Senior Software Engineer

Overview

As part of the Wabtec Digital Intelligence organization, the Surface Transportation software group is a best-in-class team with successful product lines for the rail industry. Our products support rail customer operations for dispatch systems, positive train control, SCADA, and customer information management and include both back office and front facing components. Our successful products are deployed in over 30 customer operational systems and we continue to develop the next generation of our products for future growth in areas such as high speed rail, data analytics, and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Develop software based on requirements and design
• Collaborate with the software team to extend existing components to implement client requirements
• Support design activities and reviews
• Analyze code and system functionality
• Follow engineering guidelines and processes
• Continuously work to improve software quality

Qualifications

Must have:

• B.S. in Computer Science, MIS, Software or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of demonstrated hands-on experience in building scalable software, including design, implementation, debugging, and support
• Knowledge of design patterns and Restful API patterns
• Experience with applying data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design, to solve challenging problems using at least two of these languages: Java, C/C++, C#, Python
• Experience with agile software development principles and practices, particularly Scrum
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have:

• Passenger and freight rail domain experience
• Understanding of rail domain protocols such as IETMS
• Node.js and JavaScript experience
• Python experience
• Architecture experience
• AI/ML

What will your typical day look like?

• Develop software based on requirements and design
• Collaborate with the software team to extend existing components to implement client requirements
• Support design activities and reviews
• Analyze code and system functionality
• Follow engineering guidelines and processes
• Continuously work to improve software quality

Physical demands

• Employee is regularly required to talk and hear
• Employee is regularly required to see and observe small print on computer screen
• Employee is regularly required to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Employee is regularly using repetitive hand motions, typing on a keyboard
• Employee will be required to travel to customer locations both domestically and internationally

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

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).

Note: The salary information in this posting is indicative and may be updated. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.