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Who We Are: New York Air Brake has been serving the rail industry since 1890 with innovative train control systems. Headquartered in Watertown, New York, with operations in Nixa & Kansas City, Missouri; Irving, Texas; West Chicago, Illinois and a brand new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Salisbury, North Carolina. Known for innovation, quality, customer focus, and safety, NYAB continues to grow and offer career opportunities in a people-first environment.

Products that are designed for today's rail industry must meet reliability targets that are comparable to the highest standards. New York Air Brake recognizes that railroads are in a highly competitive market, and need to increase throughput by moving more trains more efficiently. Two keys to successfully meeting this challenge are electronic air brakes and train control systems. New York Air Brake is responding by taking a systems approach in the development of new products. Over 10% of our total workforce is engineers involved in research and development of integrated train control products designed to help railroads build their market share in the 21st century. Currently, New York Air Brake is demonstrating its forward thinking by designing integrated train control systems that will help make Automated Train Control (ATC) a viable reality. So when the future arrives, we'll have it under control.

In our Watertown facility, NYAB is focused on the development of both conventional and electronic brake control products. The teams at this location are driven to develop and maintain products that have been in the lead in the market for years as well looking ahead to what can continue to provide value to our customer. With systems-based engineering approach, the goal is not just to produce a great product, but to provide a system which will enhance the capability and overall profitability of our customers.

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer with analysis and development capability to join our team to provide our customers the best brake control products we can offer. The ideal candidate has a background in systems engineering development of mechanical, electro-mechanical, or mechatronic control systems utilizing either pneumatic or electronic based control in rugged environments.                

The engineer filling this position will be responsible to collaborate as part of a team on the design, development, analysis and test of existing and new brake systems and components. This includes:

• Provide maintenance support for existing products.
• Gather customer requirements for the design of rail braking systems                                
• Prepare technical proposals including clause-by-clause comments to customer specifications                                    
• Prepare systems documentation including requirement specifications, schematics, etc.
• Perform functional and software validation testing.                                    
• Assist senior engineers and field service engineering staff.                                    
• Develop interface control documents                                  
• Prepare system-level Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)      
• Assist with the development of verification and validation test procedures                        
• Assist with preparation and delivery of technical presentations to customers in support of sales          
• Design braking systems to satisfy customer requirements                                      
• Troubleshoot complex system problems and identify root cause / corrective actions          
• Perform and participate in design reviews.
• Prepare detailed design documentation.
• Adhere to all NYAB development processes.
• Interface with other departments as necessary.

WHAT WE OFFER: Competitive salary, generous paid time off (including vacation, sick, personal, and 10 paid holidays, and volunteer time), 401k with up to 6% company match and discretionary additional profit-sharing distribution, full medical-dental-vision benefits, free on-site workout facility, wellness program, various incentive programs, tuition assistance/reimbursement, student loan repayment assistance.

Required Skills

• Understanding of rail braking system operation and design.                                  
• Requirements analysis, allocation and traceability                                      
• Engineering analysis - fluid dynamics, fundamental electrical, software design practice          
• FMECA analysis                                          
• Scheduling, budgeting, planning and project management                                    
• Working knowledge of vibration, mechanical stress, thermal effects                                  
• Working knowledge of System Architecture Development  
• Problem solving skills.
• Use of Standard Microsoft Office Suite for communication and documentation

Required Experience

5-7+ years of directly relevant experience 

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related required

PREFERRED:

7-10+ years of directly relevant experience

• Experience in Rail or transportation systems development
• Development for safety rated systems (SIL)
• Development using System Modelling Tools (SysML)
• Scrum development methodologies
• Experience with software-based control systems.
• Shainin Tools/Six Sigma Methods

• Understanding of rail braking system operation and design.                                  
• Requirements analysis, allocation and traceability                                      
• Engineering analysis - fluid dynamics, fundamental electrical, software design practice          
• FMECA analysis                                          
• Scheduling, budgeting, planning and project management                                    
• Working knowledge of vibration, mechanical stress, thermal effects                                  
• Working knowledge of System Architecture Development  
• Problem solving skills.
• Use of Standard Microsoft Office Suite for communication and documentation