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About the Role

As the Manager, Software (Embedded & Digital Products), you will lead a multidisciplinary software organization responsible for embedded software, digital platforms and backend services, customer-facing applications, and independent software test and validation. You will work closely with product management, hardware engineering, quality, operations, cybersecurity, sales, and customer support to develop reliable rail-electronics solutions and scalable digital products. This role offers an opportunity to shape software development, delivery, and commercialization across a growing portfolio of embedded and digital products, evolving the organization from a project-focused function to a product-line organization that supports differentiated hardware products, recurring digital services, and sustainable business growth.

Responsibilities

Shape and maintain the software product vision, technology roadmap, and investment plan for embedded and digital products.
Lead the Embedded Software, Digital Platforms and Backend, UX and Application, and Software Test and Validation functions.
Guide the development of a common, modular software platform across various product lines.
Expand capabilities in remote access, fleet analytics, connected-asset services, predictive maintenance, cloud services, APIs, licensing, and secure over-the-air updates.
Balance customer-funded NRE work with investment in reusable product platforms, SaaS offerings, and future digital services.
Establish practical software architecture and engineering standards.
Help teams deliver products that meet applicable cybersecurity, functional-safety, quality, customer, regulatory, and Wabtec requirements.
Improve delivery predictability by strengthening estimation, capacity and release planning, risk and dependency management, effort tracking, and delivery reporting.
Build effective requirements-management practices using IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS.
Strengthen release quality through independent verification and validation, automated regression testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, cybersecurity testing, and formal release qualification.
Use business, product, quality, and engineering information to guide roadmap priorities, investment decisions, and continuous improvement.
Connect software priorities and product-roadmap decisions to customer value and business performance.
Explore automation and AI-enabled engineering practices.
Collaborate with product management and sales on market analysis, proposals, business cases, customer commitments, pricing, and commercialization strategies.
Support the growth of software architects, technical leads, developers, test engineers, and validation specialists.
Create an inclusive and collaborative environment that values accountability, technical excellence, innovation, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
Eight (8+) or more years of progressive software engineering experience.
At least three (3+) years leading software teams, technical programs, or product-platform delivery.
Experience leading embedded software development.
Experience in at least one or more of the following areas: Cloud or backend platforms, Web or desktop applications, Data platforms, Software test automation.
Strong knowledge of C/C++, embedded Linux or RTOS environments, device communications, firmware lifecycle management, hardware and software integration, and debugging practices.
Familiarity with modern digital-platform technologies.
Experience developing modular architectures, reusable software platforms, software product lines, APIs, secure update mechanisms, or configuration-management practices.
Experience improving software delivery through a combination of requirements management, estimation, Agile planning, CI/CD, automated testing, engineering metrics, and release governance.
Experience using IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS or a comparable requirements lifecycle-management system.
An understanding of cybersecurity-by-design, secure communications, authentication and authorization, vulnerability management, and software-product risk mitigation.
Familiarity with ISO 9001 and CMMI in an engineering environment.
A product and business mindset, with the ability to connect software investment to customer value, product performance, lifecycle cost, and profitable growth.
Experience using data and metrics to assess business cases, prioritize product roadmaps, and evaluate commercial and engineering outcomes.
Strong communication, people-leadership, stakeholder-management, and change-management skills.
The ability to travel to customer or Wabtec sites, including international locations, approximately 10 to 25 percent of the time.
Ability to lift, carry, and move test hardware and equipment up to 50 lbs.
Ability to work at a lab bench performing hands-on testing, setup, and troubleshooting.
Ability to connect and interact with small components, cables, and test fixtures.
Ability to stand or sit for extended periods depending on testing needs.
Ability to visually inspect hardware devices and test systems.
Ability to work in an electronics lab environment following ESD and safety protocols.
Ability to use hand tools (e.g., screwdrivers) for assembling and maintaining test setups.
Manual dexterity to work with various hardware for testing purposes.

