Job Requirements Senior Mechanical Engineer will play the key role of owning the technical responsibility of Locomotive Truck (Bogie) sub system development and ensure design complies with subsystem / System level requirements.
What You Will Do:- Lead the Design and development of Truck subsystem and its components for locomotives following robust Engineering Process.
- Capture and consolidate all requirements, develop & finalize concepts with Trade-off analysis, identify technical risks and develop mitigation plans, coordinate the Truck component interface with other subsystems and ensure compliance with customer and regulatory specifications.
- Must lead design of locomotive Truck components covering various types of projects like NPI, requisition, productivity, service productivity & reliability etc.
- Must lead projects by adhering to customer processes and guide cross functional teams to support assigned projects; meeting business standards and program / product requirements.
- Assure proper documentation of technical data generated and leverage it for training/ leaning and effort optimization.
What You Will Bring:- Bachelors /master's degree in mechanical engineering with minimum 9 years of design experience in Locomotive truck/ automotive suspension & steering/ automotive chassis / heavy fabrication engineering area.
- Should have engineering experience on heavy fabrication components engineering, welded & bolted joints, strain gauging, and etc.
- Technical understanding and capabilities in component design and ability to lead component design / selection like spring, damper, rubber bushings, elastomeric pads etc.
- Demonstrated interpersonal Skills to interface effectively with cross functional teams. Should be able to resolve inter sub-system issues through specific actions.
- Experience of guiding CAD team to develop 3-D models and packaging concepts & drawing needs.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Characteristics- Master degree in Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace etc
- Good understanding of rail standards such as AAR, EN, RGS, UIC, and APTA standards etc.
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes including fabrication, casting, forging and mechanical assembly procedures and component validation
- Experience performing dynamic simulations (from model build, model simulation to results interpretation) on Car/ Truck/ Bus/ Locomotive using MSC ADAMS or VI-Rail Software to evaluate road/track/rail performance parameters.
- Experience performing finite element analysis with hyperworks, ANSYS classic tools
Work Requirements:This role is considered an on-site position located in Erie, PA
• You must be able to commute to and from the location with your own transportation arrangements to meet the required working hours.
• Shop floor environment, which may include but not limited to extensive walking, and ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
Benefits Full-time (Regular)• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
