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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Wabtec Corporation
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $71,500.0 - $98,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithm Design, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Hardware Interface Design, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Safety Critical Systems
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3369517780&tx=CT2624TYZ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* BS in Electrical Engineering (or related)
 * 4+ years in controls, systems engineering, or embedded systems
 * Strong experience with MATLAB / Simulink and control theory (feedback systems, modeling, simulation)
 * Experience with system integration and validation
 * Ability to solve real-world, physics-based engineering problems

Nice to Have

 * Python or C++ Experience in real-time or safety-critical systems
 * Background in rail, automotive, aerospace, or industrial automation

## Description

Your models won't stay in simulation-they'll run on real trains.

Join Wabtec's Train Performance & Automation team and develop control systems deployed in live freight operations-where performance, safety, and reliability matter every day.

How will you make a difference?

You'll help design and deliver advanced control systems that power Distributed Power, Remote Control Locomotive (RCL), and next-generation automation solutions used across global rail networks.

This is a high-impact, hands-on engineering role focused on developing and delivering control system functionality end-to-end. You will act as a key technical contributor and primary point of contact for control system performance-owning modeling, algorithm development, and validation while working across disciplines to ensure successful integration and deployment.

What will your typical day look like?

 * Develop control algorithms for distributed train systems (Distributed Power, RCL)
 * Build and validate MATLAB/Simulink models for system behavior and performance
 * Analyze and tune closed-loop control systems (stability, robustness, efficiency)
 * Debug real-world issues across software, controls, and hardware interfaces
 * Define and refine system requirements and validation strategies
 * Support field testing and deployment in active rail environments
 * Act as a technical point of contact for control system performance, * Work on systems that are deployed-not just designed
 * High ownership of control system performance
 * Solve complex, large-scale physical system challenges
 * Collaborate with experienced engineers and domain experts


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