•Manage assigned rail vehicle brake products through all phases of their life cycle.•Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders regarding design, quality and reliability needs.•Design and edit in SolidWorks, complying with drawing management requirements.•Hands-on collaboration with R&D and quality technicians to validate products in laboratory settings.•Deliverable: cost reduction in established products through intersection of design improvement and purchasing opportunity.•Deliverable: timely communication of new product design information to sales, purchasing, or manufacturing stakeholders.  Team Development•Will mentor and develop other engineers and technicians in areas of product expertise.•Will effectively collaborate with purchasing stakeholders to implement cost reduction strategies with key suppliers.•Will effectively collaborate with manufacturing stakeholders to improve the safety and manufacturability of assigned products.