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# Software Project Manager for Railway Systems

- **Company:** Hitachi Rail
- **Location:** Wien, Austria
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €75,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Logic, Communications Protocols, Middleware, Software Project Management, Safety Critical Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3b0484577a934aa7

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

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., * 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 escalate 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