Senior Software Engineer – Railway Signaling Systems On-Board
Salary Conditions (gross)
From € 3,000/month + variable bonus
The final starting salary depends on your work experience and acquired practice in the field.
About the Role
At Siemens Mobility, you'll contribute to developing and maintaining safety-critical railway signaling systems that help ensure safe and reliable train operations worldwide.
We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer who combines strong software development expertise with system-level thinking and architectural capabilities. In this role, you will grow into the role of the product expert on the well-established LZB80 train protection system, while supporting the further development of theTrainguard Basic Indusi (short TGBI). With your expertise you will be involved in numerous customer projects.
This position offers a unique opportunity to take ownership of a technically complex legacy system, acquire critical product know-how, and grow into a key architectural role within our international engineering organization
What Will Be Your Role?
• Develop, maintain, and enhance software for railway signaling and train protection systems with a focus on LZB80 and TGBI
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and improve existing software solutions, including investigation of field incidents and defect reports
• Work with legacy code bases developed in C and C++
• Support system-level analysis and architectural decision-making
• Collaborate with system engineers, architects, software developers, testers, and project teams
• Contribute to technical documentation and long-term product sustainability
• Participate in train test runs and field validation activities at customer locations (occasionally in Germany)
• Gradually take ownership of architectural responsibilities for the LZB80 and TGBI systems
• Support upcoming customer projects with your system knowledge
Personal Prerequisites and Skills
Essential
• Strong software development experience in C and C++
• Experience analyzing and maintaining existing software systems and legacy code bases
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently on complex technical and system-level topics
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Good English and German language skills for international cooperation
• Willingness to travel occasionally for train testing and field validation activities
Advantageous
- Experience with railway signaling systems or train protection systems
- Knowledge of national train control systems, ETCS, CBTC or similar technologies
- Experience as Software Architect, System Architect, or Lead Engineer
- Knowledge of operating systems, drivers, and low-level software development
- Experience in safety-critical software development
- Knowledge of railway signalling standards EN 50126, EN 50128 and EN 50129
- Experience with Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and safety-related development processes
- Familiarity with railway approval and certification environments
- Passion for railway technology and transportation systems
Career Growth Opportunity
This role offers the opportunity to develop into a key technical expert and gradually assume responsibilities such as:
• Software Architect for LZB80 and TGBI
• System Architect for LZB80 and TGBI
You will work closely with experienced experts and play an important role in preserving and expanding critical know-how for future customer projects.
Employee Benefits
Benefits Supporting Work-Life Balance:
- Extra Paid Days Off:
- Bridge days – when a holiday falls between a workday and weekend, you have the day off at Siemens Mobility
- Sick days per year – no doctor's certificate required
- Additional days off – for employee's child's wedding, employee relocation, birth of a child for administrative duties, receiving the Janský Medal, and more
Flexible Working:
- Flexible working hours: balance between work and private life
- Possibility to work from home (Telework, Home-office)
Benefits Supporting Your Professional and Career Growth:
- Training and development program (integration process, business and product training, soft skills training, and more)
- Freely accessible corporate digital training library (Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Harvard Business Publishing, and more)
- Management development programs
- Language courses during working hours with qualified instructors (English, German)
- Daily collaboration with international teams
Benefits That Give You Energy and Make Your Workday Pleasant:
- Great team of colleagues, team buildings, company events and parties
- Community building through events such as: Earth Day – volunteer activities, or sports day
- Wellbeing program (psychological, financial, and legal counseling free for employees and their family members)
- Virtual wallet of benefits – Purpose-bound financial contribution for leisure activities of your choice
- Support for participation in sports events (ČSOB Bratislava Marathon, Škoda Marathon, Night Run, and more)
- Multisport card
Benefits Supporting Your Financial Security and Stability:
- Variable bonus
- Bonus for referring new colleagues up to €2,000
- Employer contribution to the 3rd Pension Pillar up to 3%
- 100% salary compensation during sick leave and care for family member (10 days/year)
- Siemens share programs - opportunity to invest in company shares
- Good company reputation, strong background, employment stability, loyal, fair, and human approach
Don't Have a CV Ready? Or Need More Information?
Write to me at: lenka.zavadska@siemens.com
Or we can connect via LinkedIn: Lenka Závadská
I'll be happy to stay in touch with you for future cooperation. :)
Applications in English are preferred.
Learn more about our work and projects at:
https://www.mobility.siemens.com/sk/sk/spolocnost/kariera/zilina.html
Join us in shaping the future of railway technology! 🚆