Software Project Manager for Railway Systems (f/m/d)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Wien; On-site; EUR 64,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public transport subsidy

Flexible hours

Home office up to 60%

Company holidays (Christmas & NYE)

Employee discounts

Training opportunities

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Austria GmbH in Vienna is seeking a Software Project Manager for railway systems to lead the development and integration of new product versions within the ETCS L1 track side portfolio.

You will coordinate a technical team across embedded safety-critical SW/HW, manage milestones, budget, and risks in an international environment, while reporting concisely to stakeholders and collaborating with multiple business units.

Qualifications

• Technical education, preferably Master studies in Computer Science or similar.
• Minimum 5 years experience in technical project management with a focus of SW resp. SW/HW engineering projects.
• Knowledge of safety critical systems or experience in railway domain is an advantage.
• Very good level German & English.

Responsibilities

• Technical project management and coordination of the development and test.
• Managing project with respect to project milestones, scope and budget.
• Working in the area of embedded safety critical systems.
• Manage issues and risks, create mitigation plans and elevate to appropriate stakeholders as necessary.
• Communication and reporting of status and critical issues in a short and concise format.
• Working in an international team and in cooperation with other business line units.

Skills

Technical project management

Software/hardware projects

Railway domain knowledge

German & English

Education

Master in Computer Science or similar

Tools

PM tools

Job description

Location: Vienna, Vienna, Austria Job ID: R1012599 Date Posted: 2026-07-07 Company Name: Hitachi Rail Austria GmbH Profession (Job Category): Project/Program Management Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description

SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGER FOR RAILWAY SYSTEMS (F/M/D) Hitachi in Austria is a full system provider and global supplier of train control technology and traffic management systems (e.g. European Train Control System (ETCS), Electronic interlockings, Operation Control Centers and dispatching systems, field elements). The route control product development team focuses on middleware layer building blocks like run-time execution environment, redundancy management, communication protocol stacks, boot/download procedures and diagnosis, which close the gap between operating system services and railway specific business logic. As part of our global center of competence for ETCS L1 track side located in Vienna, you are as technical project manager leading a team for the development and integration of new product versions within our modern ETCSL1 track side system portfolio.

Your Challenge

• Technical project management and coordination of the development and test
• Managing project with respect to project milestones, scope and budget
• Working in the area of embedded safety critical systems
• Manage issues and risks, create mitigation plans and elevate to appropriate stakeholders as necessary
• Communication and reporting of status and critical issues in a short and concise format
• Working in an international team and in cooperation with other business line units

Your Profile

• Technical education, preferably Master studies in Computer Science or similar
• Minimum 5 years experience with technical project management with a focus of SW resp. SW/HW engineering projects
• Knowledge of safety critical systems or experience in railway domain is an advantage
• Positive attitude and persistence are key to succeed in this role
• Competitive mindset, strong desire to achieve
• Knowledge of project management tools
• Very good level German & English

We Offer

• The salary for this position starts at € 75.000 gross p.a. Actual compensation is based on experience and qualification.
• Very good accessibility by public transport (Vienna Handelskai) & subsidies for public transport
• Flexible working hours and, depending on the position, up to 60% home office
• Hitachi Rail gives you holidays on Christmas (24.12) and New Year's Eve (31.12)
• Discounts for employees (canteen, shops, corporate benefits, tickets, etc.)
• Various training opportunities - online, internal and external training courses
• A stable employer in a collegial and international environment

Who we are

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.