Lead Engineer – Controls & Software Engineering
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, India
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Job Description 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!
Job Type: Lead Engineer – Controls Engineering
Role Summary/Purpose In this role you will be responsible for developing Concepts and Design Requirements for Energy management applications installed on locomotives. In this role you will work closely with a team of Software Engineers, QA Engineers, System architects, System Engineers, and Product Managers.
Essential Responsibilities
- Drive the execution of design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirement
- Be responsible for System / Subsystem Level Design requirements for Energy management features and functionalities by providing the Design concepts, detailed design requirements on DOORs, Product Descriptions, ICD’s, FMEA’s, Sub system design documents and other input documents.
- Define and manage Interfaces to all sub-systems in compliance to the system solution.
- Support and work with Software and validation engineers in developing the feature/functionality enhancement and solutions.
- Help define System Validation Plans and work with Validation Engineers to ensure traceability between the design requirements and test plans to verify cross references.
- Participate as a presenter or reviewer in technical and program reviews.
- Take ownership of technical concepts, solution, risks / mitigation plans, and engineering cost estimates on proposals.
- Maintain broad awareness of technical trends to ensure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work, and reviews and responsiveness to customer / program needs.
- Provide effective and timely communications on significant issues or developments.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be willing to work out of an office located in Bangalore, India
Qualifications / Requirements
- Bachelor’s / Masters’ degree in Controls / Electronics / Computer science disciplines.
- Minimum of 6-9 years of technical experience along with established technical leadership credentials across Locomotive / Automotive / Aerospace product lines.
- Minimum of 5 years’ hands-on design and implementation experience involving; Embedded systems design & software development.
Technical Expertise:
- Strong technical knowledge in embedded systems design and development concepts.
- Expertise in System design and Validation on systems involving Real time Embedded Systems, Energy management / Optimization techniques.
- Knowledge on Real time operating systems like QNX and/or Linux.
- Strong knowledge of Protocols & Standards: Expertise in Data Distribution Service (DDS) alongside standard protocols like MQTT, CAN bus, Ethernet, TCP/IP, or REST APIs.
- Expertise in Service oriented architecture for Embedded Systems: Deep understanding of service autonomy, composability, and loose coupling adapted for distributed embedded platforms (e.g., SOME/IP, Adaptive AUTOSAR etc.)
- Experience in understanding and translating customer requirements into functional requirements and providing design solutions.
- Experience with INCOSE system engineering standards, DOORs classic and Next gen.
- Experienced in Model based designs in MATLAB/Simulink and embedded programming.
- Experience with System Testing Processes, Tools, and Automation.
Business Acumen:
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and cross-functional communication skills.
- Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements, and estimating efforts.
- Demonstrates knowledge of technologies in the market to help make design recommendations, scope MVPs, and to drive timely decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate future needs, requirements, or course corrections necessary before they are articulated by stakeholders.
- Ability to implement customer and industry standards and work in a cross-functional, global environment.
Leadership:
- Ability to take ownership of complex/medium sized or incompletely defined tasks.
- Demonstrates clarity of thinking to work through limited information and vague problem definitions.
- Delivers while mentoring and helping junior team members.
- Relentless drive and desire for continuous improvement. Challenges the status quo and pursues opportunities to drive service evolution, quality and efficiency while removing waste and non-value-added work from team activities.
- Continuously measures deliverables against commitments. Effectively balances multiple, different and/or competing objectives.
Personal Attributes:
- Ability to engage and build positive relationships with both internal/external cus
Additional Information What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First? At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other. If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
Who are we? 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, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike. Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com. Culture powers us and the possibilities. We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more. Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.
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Posted 14 Sept 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026 · Report this job