Senior Train Control Engineer

Key Responsibilities

System Design & Architecture

• Lead end-to-end system design for train control systems (CBTC/ETCS/ATP/ATO/ATS).

• Define system architecture, functional design specifications, control logic, braking curves, and performance parameters.

• Review and approve subsystem designs, ensuring alignment with signaling, TCMS, propulsion, brake systems, and train networks (MVB/CAN/Ethernet).

Technical Leadership

• Provide guidance to engineering teams across design, V&V, and commissioning phases.

• Act as technical SME during design reviews, customer meetings, audits, and safety assessments.

• Mentor junior engineers and ensure adherence to engineering processes and standards.

Integration, Testing & Validation

• Lead lab testing, simulation, test bench integration, onboard integration, and field testing.

• Drive static and dynamic train-level tests, acceptance tests, and commissioning activities.

• Oversee resolution of technical issues and ensure traceability to requirements.

Safety, Compliance & Quality

• Ensure all designs comply with EN50126/128/129 and applicable SIL requirements.

• Participate in hazard analysis, FMEAs, safety cases, and risk assessments.

• Collaborate with Independent Safety Assessors (ISA) for safety validation.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Interface with signaling teams, vehicle engineering, OEM partners, and suppliers.

• Participate in customer discussions for requirement clarification, design approvals, and technical workshops.

• Support bids, estimations, and technical proposals when required.

Documentation & Reporting

• Prepare and approve technical specifications, system architecture documents, test plans, validation reports, and design justification documents.

• Ensure timely delivery of engineering documentation aligned with project schedules.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, or Railway Engineering.

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in train control systems (CBTC, ETCS, ATP, ATO, ATS, or OEM-specific systems).

• Strong expertise in control logic design, braking system integration, propulsion interfaces, and onboard signaling interactions.

• Proficiency with requirement management tools (DOORS/Polarion), simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink), and diagnostic/test bench tools.

• In-depth knowledge of RAMS processes and railway safety standards.

• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Background

• Previous experience with global OEMs (Alstom, Siemens, Hitachi, Stadler, Bombardier, Wabtec).

• Exposure to full V-cycle development and multiple railway project deployments.

• Experience in system troubleshooting, field commissioning, and safety validation.