomotives for the country's largest freight railroads so they keep running at peak levels.

The Fleet Innovation & Transformation team speeds up fleet change by delivering solutions and technologies that raise reliability, sustainability and performance.

The company is a global supplier of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail, with over 150 years in the field and about 30,000 employees worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements definition, verification, validation and implementation for each MCA software release, with customer satisfaction as the goal.
• Start each release by defining system-level requirements and flowing them down to the subsystem level.
• Run internal subsystem and system validation.
• Provide primary support for installing software on customer locomotives, both in the factory and in the field.
• Make sure system and subsystem validation plans and tests match the requirements and scope.
• Guide the software so the product beats customer expectations, with as little disruption to customers and as little support from the company as possible.
• Define the scope of each MCA revision or release, including requirements, documentation updates, design review planning, and verification and validation plans.
• Oversee the full MCA release process from start to finish, confirming system requirements are met through validation testing.
• Identify risks and build mitigation plans that bring them to acceptable levels before release.
• Report program and project progress to every level of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Detailed knowledge of MCA control systems, including software development and release processes.
• 5+ years of locomotive systems engineering, including work on New Product Development, Requisition, and Installed Base product support.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve product problems under high pressure.
• Ability to estimate engineering effort for defined tasks.
• High level of integrity.
• Track record of leading and motivating technical people with a strong sense of urgency.
• Proven ability to build stronger teams, improve effectiveness and widen responsibilities.
• Project or program management experience.
• Ability to juggle several priorities and drive projects to completion through key milestones.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Desired: Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• Desired: Working knowledge of INCOSE systems engineering best practices and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Desired: Demonstrated experience motivating employees and building an atmosphere of acceptance and teamwork.

Conditions

Job titles may span more than one career level.

The base salary range is $91100-129800. The offered salary may depend on training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demand and work location.

The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds, and accommodation is available on request.

Benefits

• Health, welfare and retirement benefits are described on the company's benefits site.
• An annual bonus may be offered, if eligible.