Product Manager (Brake Control)

About the role

Wabtec Transit Brakes & Couplers supplies braking systems and couplers for trains worldwide. As Brake Control Product Manager, you will own the strategy, competitiveness and lifecycle performance of the Brake Control portfolio, connecting customer needs, market trends, business objectives and technology evolution to build winning products. The role sits close to any Wabtec Transit site.

Key responsibilities

• Define and drive the product strategy, roadmap and technology vision for the Brake Control portfolio
• Own the product lifecycle and portfolio performance, from introduction to retirement
• Lead modularization and platforming initiatives to improve scalability, reduce complexity and accelerate development
• Drive quality, reliability, lifecycle optimization, value engineering and cost reduction
• Translate market and customer insights into product requirements, roadmaps and innovation programs
• Maximize product positioning and re-use in customer bids and projects
• Influence Engineering, R&D, Quality, Sourcing, Operations, Service and Commercial teams
• Monitor market, competitive and portfolio performance and drive corrective actions

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline; Master's degree is an advantage
• Experience with business cases, cost optimization, value engineering or product improvement
• Fluent English; other EU languages are a plus
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required
• Legal authorization to work in the EU; visa sponsorship is not offered

Required skills

• Strong technical foundation in complex engineered systems, product architectures and lifecycle management
• Knowledge of brake systems or railway vehicle subsystems strongly preferred
• Ability to turn customer needs and market insights into product strategies and roadmaps
• Leadership and influence across multidisciplinary, multicultural teams without direct authority