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Who will you be working with?
The Wabtec Train Handling portfolio includes Trip Optimizer,® an Energy Management system that is designed to optimize and automate the operation of trains by creating the most fuel-efficient plan that respects the time and train handling constraints of the customer, and LOCOTROL,® a product platform that includes Distributed Power and Remote Control Locomotive technologies.
In this role, the Systems Architect is responsible for driving some of the most complex and technically challenging projects within the Trip Optimizer portfolio. You will also help lead strategic initiatives to grow Trip Optimizer in both near term and future successes.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What will your typical day look like?
- Translate business and feature requirements into sustainable, scalable system architectures that support long-term growth and adaptability.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure that technical designs align seamlessly with both functional needs and business objectives.
- Oversee the end-to-end execution of features, ensuring alignment between architectural intent, technical implementation, and business value throughout the development lifecycle.
- Work with the team to drive the creation and continuous evolution of product and technology roadmaps.
- Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and technologies that enhance our system’s ability for long-term innovation.
- Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle.
- Maintain documentation that clearly communicates architectural decisions, guidelines, and solutions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What do we want to know about you?
- BE/BTech/MTech in ECE /Computer Science /EEE or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
- 8+ years of experience working with multidisciplinary technical teams in a collaborative environment.
- Led and supported feature design and implementation efforts across diverse project teams.
- Skilled in gathering and synthesizing requirements from customers and key business stakeholders to inform technical direction and decision-making.
- Proficient in systems requirements definition and architectural design, with expertise in identifying and mitigating risks while optimizing performance, security, and scalability.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills—able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A strategic mindset with the ability to balance immediate technical needs with long-term vision.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Experience/Skills:
- Experience with Trip Optimizer, LOCOTROL, and GoLINC
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies
- Familiarity with agile practices and product development lifecycles.
- Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS): Experience with systems like QNX including scheduling, timing analysis, and deterministic behavior.
- Experience with engineering development tool sets, such as IBM ELM
- Familiarity with both Tollgate and agile practices and product development lifecycles.
- Experience in a leadership or mentorship role within multidisciplinary teams.
Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.
Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).
COMPENSATION
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $120600-$171700. The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.
CULTURE
What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?
At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.
If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
About us
Who are we?
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.
Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.
Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.
INTRODUCTION
Who will you be working with?
The Wabtec Train Handling portfolio includes Trip Optimizer,® an Energy Management system that is designed to optimize and automate the operation of trains by creating the most fuel-efficient plan that respects the time and train handling constraints of the customer, and LOCOTROL,® a product platform that includes Distributed Power and Remote Control Locomotive technologies.
In this role, the Systems Architect is responsible for driving some of the most complex and technically challenging projects within the Trip Optimizer portfolio. You will also help lead strategic initiatives to grow Trip Optimizer in both near term and future successes.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What will your typical day look like?
- Translate business and feature requirements into sustainable, scalable system architectures that support long-term growth and adaptability.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure that technical designs align seamlessly with both functional needs and business objectives.
- Oversee the end-to-end execution of features, ensuring alignment between architectural intent, technical implementation, and business value throughout the development lifecycle.
- Work with the team to drive the creation and continuous evolution of product and technology roadmaps.
- Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and technologies that enhance our system’s ability for long-term innovation.
- Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle.
- Maintain documentation that clearly communicates architectural decisions, guidelines, and solutions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What do we want to know about you?
- BE/BTech/MTech in ECE /Computer Science /EEE or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
- 8+ years of experience working with multidisciplinary technical teams in a collaborative environment.
- Led and supported feature design and implementation efforts across diverse project teams.
- Skilled in gathering and synthesizing requirements from customers and key business stakeholders to inform technical direction and decision-making.
- Proficient in systems requirements definition and architectural design, with expertise in identifying and mitigating risks while optimizing performance, security, and scalability.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills—able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A strategic mindset with the ability to balance immediate technical needs with long-term vision.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Experience/Skills:
- Experience with Trip Optimizer, LOCOTROL, and GoLINC
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies
- Familiarity with agile practices and product development lifecycles.
- Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS): Experience with systems like QNX including scheduling, timing analysis, and deterministic behavior.
- Experience with engineering development tool sets, such as IBM ELM
- Familiarity with both Tollgate and agile practices and product development lifecycles.
- Experience in a leadership or mentorship role within multidisciplinary teams.
Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.
Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).
COMPENSATION
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $120600-$171700. The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.
CULTURE
What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?
At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.
If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
About us
Who are we?
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.
Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.
Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Systems Architect
Align your credentials to SOC codes
Systems Architect roles are typically filed under SOC 15-1299 or 15-1211. Pull your target SOC code from O*NET and confirm your degree field matches before applying, because a mismatch between your credential and the SOC code is a common RFE trigger.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Systems Architect roles by verified LCA filing history, so you're only applying to employers who have already cleared the DOL prevailing-wage certification step for this specific occupation.
Request a wage-level breakdown before signing
Ask your recruiter which DOL wage level the employer intends to certify on the LCA. Level I wages can invite USCIS scrutiny for senior architecture roles, so confirming Level II or III before the offer stage protects your petition.
Verify E-Verify enrollment for cap-exempt paths
If you're targeting a university or nonprofit research institution to access a cap-exempt H-1B slot, confirm the employer is actively enrolled in E-Verify before your first interview, since cap-exempt status requires it.
Build a specialty occupation documentation packet
Compile role descriptions from past employers that explicitly list degree requirements, not just preferred qualifications. USCIS adjudicators scrutinize whether a Systems Architect role genuinely requires a specific bachelor's field rather than accepting any degree.
Plan your filing timeline around the cap cycle
H-1B cap petitions can only be filed for an October 1 start date, with USCIS registration opening in March. If you miss registration, your earliest cap-subject start date shifts a full year, so align your job search to that calendar.
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Find Systems Architect JobsSystems Architect H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Systems Architect role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Systems Architect is classified under computer and information systems occupations, which USCIS consistently recognizes as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, information systems, or software engineering. Your employer will document this requirement in the H-1B petition, and your degree field must align with the specific role description submitted.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for Systems Architect roles?
Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history for Systems Architect and related computer systems roles. This lets you filter job listings to companies that have already gone through the prevailing-wage certification process, rather than applying broadly and discovering sponsorship limitations late in the hiring process.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer eliminates my Systems Architect position?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another visa status, or depart the U.S. Your new employer must file a new H-1B transfer petition before the grace period expires. If you're within the same cap year, the new petition can be filed without re-entering the lottery.
Can my employer file my H-1B at a lower wage level for a Systems Architect title?
Technically yes, but DOL wage levels must reflect the actual complexity of your duties. Filing a senior Systems Architect role at a Level I or Level II wage invites USCIS scrutiny during adjudication, and the agency can issue an RFE or denial if the wage level is inconsistent with the job duties described in the petition. Always confirm the intended wage level before accepting an offer.
Does a three-year bachelor's degree qualify for an H-1B Systems Architect petition?
A three-year degree can qualify if USCIS determines it is equivalent to a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree in the required field. Your employer's attorney will typically obtain a credential evaluation from a NACES-member evaluator. For Systems Architect roles, the field of study matters as much as the degree level, so the evaluation must confirm equivalence in a directly related discipline.
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