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Wabtec

Develops electric locomotives and digital solutions

Opto-mechanics Design Engineer

Design EngineeringPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree or higher is required.
  • At least 3 years of experience designing and developing small precision equipment, including translating customer requirements through quality function deployment into product specifications and reflecting them in the design.
  • Mechanical design skills are required.
  • Proficiency with 3D CAD and drafting is required.
  • Basic knowledge of the four mechanics disciplines is required.
  • Basic knowledge of statistics or similar methods to analyze evaluation results scientifically and logically is required.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop imaging optics and illumination optics for industrial endoscope insertion sections and optical adapters, and develop elemental technologies.
  • Evaluate images using image simulation and illumination simulation.
  • Develop optical platform technologies and next-generation core elemental technologies.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience leading the mechanical domain in a product-development project, coordinating members and contributing to project execution.
  • Experience launching downstream product-development activities such as production design.
  • Skills in structural analysis and temperature and impact simulation.
  • Root-cause analysis skills, including FMEA and FTA.
  • Ability to demonstrate leadership by involving relevant stakeholders in solving problems.

About the Company

Wabtec

Develops electric locomotives and digital solutions

Wabtec provides transportation solutions by designing and producing electric locomotives and related services for freight railroads, transit authorities, and industrial operators. Its flagship product, the FLXdrive, is a 100% battery-electric locomotive with a battery pack over 7 megawatt-hours that cuts fuel use and emissions, while the company also sells traditional locomotives, aftermarket services, and digital solutions to optimize operations. Wabtec differentiates itself through a fully electric propulsion option paired with value-added digital tools and manufacturing techniques like mixed-reality work processes, aiming to improve efficiency and sustainability across rail networks. The company’s goal is to make rail transport more efficient and eco-friendly by delivering reliable locomotives, ongoing maintenance, and advanced software and digital capabilities that help customers run greener, lower-cost operations.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1872

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