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Position Overview: 

 

Siemens Rolling Stock is seeking a Safety and Regulations Manager for Passenger Cars and Trainsets. This position will functionally report to the Vice President of Coaches and Trainsets and is in Sacramento, California.

Safety The Safety and Regulations Manager is responsible for managing all Siemens activities that lead to the successful safety certification of Siemens rolling stock. This includes overseeing all safety-relevant workstreams, being aware of potential issues or delays, and providing lessons learned from similar platform projects. The manager also provides safety status reports to Project Management, handles all safety-related administrative tasks, and interfaces with external parties. Additionally, they are responsible for non-standard, customer-specific safety or regulatory documentation, planning and tracking their tasks, writing and aligning the System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) with stakeholders, and reviewing Hazard Tracking Logs (HTLs) and Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) or other safety documentation from Engineering.

Product Safety The manager provides semi-annual internal product safety presentations to increase awareness and knowledge of product safety incidents and processes. They monitor and review the status of new and ongoing safety-related incidents, highlight potential issues and delays, and support employees in following the product safety processes established by Siemens Business Excellence & Quality Management (BE&QM).

Regulations The manager monitors and reviews changes in regulations, highlights potential issues or delays, and is responsible for all safety-relevant submittals to authorities to obtain necessary approvals for safety certification. They have advanced knowledge of all safety-related regulations and oversee corresponding workstreams, providing lessons learned from similar platform projects.

What your day-to-day will look like:

Handles all safety-related administrative tasks (e.g., Fabasoft, EPIQ), manages the safety interface with external parties in the project, and prepares non-standard, customer-specific safety or regulatory documentationProvides semi-annual internal product safety presentations, monitors and reviews the status of new and ongoing safety-related incidents, and supports employees in following the product safety processes established by Siemens Business Excellence & Quality Management (BE&QM)Monitors and reviews changes in regulations, highlights potential issues or delays with project managers, and is responsible for all safety-relevant submittals to the authorities to obtain necessary approvals for safety certificationHas oversight of and advanced knowledge in all safety-related regulations that authorities have shown special interest in, reviews every potentially relevant workstream autonomously, and provides projects with regulatory highlights and lowlights from similar platform projects

To thrive in this role, you have:

Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related fieldExperience: 5 years in the rail industryExperience regarding product safetyExperience regarding common industry safety standards (e.g., MIL-STD-882)Project management certification would help for certain aspects, however, is not required.Some Travel: domestic and internationalTeam player with strong negotiation skillsNegotiation skills with customers and consultantsPresentation and meeting leadership skillsExcellent English communication skillsBasic understanding of German would help for certain aspects, however, is not required.

Why you'll love working for Siemens!

Freedom and healthy work-life balance– Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HSA/FSA, Commuter Benefits – starting Day 1! Solve the world's most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects. Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, pioneering technological environment. Competitive total rewards package. Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them! Please take advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement program, Mentor Programs, and your development through online learning. Employee perks and discounts in addition to our 401k match and generous Paid Time Off

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This position is based in Sacramento, CA. We offer a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html. The base salary range for this position in Sacramento, CA, is $98,300 - $132,000. The salary may be higher or lower depending on the budget and the candidate's experience, knowledge, skills, and qualifications.

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