Senior Signaling Engineer Onboard

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Job Description:

HITACHIRAILislookingforanenthusiasticself-motivated Senior Signaling Engineer Onboard whothrivesinafast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. This position is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Accountabilities:

OnBoard Embedded Software Development

* Design, implement, and maintain embedded C software for onboard signaling and train control systems.

* Develop software for safetyrelated functions such as automatic train protection, communications handling, timing synchronization, diagnostics, and fault management.

* Interface closely with onboard hardware, including processors, I/O modules, communication buses, and safety peripherals.

* Ensure deterministic execution, robust error handling, and compliance with realtime constraints.

Rail Signaling & SafetyCritical Engineering

* Develop software in accordance with safety lifecycle requirements for railway control and protection systems.

* Contribute to safety documentation, including software requirements, architecture descriptions, and design specifications.

* Implement defensive coding and faulttolerant strategies appropriate for train safety systems.

CrossDisciplinary Collaboration & Leadership

* Work closely with project engineering, systems engineering, signaling design, hardware, V&V, and safety assurance teams.

* Provide technical leadership and mentoring for engineers working on onboard signaling software.

* Contribute to system architecture tradeoffs involving performance, safety, maintainability, and certification impact.

Required skills/experience:

• 10+ years of embedded software development experience, including rail signaling or safetycritical systems.

• Expertlevel proficiency in C for embedded, realtime environments.

• Strong understanding of realtime concepts including scheduling, interrupts, concurrency, memory constraints, and hardware interaction.

• Experience working in structured, audited, configurationcontrolled development environments.

Education:

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar

Languages:
English proficiency

Benefits:

Hitachi Railemployees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including Competitive Pay, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Life & Accident Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts,a RetirementSavings Plan, and Paid Vacation. We also offer a number of Work/Life Programs such as Flextime and a variety of Training and Development opportunities.

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