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

hitachi; Wien; Vor Ort; EUR 68.000 - 83.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working time with home office

On-site canteen with company subsidy

Wiener Linien yearly ticket

Holidays on Christmas and New Year’s

Zusammenfassung

Hitachi Rail Austria GmbH in Vienna invites a Software Project Manager for Railway Systems to lead development and integration of next-generation interlocking components. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage milestones, scope and budgets in a safety-critical domain.

The role requires a technical background (Masters in CS or similar), 5+ years in technical project management for SW/SW-HW projects, and fluent German with good English.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of technical project management experience in SW/SW-HW engineering.
• Knowledge of safety-critical systems or railway domain is a plus.
• Strong coordination and reporting skills.
• Fluent German and good English.

Aufgaben

• Technical project management and coordination of the development of next generation interlocking control systems.
• Managing project milestones, scope and budget.
• Working in safety critical systems domain.
• Manage issues and risks, create mitigation plans and elevate to stakeholders as necessary.
• Communication and reporting of status and critical issues in a concise format.
• Collaborate with an international team and other business units.

Kenntnisse

Technical project management

SW/HW engineering

Safety critical systems

German language

International teamwork

Ausbildung

Master in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Project management tools

Jobbeschreibung

Location: Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Job ID: R1009836

Date Posted: 2026-07-07

Company Name: Hitachi Rail Austria GmbH

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

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/X)

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 the route control product development team you are responsible for the technical project management of the development and integration of these components for new versions of the interlocking system product line.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Technical project management and coordination of the development of next generation interlocking control systems
• Managing project with respect to project milestones, scope and budget
• Working in the area of 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 of German and good level English

WE OFFER

• The salary for this position starting from € 75.000 gross p.a. Actual compensation is based on experience and qualification and can exceed the mentioned range.
• Challenging, innovative, long-term projects in a worldwide acting group offering various internal development opportunities
• Great accessibility by public transport and various benefits like flexible working time with generous home office policy, on-site canteen with company subsidy and Wiener Linien Yearly Ticket
• Hitachi Rail gives you holidays on Christmas and New Year's Eve (24.12 & 31.12)
• 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.