GE - Engineering Technical Leader - Locomotive Bogie/Truck

Posted Position Title :

Engineering Technical Leader - Locomotive Bogie (Truck)

About Us :

Role Summary/Purpose :

Engineering Technical Leader - Locomotive Bogie (Truck) Engineering will demonstrate technical leadership for functional, business, and broad range of challenges and issues. In this role you will lead, integrate and develop designs & processes for Locomotive Bogie (Truck) Subsystem that meet business needs, manage complex issues within functional area of expertise, be involved in long-term planning, and contribute to the overall strategy with respect to technology advancements and process.

Essential Responsibilities :

- Provide leadership and technical direction for assigned program projects and initiatives in the Locomotive Bogie (Truck) Engineering area.

- Provide Lead and execute various NPI, requisition, reliability and productivity projects in the Locomotive Bogie (Truck) Engineering domain

- Provide support and recommendations to Section & Executive management, lead business case discussions for Multi Generation Technology Plan / Multi Generation Process Plan

- Assure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work and quality reviews, and responsiveness to customer / program needs

- Lead communication on technical and business issues between organizations and within work groups

- Assist with definition of roles and responsibilities for Section and COE resources, in addition to growth of key talent.

- Provide Section leadership of Design Tools and programs- .accessibility, training and quality of output.

- Promote professional growth through feedback, coaching, and mentoring for all Mechanical COE, where appropriate.

- Ensure company compliance initiatives and training requirements are implemented within work group

- Is responsible for interfacing with other engineering subsystems, drafting team, sourcing & manufacturing teams

Qualifications/Requirements :

- Bachelors/Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, with minimum 15 years of experience in mechanical component / Subsystem design engineering.

- Should have knowledge of design of mechanical structures. Should have knowledge on kinematics and dynamics of machines. Should be able to perform necessary design calculations and analysis.

- Should have good understanding of mechanical designing concepts and design of machine members. Sound knowledge on Metal Fatigue, Weld design, material behavior, mechanical vibrations, mechanics etc

- Must work on projects by adhering to GE processes with guidance do the analysis, design, test, or integration required to define and support assigned projects that meet business standards and program / product requirements.

- Should provide cross-functional leadership / design support to component and system design engineers of other locomotive sub-systems. Should be able to resolve issues through specific actions

- Exposure to heavy structure design, Familiarity with design, test and analysis tools and systems is an advantage.

- Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as fabrication, casting, forging and mechanical assembly procedures.

- Good written and verbal communication skills in English. Must be a flexible to work in global locations

Desired Characteristics :

Must have expertise and demonstrated skill in the following :

- 10+ years of experience in Locomotive Bogie (Truck) System Design & Development and validation

- Knowledge on rail vehicle dynamics, ride quality, suspension design.

- Awareness of rail standards such as AAR, EN, RGS, UIC, APTA, etc. and Indian Railway standards related to bogie sub system.

- Awareness on ADAMS simulation tool