Associate Signaling Engineer

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Pittsburgh, PA, USA
In-Office
Junior
Fintech • Information Technology • Logistics
The Role
Designs, develops, integrates, tests, documents, and maintains safety-critical embedded hardware and software for onboard railway signaling and automatic train operations. Participates in requirements, design, implementation, and verification activities; develops low-level requirements and test documentation; debugs software; and collaborates with senior engineers and project personnel.
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Location:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Job ID:

R0141894

Date Posted:

2026-09-11

Company Name:

HITACHI RAIL STS USA, INC.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

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:

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/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected].

Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at  https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We would be delighted if you would be one of our followers at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachirail

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • At least 1 year of experience designing embedded hardware and software systems
  • Hands-on technical skills in C and C++ in a PC or Unix environment
  • Experience applying control theory to system design
  • Fundamental knowledge of electronic circuits and software design
  • Requirements and configuration management skills
  • Problem-solving, debugging, planning, and analytical skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Safety-critical embedded systems experience
  • Experience with Motorola 68xxx-based architecture
  • Experience with Altera Nios and Xilinx MicroBlaze soft-core processors
  • Experience with digital signal processing
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The Company
HQ: Tokyo
33,676 Employees

What We Do

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.

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