Skills

Embedded software development
Digital platforms
Backend services
Customer-facing applications
Software test and validation
Product management
Hardware engineering
Quality assurance
Operations
Cybersecurity
Sales
Customer support
Rail-electronics solutions
Scalable digital products
Software development lifecycle
Technical direction
Operating model implementation
Technical roadmap development
Investment planning
Business STRAP alignment
Customer needs analysis
Market opportunity assessment
Financial objective alignment
Embedded software leadership
Digital platforms leadership
Backend services leadership
UX and application leadership
Software test and validation leadership
Cross-functional collaboration
Accountability for results
Modular software platform development
Monitoring systems
Test equipment systems
Locomotive control systems
Remote access solutions
Fleet analytics
Connected-asset services
Predictive maintenance
Cloud services
APIs
Licensing
Secure over-the-air updates
NRE work management
SaaS offering development
Software architecture standards
Engineering standards
Modular design
Hardware abstraction
Communications protocols
Cybersecurity implementation
Configuration management
Documentation practices
CI/CD implementation
Testing methodologies
Functional safety
Quality management
Customer requirements management
Regulatory compliance
ISO 9001
CMMI
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) requirements
Delivery predictability improvement
Estimation techniques
Capacity planning
Release planning
Risk management
Dependency management
Effort tracking
Delivery reporting
Requirements management
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS
Requirements baselining
Requirements traceability
Change control processes
Review workflows
Verification evidence linkage
Release quality enhancement
Independent verification and validation (IV&V)
Automated regression testing
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
Cybersecurity testing
Formal release qualification
Data-driven decision making
Roadmap prioritization
Investment decision support
Continuous improvement initiatives
Customer value assessment
Business performance analysis
Revenue analysis
Orders analysis
Book-to-bill analysis
Gross margin analysis
EBIT analysis
Installed-base growth analysis
Utilization analysis
Recurring revenue analysis
Automation in engineering
AI-enabled engineering practices
Time-to-market reduction
Market analysis
Proposal development
Business case creation
Customer commitment management
Pricing strategies
Commercialization strategies
Team leadership
Coaching
Goal setting
Performance feedback
Succession planning
Professional development
Inclusive environment creation
Collaborative environment creation
Accountability
Technical excellence
Innovation
Customer focus
Continuous improvement
C++
Embedded Linux
RTOS
Device communications
Firmware lifecycle management
Hardware-software integration
Debugging practices
C#
.NET
Python
REST APIs
SQL
MQTT
Docker
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Reusable software platforms
Software product lines
Secure update mechanisms
Agile planning
Release governance
Cybersecurity by design
Secure communications
Authentication
Authorization
Vulnerability management
Software-product risk mitigation
Safety-critical product development
Regulated transportation product development
Business mindset
Product mindset
Metrics analysis
Stakeholder management
Change management
Travel coordination
People leadership
Team coaching
Delegation
Performance discussions
Technical development planning
Documentation best practices
Revision control
Design reviews
Test evidence management
Process compliance
Policy compliance

Location

Remote
Onsite

Work Type

Full-time
Regular

Experience Level

8+ years of progressive software engineering experience
3+ years leading software teams, technical programs, or product-platform delivery

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline
Advanced degree is an asset

Salary/Compensations

$95,000 to $120,000 annually

Benefits

Vacation
Health
Dental
Retirement
Performance bonus

About the Company

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors.
Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, Wabtec is leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity.
Wabtec's expertise, technologies, and people are accelerating the future of transportation across freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, and marine sectors.
With roots dating back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has a history of building critical technologies and implementing solutions.
Wabtec's global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward.
Wabtec is a place where people come together to expand the possible by continuously improving what they do and how they do it.
Wabtec is focused on revolutionizing how the world moves for future generations.
Wabtec believes the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds.
Wabtec strives to create a place where everyone belongs.
Wabtec is building a culture where leadership, inclusion, and unique perspectives fuel progress.

Equal Opportunity

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