Location:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesJob ID:
R0141894Date Posted:
2026-09-11Company Name:
HITACHI RAIL STS USA, INC.Profession (Job Category):
Engineering & ScienceJob Schedule:
Full timeRemote:
NoAbout 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:
Job Description
- This is an Associate Signalling Engineer position for a Software Engineer. Performs design, development for automatic train operations, integration, testing, documentation and maintenance of hardware and embedded software to support the implementation of an onboard signaling system.
Responsiblities/Functions:
- Participates as a team member throughout the requirement, design, implementation and verification phase of the project lifecycle. Performs assignments with minimal supervision.
- Adheres to department standards, policies and procedures.
- Designs, codes, tests and implements safety critical embedded software (of medium to high complexity) according to department and industry standards.
- Develops or modifies low-level requirement, design, and test documentation to meet customer specifications and assigned schedules.
- Communicate actively and reviews progress and decisions with other project personnel to ensure that all factors are considered.
- Take direction and work one to one with senior experienced engineers
- Take accountability of assigned tasks and complete with the assigned time
- Other duties as assigned by management
Essential Skills:
- Deep technical skills in a hands on C/C++/PC or Unix environment.
- Experience with control engineering discipline applying control theory to design systems
- Fundamental technical and functional knowledge in electronic circuits & software design
- Requirements and configuration management skills
- Problem solving, debugging, planning and analytical skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Experience with the Motorola 68xxx-based architecture is desirable
- Experience with Altera (Nios) and Xilinx (Microblaze) soft-core processors is desirable
- Experience with digital signal processing (DSP) is desirable.
Desired Work Habits:
- Technical expertise
- Takes initiative
- Dedication to process improvements
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Builds effective relationships and has exceptional communication skills
- Taking accountability of tasks
- Schedule driven
Working Conditions:
- Works in office 50% of work time
Education/Experience Requirements: (The minimum amount of education and job-related experience needed)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- 1 years of experience in the design of embedded hardware/software systems (safety critical experience preferred)
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/ProtectedVeterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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