Senior Machine learning engineer

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

Role Summary/Purpose

The Sr. Data Scientist, working as part of Wabtec’s Digital Advanced Technologies (DAT) team will be responsible for architecting and deploying new advanced AI computer vision solutions throughout the freight and passenger transportation industry. DAT is a cross-disciplined entrepreneurial group that carries out applied research in AI/ML, designs and deploys cutting edge algorithms and new digital solutions throughout the Wabtec portfolio of businesses. The Sr. Data Scientist will work closely with DAT’s ML engineers and Wabtec’s cloud architects to deploy scalable machine learning and deep learning solutions in cloud and edge video analytics, robotics and automation systems. 

Essential Responsibilities

In addition, you will:

• Help set and execute the vision for scalable AI solutions at Wabtec and drive a culture of applied innovation
• Work closely with the DAT ML engineers to build and deploy highly scalable AI solutions that drive business value for our business units and customers
• Set the architecture and framework for scalable video analytic solutions (edge and cloud) that can be leveraged throughout different parts of the business
• Partner with the head of DAT and business development teams to engage directly with business unit and external customers to understand pain-points  
• Be a machine learning cross-functional leader with organizations such as, Freight Engineering, Services, Transit Engineering, Digital Electronics, Freight Components, Mining and Marine operations to drive new computer vision solutions and opportunities 
• Lead education and awareness of deploying AI solutions throughout Wabtec to build the pipeline for advanced data scientists within the organization
• Be involved in external collaboration efforts with startups, incubators and universities to grow Wabtec’s AI skill base and resource arm  
• Act as coach for to others in driving digital industrial solutions across all functional engineering areas

Qualifications/Requirements

• Masters in engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Robotics or Computer Science from an accredited university or college, or relevant and significant industry experience.
• Experience in the fields of AI/ML product development, generative AI, MLOps, edge computing
• Experience and proficiency in writing production worthy code python, GO or similar languages.
• Proficient with deep learning frameworks – (Open CV, TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace)
• A minimum of 4 years of experience as a data scientist, machine learning or computer vision engineer  
• Familiarity with LLM architectures like BERT and GPT, with hands-on experience in building applications
• Has had experience in deploying scalable AI solutions that solve industry problems

Desired Characteristics

• Strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills 
• A critical thinker that can quickly understand a new problem space and apply analytic techniques to identify potential value
• Demonstrated thought leader with an interest in working on Digital Industrial transformation 
• Demonstrated change agent with strong credibility and ability to influence across the organization 
• Demonstrated engineering thought leader with experience developing and executing engineering solutions for businesses to gain efficiency 
• Demonstrated commitment for process improvement 
• Experience with product management 
• Strong command & working knowledge of engineering workflow processes 

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.   

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.  

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.