Freight System Engineer

As a Freight System Engineer , oversee the integration of braking and/or digitalization systems to ensure delivered solutions meet customer requirements. You will serve as the primary point of contact between project teams, Wabtec sites, and customers, both in France and internationally.

What will your typical day look like?

• Design and develop railway braking systems and digitalization solutions.
• Manage technical specifications and interfaces between various subsystems.
• Ensure requirement traceability and technical project consistency.
• Participate in customer technical reviews and project milestone meetings.
• Analyze technical risks and propose appropriate solutions.
• Manage customer-requested modifications by evaluating their technical and economic impacts.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary, multi-site teams in an international environment.
• Assume technical responsibility for projects and ensure the overall consistency of the solution through to commissioning.
• Manage technical requirements and their traceability throughout the project lifecycle.

What do we want to know about you?

Required education and experience:

• Higher education in mechanics or engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an industrial environment.

Required skills/qualities:

• Knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, or electronic systems.
• Ability to draft technical specifications and work on complex projects.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, or electronic blueprints and schematics.
• Professional Italian and English (French is considered a plus)
• Analytical mindset, attention to detail, and a strong sense of responsibility.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Availability for regular travel within Europe and occasional international travel.

What do we offer?

• Smart working: 2 days per week
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Benefits, including: flexible hours, canteen, welfare platform, accident insurance, tax assistance, and electric car charging

Legal authorization to work in EU is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalized agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.

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