Application Engineer - Brake Control
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Responsibilities
- Main responsibilities:
- Drive application engineering for legacy and ongoing brake system projects, including support for new business initiatives, customer engagements, contracts, RFQs, and engineering proposals with cost-effective solutions.
- Own end-to-end customer deliverables with a First-Time-Right approach, ensuring On-Time Delivery (OTD), requirement traceability, and preparation of technical dossiers and CbC documents.
- Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for customers, including RDSO, coordinating with internal teams and global stakeholders (SISCOs) for seamless communication and project execution.
- Lead the development of cost-effective brake control systems for Metro, Indian Railways, and other applications, ensuring compliance with performance and customer requirements.
- Prepare and manage complete engineering documentation including specifications, functional and validation requirements, FMECA, system manuals, and traceability matrices.
- Perform hands-on design activities and develop engineering proposals using CATIA, AutoCAD tools, PLM and ERP (Oracle) systems
- Develop and interpret pneumatic/electrical schematics, perform brake performance calculations, and support design validation through gate reviews and system-level testing.
- Provide hands-on support for testing, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting at field locations.
- Support spare tenders and ensure effective implementation of engineering changes across the product lifecycle.
- Lead key initiatives such as SCRI, VAVE, Design-to-Cost (DTC), localization, alternate sourcing, and product sustenance activities.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and CFTs on TMC, project execution, and cost optimization, while driving cycle time reduction and operational efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement using Gemba insights, VAVE, SQA inputs, and field feedback to enhance product performance and reliability.
- Lead reliability, warranty, and RAMS activities for legacy products through field investigations, MTBO analysis, training, and resolution of field issues.
- Identify and resolve technical issues with a practical approach while supporting business growth through technical inputs and opportunity identification.
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Additional Information
It's not just about your career or job title... It's about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it's for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you're in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us. Who are we? Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers' potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! Key missions of the position: Application Engineers act as the primary technical interface for customers, driving application engineering and new product introduction for railway brake systems. They provide reliable, cost-effective solutions to customer requirements, manage technical deliverables, and ensure customer satisfaction across all project stages. The role also focuses on strong customer collaboration, supporting business growth, and driving continuous improvement in product performance, reliability, and cost
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