Director of Engineering- Rail   Employer: Ansaldo STS USA, Inc Job Location: Pittsburgh , PA Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Related Professions Job Description: Ansaldo STS USA, Inc.​ in Pittsburgh, PA has an immediate need for a Director of Engineering with (Carborne rail industry experience): Basic Purpose: · To serve as an area leader within a business unit.​ Major emphasis is on the delivery of technical aspects of projects and services meeting customer requirements on time and, on budget and with quality.​ · To provide direction and supervision to engineering project teams · To direct the strategic planning efforts for the given area; this includes project/​program planning, scheduling and implementation/​delivery of projects and services.​ It also includes the development of design tools and processes to maximize efficiency and reduced design costs.​ Dimensions: · Direct supervision of project engineers and system architects, indirect supervision all engineering and technical staff within the given area.​ Responsibilities/​Functions: · Delivering high quality projects and services to meet customer required functionality within schedule and budget.​ · Direct the successful design, implementation, and delivery of all related projects or activities including definition and development of the design process, the generation and maintenance of the specifications, design descriptions, and tools and development methodologies.​ · Direct and manage engineering resources.​ · Maintain and effective working relationship with managers, co-workers, customers and other departments in carrying out assigned responsibilities.​ · Motivate, develop skills, and evaluate performances of directly reported employees.​ · Manage third party efforts that encompass and integrate multi dimensional functionality and features.​ · Provide engineering resources to other departments on approved projects.​ · Develop & implement efficient development processes and tools to insure maximum efficiency and cost containment.​ · Participate in the preparation of bids and proposals to insure the most cost effective pricing in the area.​ Essential Skills: · BS Degree in EE, Masters Degree preferred · Solid experience leading engineering groups · Rail industry experience required · Knowledge of project life cycle required · Knowledge of current technologies and best practices, as they relate to engineering required · Broad business knowledge and understanding within which to integrate finance and control required · Assertiveness required · Ability to motivate and lead employees to accomplish common objectives required Company Description: Ansaldo STS is a leading technology company listed on the Milan stock exchange and operating in the global Railway & Mass Transit Transportation Systems business with the provision of traffic management, planning, train control and signalling systems and services. It acts as lead contractor and turnkey provider on major projects worldwide. Ansaldo STS brings together the know-how, excellence and technological expertise of pioneering companies like Ansaldo Signal, Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferroviari, Union Switch & Signal and CSEE Transport. Ansaldo STS is headquartered in Genoa, Italy, and employs over 4,200 people in 28 different countries. In 2007, the revenues of Ansaldo STS reached € 973 M, with a gross operating margin of € 100,3 M and net profits of € 58,2 M. Business Lines: High Speed Ansaldo STS has applied its signalling systems to over 50 % of all High Speed lines worldwide* and is undisputed leader in ERTMS level 2, the most advanced High Speed signalling system today. Main Lines & Freight Ansaldo STS provides full-service capabilities to large railway networks like India, France, Italy and the US. It supplies systems for new lines being built in fast developing countries such as China and Australia. In Europe the company is central to upgrading towards ERTMS, leading to the interoperability of differing country networks. Mass Transit & Light Rail Ansaldo STS is proud of being the company which built world’s first steel wheel driverless Cenelec compliant (automatic and unmanned) metro in Copenhagen. Rome, Milan, Thessaloniki, Brescia and other cities have recently acquired similar systems from the company. A CBTC version of this system is also available. Computer-based Interlocking Ansaldo STS provides traffic solutions to stations of all sizes based on the most advanced technologies which have been used worldwide both in railways and metros. Their integration with centralized traffic control (CTC) and with automatic train protection (ATP) systems has also been proved in High Speed applications. Planning, Supervision & Traffic Control Ansaldo STS has developed solutions to supervise and optimize the utilization of complex infrastructures. The company excels at managing traffic in and out of the most demanding networks and stations such as Rome, Manchester or in the US. Components Ansaldo STS supplies the most advanced and reliable components including track circuits, switch machines, signals, Eurobalise®, relays, hot wheel detectors, highway crossing mechanisms, event recorders, the world-renowned MicroLok®, end of train systems, etc. Operation & Maintenance Ansaldo STS operates 24/7 transportation systems and provides the complete maintenance to ensure full service availability. This demonstrates the company’s commitment to maximizing the return on investment for our customers.