Railway Signaling System & Software SME / Technical Lead

Expleo Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo seeks a Railway Signalling System & Software SME / Technical Lead in Bengaluru to drive safety-critical projects across the full lifecycle. You will mentor teams, lead technical discussions with OEMs, and ensure compliance with railway standards.

The role demands hands-on expertise in signalling architectures and V&V across multiple projects. 15+ years of experience in railway signalling, a Bachelor's in Engineering, and strong knowledge of ERTMS/Interlocking/ETCS/CBTC are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required.
• Experience as SME/lead in safety-critical railway projects.
• Strong knowledge of EN 50128 and related railway standards.
• 15+ years in railway signalling systems and software.

Responsibilities

• Lead railway signalling system and software engineering across the complete lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, design, development, integration, verification & V&V, and commissioning support.
• Act as a SME in railway signalling, providing technical leadership with knowledge of ERTMS, DTG-R and other signalling systems for mainline and metros.
• Own and drive system-to-software integration, translating signalling requirements into software design and verification.
• Provide technical leadership for safety-critical signalling projects, ensuring compliance with standards and customer specs.
• Lead technical discussions with customers, OEMs, and internal teams; translate needs into technical solutions.
• Present signalling capabilities to customers including architectures, methodologies, and project experience.
• Support customer engagements, proposals, RFPs/EOIs, capability presentations, and presales activities.
• Drive technical reviews, design discussions, V&V strategies, risk mitigation.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams in software engineering, signalling, V&V, and safety-critical practices.
• Collaborate with global teams and act as the technical interface between engineering teams and customers.
• Support continuous improvement of engineering processes, development methodologies, testing strategies, and capabilities.

Skills

Railway Signalling

Software Engineering

Technical SME/Lead

Safety-critical

Requirements Engineering

SDLC/V-Model

Agile/Hybrid

Test & V&V

System Architecture

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

Polarian

Jira

Git

Job description

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe. We operate in over 25 countries.

If you are looking for a role that can offer well-structured career development, progression and exciting growth potential then we want to hear from you! we are a growing, fast-paced consultancy and always one step ahead of ever changing IT landscape.

Are you an Railway Signalling System & Software SME / Technical Lead looking to grow and become one of the best in industry?

Do you want to be challenged and fast-track your career progression by executing a variety of projects, in a variety of industries?

Do you want to be supported, and assured, by the 30+ years' Consulting industry experience?

If so, look no further. Our Company are on the market for experienced Aerospace to help us on our journey to Transform Through Quality, and become a market leader in delivering in-house Project & Programme Management services.

Responsibilities

• Lead railway signalling system and software engineering activities across the complete lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, design, development, integration, verification & validation (V&V), and commissioning support.


• Act as a SME in railway signalling, providing technical leadership on software engineering activities, with good knowledge of systems like ERTMS, DTG-R and other signalling system for mainline and metros.


• Own and drive system-to-software integration, ensuring seamless translation of signalling system requirements into software requirements, design, implementation, and verification.


• Provide technical leadership for safety-critical signalling projects, ensuring compliance with applicable railway standards, customer specifications, and safety requirements.


• Lead technical discussions with customers, stakeholders, OEMs, and internal engineering teams; understand customer needs and translate them into effective technical solutions.


• Present and demonstrate signalling system and software capabilities to customers and stakeholders, including technical solutions, architectures, methodologies, competencies, and project experience.


• Support customer engagements, technical proposals, RFPs/EOIs, capability presentations, solutioning, and presales activities.


• Drive technical reviews, design discussions, V&V strategies, issue resolution, and technical risk mitigation.


• Mentor and guide engineering teams in software engineering, signalling, V&V, and safety-critical development practices.


• Collaborate with global teams/front offices and act as the technical interface between engineering teams and customers/stakeholders.


• Support continuous improvement of engineering processes, development methodologies, testing strategies, and technical capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Essential Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in both Railway Signalling System Engineering and Signalling Software Engineering.


• Proven experience as a technical SME / technical lead in safety-critical railway signalling projects.


• Strong expertise in Railway Signalling, Interlocking (EI/CBI), ETCS, CBTC, ATP and ATO.


• Good understanding of system architecture, requirements engineering, software development, integration, testing, V&V, commissioning, and RAMS.


• Strong knowledge of SDLC, software development lifecycle models, V-model, Agile/Hybrid development methodologies, and safety-critical engineering processes.


• Strong knowledge of testing techniques, test strategies, verification methodologies, test automation, and system/software integration testing.


• Good knowledge and practical experience of EN 50128, with an understanding of related railway safety standards such as EN 50126 and EN 50129.


• Experience with engineering and lifecycle management tools such as IBM DOORS, Polarian, Jira, Git, and development/testing tools.


• Ability to Analyse complex signalling requirements and establish system-to-software traceability.


• Experience working with major railway OEMs such as Alstom, Siemens Mobility, Hitachi Rail, Thales, Wabtec, or equivalent signalling organizations.


• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to independently lead technical discussions and presentations.


• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex signalling concepts and technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Ability to work with distributed/global engineering teams and coordinate effectively with customers, front-office teams, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

Experience

• 15+ years of experince in railway signalling systems/software