Product Safety & Compliance Engineer III

Product Safety & Compliance Engineer III

Overview

Wabtec is seeking a Product Safety & Compliance Engineer III to serve as a technical authority for regulatory compliance and product safety within the US transit bus market. This role ensures products meet applicable FMVSS/CMVSS, ADA vehicle accessibility, FTA-funded procurement, and APTA requirements while partnering cross-functionally to embed compliance early in design. This is a senior individual contributor role with strong influence across engineering, quality, suppliers, and customers.

What we want to know about you

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or similar).
• 7+ years’ experience in product safety, compliance, or regulated vehicle engineering.
• Hands-on experience with FMVSS/CMVSS application
• Working knowledge of ADA vehicle accessibility requirements
• Strong technical documentation and cross-functional leadership skills

Typical day

• Own compliance assessments, interpretation and application of FMVSS (49 CFR Part 571) and CMVSS.
• Lead ADA accessibility compliance (49 CFR Parts 37 & 38) for transit bus products.
• Support FTA-funded bus procurements and customer compliance requirements.
• Define verification strategies and approve test plans and compliance evidence.
• Partner with engineering and quality teams to manage safety and compliance risk.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, test labs, as well as regulators and legal counsel as needed as compliance subject matter experts.

Responsibilities and role expectations

· This role acts as the technical authority for regulatory compliance and product safety in the US transit bus market, embedding compliance early in design and across cross-functional teams.

· Engage with engineering, quality, suppliers, customers, labs, regulators, and legal counsel to ensure alignment and evidence of compliance.

Physical demands

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Other duties

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity

Wabtec is a global company that embraces diversity and inclusion and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value varied backgrounds and experiences and provide reasonable accommodations as needed.

Compensation and benefits

The salary range for this role is currently $91,000 - $129,800. The actual offer depends on factors such as experience, education, location, and business needs. Benefits information is available at  Other benefit offerings may include an annual bonus, if eligible.

About Wabtec

Wabtec is a global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail sectors with a history dating back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley. We are a ~30,000-employee organization focused on performance and ongoing improvement. Learn more at