Stadler: Head of Department Development CBTC

Wallisellen

Key information

Publication date:10 October 2025
Workload:100%
Place of work:Wallisellen

Job summary

Stadler offers diverse opportunities for an international career. Join us to grow, take responsibility, and achieve great results together.

Tasks

Lead the 'CBTC Development' department with 23 team members.
Oversee development of safety-critical software for our CBTC system.
Support sales projects and analyze customer requirements.

Skills

Technical degree (ETH/TU/FH) or equivalent required.
Experience in functional safety and software testing necessary.
Proficiency in German and English is essential.

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Stadler offers diverse opportunities for an international career. At Stadler, you get the chance to grow beyond yourself, take on responsibility, and achieve great performance in a team. We are looking for motivated talents who want to shape the future of mobility with us. Are you ready to achieve great things with us?

YOUR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Leading the "CBTC Development" department as part of Stadler Signalling's development with currently 23 employees. Your responsibilities include:

Development of safety-critical vehicle and track software for our CBTC system NOVA Pro according to the specifications EN 50126, 50128 / 50716 and 50129.
Development of vehicle software for automated, driverless operation.
Verification / review of development results
Integration of information and cyber security requirements
Definition of the generic system with necessary interfaces, e.g. for integration on a vehicle
Support for assessments and country-specific approvals
Support of sales projects, analysis of customer requirements

You develop your team and their skills further and ensure that your department has the necessary tools to efficiently complete its tasks.
You are part of expert groups and participate in strategic decisions. Together with product management and sales, you help shape the growth and internationalization strategy.
You organize your department, plan the work, assign tasks to your employees, and monitor progress.
You represent your department in management meetings.
You represent Stadler Signalling towards assessors, approval authorities, customers, and within the Stadler Group.

YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Completed technical education ETH / TU / FH or equivalent
Experience regarding functional safety and/or software testing
Knowledge of railway standards (e.g. EN 50126, 50128, 50129 or 50716, TS 50701, ISO 27001, ISO 9001) and/or train control technologies is an advantage
German and English
You are an open, communicative, resilient, goal-oriented personality who is open to new things.
High motivation to familiarize yourself with new technologies, development processes, and tools

YOUR BENEFITS