TCMS Technical Project Lead

Your role and responsibilities:

Lead the TCMS scope of railway projects, ensuring end-to-end delivery from requirement gathering to commissioning. Collaborate with global stakeholders and customers to design, validate, and implement TCMS solutions in compliance with international standards and railway-specific protocols.

The work model for the role is: Onsite/HybridThis role is contributing to the Motion Business Traction division in Bengaluru.

Main stakeholders are railway/rolling stock integrators.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Lead TCMS engineering activities across the project lifecycle, aligned with EN50657 and EN50128 V-cycle development models.
• Translate functional descriptions into Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) and logical/mathematical models.
• Conduct internal and external design reviews, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Prepare and maintain comprehensive customer documentation, including specifications, validation reports, and training materials.
• Perform validation activities using PC-based simulators and hardware-in-the-loop setups in the TCMS lab.
• Support static and dynamic commissioning of the first trainset.
• Travel to customer sites for design presentations, technical discussions, and approvals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of TCMS with propulsion, auxiliary systems, and onboard signaling.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, or Controls Engineering with 1015 years of experience in TCMS engineering, preferably in railway applications.
• Hands-on experience in programming, testing, and commissioning within the railway domain.
• Proficient in IEC 61131 programming (SIL0 & SIL2 applications).
• Strong understanding of railway electronics and subsystem-level electrical schematics.
• Familiarity with communication protocols: CAN, MVB, WTB, TRDP, Dual-homing, Ethernet.
• Experience with TCMS equipment: DDU, VCU, WTB gateways, ECS, TRS, and onboard signaling systems like ATC and TCAS (Kavach).
• Experience working with locomotives, metros, and EMUs. TCMS SIL2 software development certification is highly desirable.
• Project Management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are an added advantage.