Principal Software Engineer

Who will you be working with?
Embedded software team for our LOCOTROL® Remote Control Locomotive, Tower Control, and Distributed Power product portfolios. Working closely with PMs, System Engineers and Architects, and test teams to align with customer requirements.
How will you make a difference?
As a member of the LOCOTROL SW Team, you will be responsible for design, develop, integrate, test, demonstrate, and maintain embedded software applications used in Freight Locomotive control for our LOCOTROL® Remote Control Locomotive, Tower Control, and Distributed Power product portfolios. The systems are primarily developed in C and/or C++ targeting a variety of embedded platforms. This new role will primarily focus on design and development to integrate our Next Gen platforms with our RCS products.
What do we want to know about you?
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Minimum of 15 years developing embedded software in both Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and bare metal environments.
Experience writing multi-process / multi-threaded programs using C or C++.
Strong understanding of software design, methods, and architectural approaches.
Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
Willing and able to travel 10% of your time.
Primary project will utilize experience with
DDS
Yocto
C++23
CMake
GTest, especially in an automated/CI environment
DOORS Next
VS in/with Dev Containers
GitLab
GitLab CI
Experience in Agile software development environments including Scrum and/or Kanban.
Experience with ColdFire, ARM and/or PowerPC micro-processor in a C/C++ environment.
Experience with communication protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, RS232/RS422, HDLC, SPI, I2C, CAN.
Experience with embedded Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) including Green Hills INTEGRITY.
Experience with software configuration management tools such as SVN or GIT.
Experience with SW analysis tools (such as Klocwork, Understand, PC-Lint), and SW unit test tools (such as VectorCAST, etc.).
Experience in design of high reliability, safety, redundant fail-safe products.
Experience with industry standards (IEC 61508, DO-178B, Cenelec-50128, etc.).
What will your typical day look like?
Develop and maintain software components, systems and their networks.
Provide technical mentoring for more junior software engineers as needed.
Design and implement software for embedded systems from requirements analysis through production and commercial deployment.
Program in C and C++ all applications, components and interfaces.
Maintain and enhance software deployed within existing embedded products and systems.
Work closely with the business unit to ensure application development meets product specification requirements.
Work closely with other engineering teams to ensure system functional and interface requirements are met.
Design, implement and test software, ensuring quality specifications are met.
Participate actively in design and code reviews.
Drive performance and reliability enhancements.
Interact with customers and partners in technical discussions throughout the development and deployment phases.
Develop documentation including SW design, SW requirements, and SW architectures.
You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.
Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No