Product Engineer II (Hamel, MN or Georgetown, TX)

Loram Maintenance Of Way, Inc.

The Role

Overview

Design, develop, and support Loram rail products, create proposals and manage product vision.

Key Responsibilities

  • cad layouts
  • tech review
  • config architecture
  • roi analysis
  • process improvement
  • proposal lead

Tasks

-Generate CAD concept layouts of moderate complexity to assist with proposals and Chief Engineer product vision. -Review competing technologies and implement product improvements and product line extensions. -Support Chief Engineering team in establishing and managing product vision; drive design requirements and competitive differentiators to satisfy market requirements. -Establish effective cross-functional relationships that improve and promote Loram products and services. -Lead engineering proposal activities of low to moderate complexity, including supporting technical specification compliance responses, scope of work creation, project definition creation, and configuration selection. -Provide technical guidance in alignment with established product vision to cross functional engineering teams to support production, product support, and new product development. -Assist in development of product configuration architecture for various options, variants, and standard components. -Support product and performance improvements with return on investment reasoning and calculations. -Support process improvement between engineering disciplines.

Requirements

  • mechanical
  • hydraulic
  • electrical
  • control systems
  • autodesk
  • erp

What You Bring

-Possess basic understanding of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and control systems for assigned product lines. -Autodesk and ERP software -Can tolerate variable and sometimes challenging conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad environment -Working knowledge of business software including MS Office suite. -May lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally -Office deskwork, requiring sitting, walking, using phone & computer -Able to correctly interpret global railway regulations in order to support product vision, proposal generation, and production activities. -Up to 10% travel, including international

The Company

About Loram Maintenance Of Way, Inc.

-Revolutionized track maintenance by automating ballast cleaning. -Expanded into rail grinding, inspection, geotechnical services, friction management, and OEM equipment manufacturing over decades. -Operates advanced computer-guided grinders for rail grinding and inspection worldwide. -Projects include deep ballast cleaning, rail profile restoration, material handling, and structural monitoring. -Introduced Railvac trench-cleaning cars and data-driven digital inspection platforms in the 2000s. -Absorbed Rail Vehicle Engineering in 2016, creating Loram UK for heavy overhaul and rolling-stock services. -Grinding trains feature built-in firefighting systems and on-site crew accommodations.

Sector Specialisms

Rail Maintenance

Rail Grinding

Ballast Cleaning

Drainage Maintenance

Rail Handling

Track Inspection

Geotechnical Services

Friction Management

Engineering Services

Bridge and Tunnel Infrastructure Monitoring

Railroad Materials Handling

Track Roadbed Maintenance

Capital Maintenance Program Planning

Data Analytics

Remote Monitoring

Consulting

Service and Maintenance

Automation in Railroad Materials Handling

Rail Infrastructure Health Monitoring

Track Substructure Maintenance