ETCS RBC Security Test Engineer – TCB / PKI / Secure Communication
Hitachi, Ltd.1 day ago
Bucharest, RomaniaMid Level
Responsibilities
- Test complex and safety-critical ETCS Level 2 application software, primarily the Trusted Computing Based Component of the Radio Block Centre.
- Write positive and negative test cases and perform requirements-based testing.
- Conduct robustness and cybersecurity testing.
- Test certificate validity, revocation, invalid certificates, expired keys, and message authentication.
- Analyze network packets and secure communications using Wireshark and tcpdump.
- Develop or use test automation with Linux, Ruby, and Python.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Transportation, Electronics, Mathematics, Physics, or a similar field, with an engineering background.
- Advanced requirements-based testing, Linux, TCP/IP networking, tcpdump analysis, Wireshark, and packet-analysis skills.
- Advanced TLS and secure-communication knowledge.
- Medium-to-advanced PKI, CMP, X.509 certificates, ERA/UNISIG SUBSET-137, SUBSET-146, cryptography, and cybersecurity-testing knowledge.
- Intermediate Ruby or Python scripting skills.
- Knowledge of CENELEC EN 50128, EN 50716, EN 50126, or EN 50129 is a plus.
- Railway business or ETCS experience is a plus.
Benefits
- Full-time, onsite position in Bucharest, Ilfov, Romania.
- Opportunity to work with experts from Romania and Germany, including Berlin.
- Inclusive equal-opportunity work environment.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. builds industrial, energy, rail, and digital systems for governments and enterprises, combining operational technology with IT, cloud, and data infrastructure services. Its portfolio spans power grids, factory automation, data centers, rail systems, and consulting delivered through units such as Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi Rail, and Hitachi Energy. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Tokyo, it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and operates globally across critical infrastructure markets.