Lead SW Engineer – Embedded SW

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

Role Summary & Essential responsibilities: 

The Lead SW Engineer is responsible for the software implementation effort for systems by performing the following activities: requirement analysis, process control, release control, design quality, implementation & verification.

In this role, the Engineer, shall utilize his/her experience and expertise to –

• System requirements analysis

• Software Development according to IST 669 and related documents, including validation in Laboratory

• Development of Monitoring programs and other PC tools when needed

• Participate / Support Design verification / validation in end customer sites in India & Abroad.

• Close Collaboration with other developers, project managers, system integrators, test engineers and customers

• Collaboration with the Quality Laboratory to setup test benches

• Engineering processes follow-up: All documents issued in a concise, accurate, grammatically correct form

• For selected Software Engineers, coordination of the software development in the project platforms, in particular:

  • planning software activities in the platform

  • reporting to the Software design and standardisation Team Leader the status of the developments ongoing in the platform

  • alerting the Software design and standardisation Team Leader in case of delays and their causes

  • ensuring the application of the general and platform-specific coded practices and guidelines for software development

  • verification of the documentation produced by contractors

• Implement, debug and solve problems in Software products.

Qualification / Requirement:

• Bachelors / Masters in Engineering in Computer Science/ Embedded Systems / Electronics Engineering

• 2 to 8 years of hands-on experience in embedded real-time software design and development

Essential Skills:

• Strong Hands-on Experience in C

• Demonstrated skills in developing embedded application software(s), bare metal programming

• Well-versed in various IDEs

• Hands on experience in Git

• Knowledge of any or all of the following software developments tools will be an advantage

  • StP Software trough Pictures

  • National Instruments CVI

  • QAC MISRA software static analyser

  • Motorola Microcontroller Compilers and Linkers

  • Trace32 Debuggers and scripting

Desired Skills:

• Strong technical aptitude, and effective oral and written communication skills

• Demonstrated problem solving ability, capable of working with minimal supervision to define solutions for cross-discipline problems

• Willing to travel as required (locally and internationally)

• Availability to be on vehicle during static and dynamic brake test (commissioning)

Familiar with:

• Hands-on Experience in C++ developing embedded application software

• Secure Software development lifecycle activities SRS generation, Threat & Risk analysis, Secure software architecture and design documentation

• UML tools to generate both structural and behavioral models

• Requirement to design and Conceptualization/prototyping

• Source code maintenance at Git Repository and Build pipelining

• Code review process and merge requests

• Doxygen code documentation generation

Good to have:

• Understanding of configuring and programming Embedded Linux systems, with comprehensive knowledge of kernel, bootloader, file systems, and device drivers, experience in Yocto integration

• Skilled in developing low-level device drivers, Board Support Packages (BSP), and service configurations for seamless hardware module integration, board bring up, SOM/SOC modules

• Proficient in configuring flash partitions, file systems, and mounting processes

• Familiar with and possess implementational expertise in cybersecurity topics, including Secure Boot, Secure Firmware Update (SFU), Cryptography concepts, and certificate-based authentication mechanisms

• Equipped with advanced debugging skills using tools like JTAG , USB, analyzers

• Experience in Compilers, Linkers, Debuggers for both Linux and Microcontrollers

• Experience in embedded development on TI CPU AM64xx 

• Understanding of the IEC62443 standards

• Scripting: Familiarity with Languages like Rust, Python, Shell, Bash script, Perl

• Knowledge of Italian / French / German language is beneficial

The Lead SW Engineer is responsible for the software implementation effort for Brakes products but not limited to Brakes, may also need to work on other products like Passenger Information Systems, Event recorders, Brakes, HVAC, Doors, CVS, UMMC etc... performing the following activities: requirement analysis, process control, release control, design quality, implementation & verification.

In this role, Lead Software Engineer, shall learn & utilize his/her skills to –

• Implement, debug and solve problems in Software products.

• Design, Code and configure applications in

• Design your code in UML (PlantUML, Enterprise Architect, StarUML, Markdown).

• Document and design near to code (Docs like code paradigm).

• Work in highly agile execution methodology

• Collaborate with other developers, project managers, system integrators, test engineers and customers.

• Participate / Support Design verification / validation in end customer sites in India

• Document technical data generated by the assigned project consistent with engineering principles and

procedures

• Integrate the systems creating test specifications and performing software and system tests.

• Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments

• Participate as a presenter / reviewer in technical and program reviews

• Willing to accept the challenge to lead a project team as a "lead developer".

• Keen on learning processes and design patterns and design tools.

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.   

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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