What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Engineer position at Sterling Engineering, Inc.?
Title : Systems Engineer
Location : La Grange, IL OR Muncie, IN – Hybrid 3 Days Onsite
Duration and Hire Type : Direct Hire
Overview : Sterling Engineering / Staffing is currently looking for a Systems Engineer for one of our clients in the Muncie, IN area. Sterling has a rich history of delivering top talent to our clients. We are a nationwide Staffing Firm with over 100 clients and works primarily with Fortune 1000 corporations.
Target Salary : $90-110K
Benefits : Benefits from Day 1 and almost 100% coverage! In addition to 11 Paid Holidays, 2-3 Weeks Vacations, 401(k), etc.
Job Description :
The Repower engineering team currently has an opening for an experienced engineer who is focused individual and has an analytical approach to problem solving. The engineer will be responsible for carrying out required duties not only to support production projects but also to support inquiry team with proposals for the repower engineering department, including design, research, prototyping, engineering documentation, estimating and participating in process improvement activities. The successful candidate will report directly to the manager of the engineering team and collaborate with other departments (such as purchasing, operations, inquiry, sales, program management and manufacturing) on ongoing proposals, production and R&D projects.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Incumbent will have overall design and technical responsibility for the project as a whole
- Respond to new sales inquiries in a timely manner and create customer technical proposals
- Undertake task such locomotive performance studies, project cost estimates, and engineering cost estimates
- Interpret customer requirements and translate into locomotive engineering specifications
- Applicant must be capable and comfortable making timely judgement calls on technical issues, based on often incomplete customer requirements
- Create engineering requirements documents and specifications for execution of projects, translating the project commercial requirements into specific engineering design deliverables
- Guide the design of the product to minimize cost and schedule. Contain scope creep on projects
- Conduct field testing for demonstration of contract requirements and for certification purposes
- Attend meetings with customers, vendors, and certifying agencies, making presentations and negotiating technical issues
- Determining customer’s requirements and translating them into an actionable plan
- Organizing many tasks into a timeline. Holding required meetings with to ensure specification compliance and project execution in accordance with time and budget restrictions
- Making sure that all health, safety, legal and railroad regulatory (FRA, CFR, AAR) requirements are being met throughout the process
- Up to 25-30% travel may be required
- BS in mechanical or electrical engineering, or related discipline
- Knowledge of locomotive structure, powerplant, cooling system, electrical system, and pneumatic system
- Experience with diesel engine installation and application requirements
- Knowledge of locomotive performance characteristics and ability to address customer operational requirements
- High level of analytical abilities where problems are very complex
- High level of written and oral communication skills
- Expected high level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult
- Thorough understanding of complex mechanical and / or electrical concepts
- Previous locomotive or heavy equipment design familiarity and test experience
- Experience with both EMD and Caterpillar diesel engine characteristics and requirements
- Familiarity with AAR and UIC standards relating to rolling stock
- Experience with project management methodology
- Familiarity with EMD engineering processes and systems
- Prior experience in field test, commissioning, or field service engineering
Multiple projects will be worked simultaneously
Education :
Qualifications and Experience :
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Salary : $90,000 - $110,000
