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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.

POSITION SUMMARY: This position's primary purpose is the specification, design, validation and quality assurance of systems for intelligent train braking and control systems, meeting goals of safety, regulatory compliance, cost, quality, delivery, and service. The incumbent will apply railroad and intelligent train control systems experience and leadership to guide/direct the design of new microprocessor-based electro-mechanical systems and functionality.  Close coordination with other company departments including Sales, Quality, Test Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Field Service, and Manufacturing is required to assure that the system is fully integrated, of high quality and meets all customer, safety and schedule requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• System level design and development of intelligent brake and train control systems for freight or passenger rail applications.
• Preparation of technical documentation including product design and functional requirements specifications, requirements traceability matrices, and FMEA/FMECAs.
• Technical coordination of multi-discipline development teams with related electronics, software and mechanical integration issues.
• Development and review of system verification and validation procedures and results.
• Monitoring progress against defined program objectives and providing project status reports/ briefings.
• Cross-functional interaction with other company departments such as quality, sales, project management, and field services.

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

• Strong technical writing skills
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Analytical thinking
• Creativity and Innovation
• Familiarity with project management and coordination

Required Experience

7+ years of experience designing and implementing mechatronic or real-time embedded communication and control systems.

7+ years of experience in a systems engineering role performing tasks such as requirements specification, safety analysis, and FMEA or FMECA preparation.

• Experience in railroad operational concepts and/or train handling.
• Experience in product design for rail or other transportation industries.
• Experience in systems engineering for a mechatronics product such as:
• Experience with locomotive equipment and technologies.
• Experience with the rail industry equipment and technologies related to wayside distributed power or positive train control systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading, coordinating and/or managing projects through the development life cycle.

APPLICABLE EXPERIENCE:

• RAIL
• Automotive
• Heavy Equipment (Mining/Construction)
• Aircraft
• Medical Devices

_EDUCATION: _ Bachelors’ degree in engineering discipline (Electrical, Software or Systems Engineering degree preferred)

NEW YORK AIR BRAKE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE THROUGH DIVERSITY: EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

• Strong technical writing skills
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Analytical thinking
• Creativity and Innovation
• Familiarity with project management and coordination