Software Development Leader
Apply now »Date: 19 Dec 2025
Location: Barcelona, B, ES
Company: Alstom
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
Could you be the full-time Software Development Leader in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda we’re looking for?
Your future role
Take on a new challenge and apply your Software Development expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside young and proactive teammates.
You'll manage Software Development resources and activities on the project assigned. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering), be responsible for the delivery of each software baseline according to the QCD requirements and much more.
You’ll specifically take care of the Delivery of Train Software according to his / her Engineering Work Package, but also deployment and application of Train Control & Information Solutions development procedures, processes & design rules on his / her project.
We’ll look to you for:
- Monitoring, Controlling and consolidating the software development work-package. As such Organizes, leads the work package reviews for the project he/she is in charge.
- Manages the Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan.
- Reports the target to project Train Control work package owner.
- Integration of Software Modules with various modules within TCMS subsystem like MPU, DDU etc & in-charge of Configuration management for TCMS Software activities.
- Ensuring the overall performance of executable code loaded on target, for the project that he / she is leading.
- Initiating and following-up with action plans to solve issues and/or improve results in projects.
- Establishing and sharing Return on Experience of his/her activities with Domain Leader and proposing improvements on Software Development process and tools defined by Domain Leader.
- Integration of software modules with various modules within TCMS subsystem like DDU, MPU etc.
- Contributing to the Generation of Quality Plan.
- Managing Sub-contractors.
All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
- Industrial Engineering degree or related.
- Hands-on development experience of software phases like requirement gathering, software development, hardware-software integration etc (minimum of 2 years’ experience in Railway or Automotive domain).
- Experience in leading complete product life-cycle of at least 2 projects (minimum of 2 years’ experience).
- Experience in developing software using model based development tools like Matlab / Simulink, Control Build etc
Things you’ll enjoy
Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:
- Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
- Work with new security standards for rolling stock
- Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
- Contribute to innovative projects
- Utilise our cooperative working environment
- Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage
You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Important to note
As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.
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