Engineering Technical Leader - Embedded Software

Wabtec•Erie, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Engineering Technical Leader, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and releasing embedded software applications for locomotive systems. Your expertise will contribute to innovative transportation solutions by ensuring reliable, high-quality software products that meet industry standards, customer expectations, and business objectives. You will also provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and help drive successful project execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, with 10+ years of embedded software development experience.
Strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, and Shell scripting.
Experience developing embedded and real-time systems using Linux, QNX, RTOS, Green Hills, or similar platforms.
Proven technical leadership experience, including project planning, mentoring, and task prioritization.
Experience troubleshooting software issues, conducting root cause analysis, and supporting testing and deployment.
Familiarity with unit testing, software integration, configuration management, and CI/CD practices.
Knowledge of Agile development and software quality processes.
Understanding of embedded hardware, communication protocols, cybersecurity practices, and related engineering tools.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, and release embedded software solutions while ensuring quality requirements are achieved.
Analyze product and subsystem requirements and develop software architectures and designs.
Document software designs in accordance with established engineering standards and guidelines.
Resolve software issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
Conduct design and code reviews following applicable software processes and standards.
Collaborate with systems engineering, simulation, verification and validation, and electronic hardware teams.
Lead assigned technical projects by decomposing requirements, estimating effort, and developing project schedules.
Mentor and support team members as a subject matter expert.
Ensure accountability for product quality and project deliverables.
Support factory and customer locomotive testing, software loading, feature demonstrations, defect investigations, and problem resolution.
Follow configuration management processes, engineering best practices, and quality standards.