Director, Electronics Engineering

Job description

Who will you be working with? You will lead a team of electronics, firmware, and systems engineering professionals supporting Wabtec's Transportation businesses, including Global Locomotive, Global Services, Mining, Marine, and Stationary Business. In this role, you will partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial, Service, and Operations leaders to deliver innovative electronics solutions that support both new product development and the global installed fleet.

How will you make a difference? As the Director of Electronics Engineering, you will define and execute the technical strategy for electronics products and systems across the transportation portfolio. You will drive product innovation, technology modernization, obsolescence management, operational excellence, and team development while ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions that meet customer and business needs.

What will your typical day look like? Lead and develop a high-performing global electronics engineering organization responsible for hardware, firmware, packaging, and system integration. Define and execute technical strategies, roadmaps, and investment priorities aligned with business objectives. Drive electronics product development, fleet support initiatives, obsolescence management, and technology upgrades. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of engineering programs, product launches, and customer commitments.

Collaborate with Service Engineering and Commercial teams to support fleet reliability, customer satisfaction, and new business opportunities. Work with Supply Chain and strategic suppliers to improve product availability, quality, and cost competitiveness. Champion engineering best practices, including design reviews, system safety, reliability, quality, configuration management, and continuous improvement. Establish program priorities, allocate resources, manage budgets, and track performance against business objectives.

Provide technical leadership and executive-level communication regarding program status, risks, opportunities, and strategic initiatives. Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and employee development. What do we want to know about you? Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Minimum 15 years of engineering team management experience, including leadership of electronics, firmware, hardware, or systems engineering teams.

Demonstrated success leading large, complex engineering organizations and technical programs. Experience developing and executing engineering strategies, technology roadmaps, and product development initiatives. Strong understanding of electronics design, product lifecycle management, reliability, safety, and quality processes. Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, commercial, and executive leadership teams.

Strong communication, organizational, team-building, and problem-solving skills. Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline is preferred. Experience within transportation, rail, industrial, automotive, aerospace, or other highly regulated engineering environments preferred. What about the physical demands of the job? Primarily work in an office environment with regular use of a computer and standard office equipment.

May require occasional visits to manufacturing facilities, laboratories, customer sites, rail yards, or field locations. Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require. Must be able to remain stationary for extended periods and occasionally move throughout office, manufacturing, and customer environments. You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

This role is also eligible for a performance bonus. More information on benefits offered, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met. Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).