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Lead Project Mechanical Engineer

Stadler US
Salt Lake, UT Full Time
POSTED ON 10/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/18/2026
Lead Project Mechanical Engineer
Stadler offers a wide range of international career opportunities. Here you get the chance to expand your potential, take on meaningful responsibilities, and deliver outstanding performance within dedicated teams. We are looking for motivated individuals who want to shape the mobility of tomorrow with us. Are you ready to achieve great things with us?

As a Lead Project Mechanical Engineer (TPM-M), you will be a viable member of a team focused on creating efficient design plans for building state-of-the-art passenger trains, managing complex interfaces of various systems and work with international design team. If you have experience in any of the following systems, this is the career for you:
Key Responsibilities
  • Handling of the mechanical design on international projects of our modular vehicle families
  • Implementation of the customer requirement specifications in compliance with national standards and regulations
  • Ownership of all mechanical technical topics on the Project Team
  • Responsibility for concepts, technical specifications, production documentation, test planning and type tests
  • Planning and management of internal engineering activities including system interfaces and approval planning
  • Creation of engineering documents
  • Communication and acceptance with customers and authorities as well as other external bodies
  • Creation and communication of technical solutions to Production, Procurement, Engineering, and Quality Teams
  • Implementation of necessary engineering changes according to the established change process
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical) or equivalent training
  • 3–5 experience in the field of rail vehicle, defense, aerospace or equal
  • Experience in working in challenging projects in an international environment
  • Team player with high a degree of communication skills, sense of responsibility and assertiveness
  • Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
  • Structured, goal-oriented, dynamic and loyal personality
  • Excellent technical writing skills
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong teamwork skills
  • Business fluent in English (German is a bonus)
What we offer
Stadler US employee benefits package includes:
  • Competitive Pay (plus Profit Sharing potential)
  • Low-cost, comprehensive Medical / Dental / Vision / Rx plans
  • 401(k) with employer match after 90 days
  • Generous Paid Time Off / 9 Paid Holidays / Extended Paid Holiday (Dec. 25 - Jan 1)
  • Paid training / Career development
  • Tuition and training reimbursement
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • Referral bonus program
Stadler US is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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