Principal Engineer - CATIA - Rail Domain

Job Requirements
Position Summary
The Principal Engineer serves as the senior technical authority responsible for technical excellence, solution development, engineering governance, technical capability building, proposal support, and thought leadership. The role drives engineering quality, develops technical talent, and supports business growth through domain expertise and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
Provide technical leadership across projects, programs, and strategic initiatives.
Lead technical reviews, deliverable approvals, and engineering governance activities.
Establish and maintain technical standards, methodologies, and best practices.
Drive technical problem solving, root cause analysis, and quality improvements.
Serve as the escalation point for complex technical challenges.
Capability Development
Build and enhance technical capability across teams.
Develop technical training materials, case studies, standards, and reusable assets.
Establish and maintain competency development plans.
Mentor technical reviewers, technical leaders, and future engineering experts.
Support technical assessments and competency evaluations across engineering populations.
Quality & Engineering Excellence
Conduct and approve technical and deliverable reviews.
Ensure adherence to engineering processes, quality expectations, and customer requirements.
Monitor quality metrics, technical review effectiveness, defects, and escape rates.
Drive improvements in first-time quality and engineering maturity.
Customer & Business Support
Lead technical discussions with customers and stakeholders.
Support technical proposals, solution development, campaigns, and business pursuits.
Participate in governance reviews, capability presentations, and workshops.
Leverage technical expertise to secure pilot projects, TEDs, and new engagements.
Represent organizational technical capabilities to customers and industry partners.
Innovation & Thought Leadership
Develop technical collateral, white papers, technical publications, and industry presentations.
Drive technology demonstrators, innovation initiatives, and continuous improvement projects.
Establish credibility as a recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the industry.
Participate in external technical communities, forums, and industry working groups.
Talent Development & Hiring
Coach and mentor engineers across all levels.
Conduct technical interviews and support hiring decisions.
Define technical skill requirements for new opportunities and organizational growth.
Strengthen the organization’s technical reviewer and SME pipeline.
Key Success Metrics
Technical Review Effectiveness
Quality Index and Engineering Maturity
FTY and Defect Reduction
Technical Capability Growth
Knowledge Asset Creation
Training and Mentorship Effectiveness
Customer Satisfaction
Proposal Win Support
Innovation Contributions
Industry Recognition and Thought Leadership
Work Experience
Required Technical Competencies
Deep Engineering Domain Expertise
Systems Thinking
Technical Review & Governance
Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis
Solution Development
Innovation Leadership
Stakeholder Communication
Mentoring and Coaching
Technical Risk Management

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