
Brake System Engineering Leader - Tenders
- Tamil Nadu
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be the representation for Wabtec to all customers on Brake System Tenders in Metro, Regional and Locomotive applications.
- Strong customer connect with metro corporations, RDSO, Indian railways and in depth experience in rolling stock business and operations
- Highly knowledgeable in pneumatic brake system, friction brakes and Brake control in rolling stock industry.
- Experience in interpretating explicit and implicit customer requirements in technical specifications.
- Work with Sales team to lead preparation of technical solution for complete brake system, inclusive of air generation, brake control pneumatic and electrical architecture, bogie brakes.
- Lead technical reviews with car builders /operators and promotion of Wabtec solutions and ensure that all the technical requirements and demands by the Customer are covered by the defined Engineering scope, with identification and assessment of the associated risks.
- Deliver clause by clause compliant document with valid technical justifications and sign off with customer.
- Deliver complete technical package with various system level technical documents like Pneumatic scheme, Part list, Full system Electrical scheme, System Technical description, Validation plan in consultation with colleagues in Europe as required.
- Prepare Budget Estimation with quantified risk for the project execution in alignment with all functions involved (Product engineering, Systems Engineering, Brake control architecture, Bogie brakes architecture, RAMS, Electronics, Software and Customer service). Anchor the budget with Sales.
- Ensure proper handover and sign off technical package and budget with the Project team.
- High knowledge on various ICE, EN, UIC standards related to Brake system, validation requirements for metro and EMU application.
- Preferred exposure in the areas of RAMS, RoHS, Project management techniques / tools such as APQP, ISO, EMS, OHSAS and IRIS.
- Work experience in muti-cultural environment with different countries / people preferred.
- Minimum 10 to 15 years of relevant experience on brake systems & control, from Rolling stock OEMs / Brake system manufacturer / Railway industry
- Strong communication skills
- High customer focus
- Excellent people management skills