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Wabtec Corporation · 13 hours ago

Controls Engineer

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment and solutions for the freight and transit rail sectors. As a member of the Controls Engineering team, you will be responsible for performing electrical modeling, design, and programming for Maintenance of Way equipment while managing projects within cost targets and schedules.

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Responsibilities

Design electrical controls (typically CAN based) for independent subsystems on board mobile equipment
Interface with others during the designing, building, and field testing of prototypes and production models
Create designs within pre-defined cost targets
Participate in design reviews
Provide technical product support though all phases of project
Advise Department Manager on a regular basis as to the status of ongoing projects
Mark-up electrical schematics and cabling drawings per as-built revisions
Review and update functional and technical specification documents
Assist with the development of technical publications, such as operator and maintenance manuals
Monitor individual design schedule to ensure completion as determined by Department Manager
Conduct bench-top and field tests for new and existing components or subsystems to validate functionality
Ensure that designs meet requirements on function, reliability, safety and performance of equipment operation
Create and maintain bills of materials and write engineering change orders

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringPLC ProgrammingIndustrial AutomationHydraulic SystemsMechanical SystemsAutoCAD ElectricalProject ManagementSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree Electrical or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
One (1) to five (5) years engineering experience
Knowledge of electrical symbols, schematics, circuits, ladder logic, programming, PLCs, HMIs and PCs
Familiarity with fluid symbols, schematics, and circuits
Experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems
Familiarity with NFPA, NEC, UL, and ISO guidelines and standards
Experience with industrial automation or mobile machine design
Ability to translate design requirements into practical, cost effective, reliable product designs
Familiarity with CoDeSys or other IEC 61131-3 programming languages
Familiarity with C++ or other OOP languages
Familiarity with Promis-E, AutoCAD Electrical or other electrical schematic drafting software package
Familiarity with PRO E/Creo or other 3D modeling software
Familiarity with State flow software
Demonstrated individual project management skills (maintaining scope, schedule, and budget) on small projects

Benefits

Health, welfare, and retirement
Annual bonus, if eligible

Company

Wabtec Corporation

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Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services.

H1B Sponsorship

Wabtec Corporation has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (1)
2024 (2)
2023 (3)
2022 (2)
2021 (3)
2020 (7)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Raj Gupta
President and CEO, Maintenance of Way
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Cherie Reardon, SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources - Engineering/Technology & Chief Technology Officer
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