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.
SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE SENIOR AIR SUPPLY, MECHANICAL ENGINEER 5S is a Sr. Mechanical Engineering position with significant depth and breadth of Locomotive Air Supply product engineering and application knowledge.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Expert in customer application and actual field use of locomotive air supply products.
- Provide specialized analysis and technical guidance on locomotive air supply products.
- Guide the appropriate analysis of heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluids, etc. as they relate to locomotive air supply products.
- Lead special projects/investigations, outside usual NYAB engineering competence.
- Support/lead in Cost Reduction Teams.
- Understand and support all Quality, Product Safety, and Health/Safety/Environmental/ Energy policies.
- Understand and adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
- Understand, support and adhere to the Integrated Management System policies, procedures and instructions.
- Understand and support relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), as defined in the goal tree.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY This position has 0-1 direct personnel
WORK ENVIRONMENT The employee will be required to perform duties on a computer terminal. In addition, the employee may be exposed to test lab conditions, i.e. noise, heat, cold, compressed air and electricity, etc.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of an office work environment position and a test lab environment position.
Required Skills
Competencies may include the following, depending on area of specialization:
- Highly proficient in engineering analysis in the areas of heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluids/pneumatic systems, etc.
- Proficient with simulation and modeling of air supply systems.
- Expert in engineering analysis for robustness, quality, reliability, safety, cost.
- Familiar with parametric 3D CAD Modeling.
- Understands imperial and metric units of measure.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Proficient with multiple Engineering systems and processes.
- Proficient with design FMEA.
- Understands Six-Sigma and engineering/quality statistics.
- Proficient with scheduling, planning, and program management.
- Understands system FMECA and RAMS.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL DEMONSTRATE SOFT SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF:
- Communication Skills - Comprises the ability to speak, present, write, listen, and distribute information effectively and create an environment for open communication.
- Analytical Thinking - Refers to collecting, analyzing, and structuring information using a wide perspective to identify key issues and patterns as well as to drawing conclusions.
- Influence and Inspire - Ability to convince others to embrace ideas, providing compelling arguments and making use of informal processes.
- Mentoring – provide guidance to teams in areas of expertise.
- Teamwork - Means the ability to work with others and build a positive climate and trusting relationships within teams.
- Adaptability & Flexibility - Includes the ability to build networks, work successfully in various, complex, changing, and challenging environments and with diverse people.
- Creativity & Innovation - Includes creating an atmosphere of openness and curiosity for innovations, providing, and implementing inventive ideas that add value.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or other relevant Engineering disciplines
- Typically, >20 Years of Relevant Experience
PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Master’s Degree
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS:
- All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
- This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
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.
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OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE CONTINGENT ON PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTING AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND SCREENING RESULTS
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE THROUGH DIVERSITY: EOE/AA/M/F/D/V