Her Story
About Faith
Faith Alexopoulos is a mechanical engineer and engineering operations professional with experience in manufacturing, quality assurance, and materials management within the rail transportation industry. A graduate of the University of Denver with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and minors in Mathematics and Medical Physics, she began her career through Wabtec Corporation's LEAD rotational program, gaining hands-on experience across multiple operational disciplines. Her technical expertise includes manufacturing engineering, quality auditing, process improvement, CAD design, material management, and production support, enabling her to contribute to the remanufacturing of locomotives for major railroad operators across the United States.
Since joining Wabtec in 2025, Faith has progressed through a series of increasingly responsible roles, including Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Technical Advisor, and currently Material Technical Advisor. Throughout these rotations, she has worked on shop floor optimization, manufacturing process development, component inspection and testing, internal and customer audits, non-conforming material tracking, and cross-functional collaboration between production and management teams. Prior to Wabtec, she gained valuable engineering experience as a Mechanical Engineering Intern with FarmBox Foods, where she developed CAD models, manufacturing drawings, and user manuals, while also serving as a Machine Shop Student Technician at the University of Denver, maintaining equipment and supporting engineering projects through troubleshooting, machining, and technical maintenance.
Faith's professional philosophy is rooted in collaboration, respect, and continuous learning. She believes effective communication and trust between leadership and production teams are essential to operational success, and she approaches engineering challenges with a practical, solutions-oriented mindset. A former member of the Society of Women Engineers and Delta Gamma, she also participated in community service initiatives supporting children with visual impairments. Inspired by the encouragement of her family, Faith is passionate about encouraging more women to pursue careers in engineering, advocating for confidence, resilience, and a willingness to learn from mistakes while maintaining a healthy balance between professional achievement and personal well-being.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Faith
01What do you attribute your success to?
Honestly just my family. I've always been supported in anything I've ever put my mind to from my parents and my siblings and my entire extended family. When I wanted to major in mechanical engineering my parents were like okay sure yeah do it you're good like you got it. Having that support always made me think I could do something.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Don't be too hard on yourself. When we first go into the professional world especially even corporate it's kind of like you just don't want to make mistakes but that's what makes you learn. I wish I knew that my first 6 months I was just so scared to look like I didn't know what I was talking about but in reality you just got there. Once I broke out of that and was like you know what I'm just gonna ask all the questions I need because I really don't know that really helped.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Keep your head up. It can get hard when there's not someone that thinks the same way as you when it's mostly male-dominated but your thoughts and your suggestions are valuable. Take care of yourself and believe in yourself. It's okay to make mistakes make as many as you need.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
In remanufacturing getting everyone aligned and having standardized processes for everything is a big challenge. It's hard to modernize with workers that have been here for 30 40 years and make everybody start doing something different.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Treating everyone the way you'd want to be treated. Everyone's a person at the end of the day. Try your best and put your personal life as a big priority because what's going on outside of work will come into work. Taking care of yourself too is a big thing self-care.
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