Senior Embedded C Engineer - Rail Signaling (Hybrid)

Actalent; False Pass (AK); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Software Engineer with strong C expertise for embedded and real-time systems supporting rail signaling products. You will design, develop, test, and maintain software across the full lifecycle in collaboration with systems, hardware, verification, and product engineering teams.

The role offers a hybrid work schedule in Pittsburgh, PA, with contract-to-hire opportunities and competitive compensation. RTOS, Linux-based embedded environments, and code reviews are valued.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of professional software development experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in C programming.
• Experience with embedded systems and real-time applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software in C for embedded/real-time environments.
• Contribute to architecture, design, and verification of onboard and wayside rail signaling products.
• Develop software meeting safety, reliability, maintainability, and performance requirements.
• Translate system requirements into software design specifications.
• Perform software integration, debugging, and root-cause analysis.

Skills

C programming

Embedded systems

RTOS experience

Software design

Unit testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Tools

Git

SVN

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Software Engineer with strong C expertise for embedded and real-time systems supporting rail signaling products. You will design, develop, test, and maintain software across the full lifecycle in collaboration with systems, hardware, verification, and product engineering teams.

The role offers a hybrid work schedule in Pittsburgh, PA, with contract-to-hire opportunities and competitive compensation. RTOS, Linux-based embedded environments, and code reviews are valued.