The Engine Platform Engineer will be responsible for leading & delivering requisitions for Engine technology & power solutions as a platform leader engineer in region. The Engine Platform – Engineer will support requisitions, manufacturing & validation support, reliability issue resolutions, cost out/margin enhancement, and NPI activities related to these products.
Responsibilities:
Serve as the single point of contact in region from engine group for all requisitions & along with the ownership of engine platform.
Anticipate, develop, and apply new technologies to current and future locomotive products to promote competitive differentiation in reliability, cost & performance.
Ensure viability and defend recommendations in program and design reviews.
Understand customer impact and major ‘pain points’ to focus reliability improvement efforts on the highest priority issues.
Provide engineering and technical guidance to cross functional teams working on the projects in support of manufacturing, overhaul, reliability, cost out, and new product introduction etc.
Interface closely with internal and external stakeholders, manage relationship and do proper communication and interpretation of requirements.
Participate in field test and validation.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
5 years experience in reciprocating engine system application and/or component design
Manage multiple programs/requests simultaneously
Ability to formulate strategies with Senior Engineering leaders, Principal Engineers & Sub-system managers and help meeting business milestones
Preferable experience in New Product Introduction (NPI), Supplier & customer interactions, field failure analysis and reliability improvements.
Effective communication & presentation skills
Ability to work with cross-functional teams
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong business analysis, problem solving, and strategy development skills
Ability to interact at all levels of the organization and with other Wabtec businesses