Senior Solutions Systems Engineer

Description

The company has more than 150 years of experience in freight and transit rail and employs about 30,000 people worldwide. It supplies equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services to freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial and marine customers.

In this role you are the go-to technical expert for railroad technology, setting the architecture, standards, integration approach and technology roadmap for the company's Digital Intelligence products. You will work with engineering, product, commercial, operations and customer teams to build solutions that scale, stay reliable and work together, and you will shape engineering practice and long-term direction.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of enterprise solutions that serve several customer programs and product platforms.
• Set and maintain solution technology roadmaps, including multi-generation plans.
• Define solution requirements, interface approaches, architecture standards and engineering governance.
• Act as the lead systems engineering adviser on complex customer bids, proposals and strategic projects.
• Assess customer requirements, RFIs and RFPs technically and turn them into solution strategies.
• Align systems, software, hardware, integration, product and commercial teams on a shared direction.
• Create and spread systems engineering methods, standards and good practice across the Digital Electronics organization.
• Identify, assess and reduce major technical, architecture and integration risks.
• Turn customer, market and operational needs into direction for future products and platforms.
• Lead technical work through integration, validation, field deployment and performance improvement.
• Coach senior engineers and technical leads and grow systems engineering skill across the organization.
• Present systems engineering views in executive reviews, planning sessions, customer meetings and investment discussions.
• Take on work outside your core function or trade when asked, with training provided where needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a closely related technical field.
• A Master's degree is preferred.
• 12+ years of growing responsibility in systems engineering, solution architecture, integration engineering or complex technology development.
• A track record leading architecture and systems engineering on large, multi-product solutions.
• Deep command of systems engineering, including requirements, architecture, verification, validation and lifecycle management.
• Experience setting solution-level standards, methods and engineering best practice.
• Solid grasp of integrating software, hardware, communications, cloud, infrastructure and operational technology.
• Advanced skill with requirements and traceability tools such as IBM DOORS, DOORS Next Generation or an equivalent.
• The ability to shape strategic technical decisions across several organizations without formal authority.
• A history of resolving complex technical, operational and integration problems with major business impact.
• Railroad, transportation, industrial automation or mission-critical systems experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and leading technically across geographically spread teams.
• Strong executive-level communication, stakeholder management and technical presentation skills.

Conditions

The base salary range is $120600-171700. The actual offer may depend on training, transferable skills, experience, education, business needs, market demand and work location, and the range may change.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will provide accommodation on request.

Benefits

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