Certification Manager
Stadler has been building trains for over 80 years. With our innovative strength, flexibility and reliability we are a leading manufacturer of rail vehicles today. In addition to our Swiss locations, around 13,000 employees work at several production and engineering sites at over 70 service locations in Europe, North America and North Africa. Our passion goes beyond building the trains customers want and people choose to ride. As a complete service provider and dedicated partner in signaling and maintenance, we guarantee safety, availability, and operation.
Join our team and help us shape the future of mobility!
As a Certification Manager, you will coordinate and manage all project related certification questions, activities, and applications topics. You will align with
internal project management, external agencies, authorities, and accredited institutes, when necessary, and support safety and engineering processes.
Key Activities
- On time managing and planning of all certification activities
- Scheduling for certification, and support the coordination of qualification testing and safety management
- Responsible for requirements management of all certification relevant requirements, standards and documents
- Requirements tracking for all certification relevant requirements (listing the requirements, scheduling, coordinating the schedule with external consultant if necessary)
- Proactive requesting, tracking and documenting validations from engineering
- Checking of the validation documentation for plausibility, quality and relevance
- Coordination with assessors, agencies, accredited sites and external consultants
- Support safety management for all relevant safety committees (liaison)
- Support engineering regarding FRA compliance and CFR/APTA/US-standards
- RA/TC (North America) compliance and certification
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical) in relevant field
- 3-5 years of experience in the field of rail vehicle, defense, aerospace and certification management
- Strong knowledge of industry regulations and standards
- Experience in leading challenging projects in an international environment
- Team player with high degree of social competence, sense of responsibility and assertiveness
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
- Structured, goal-oriented, dynamic and loyal personality
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong teamwork skills
What We Offer
Stadler US Employee Benefits Package Includes:
- Competitive Pay (yearly bonus potential)
- 9x80 Work Schedule (Every other Friday off)
- Low-cost, comprehensive Medical / Dental / Vision / Rx plans
- 401(k) with employer match after only 90 days
- Generous Paid Time Off / 10 Paid Holidays / Extended Paid Holiday
- Paid Training / Career Development
- Tuition and Training Reimbursement
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Company-paid Life Insurance and Disability Insurance
- Referral Bonus Program
Stadler US is an Equal Opportunity Employer