Senior Rail Systems Engineer (Safety-Critical)

Talentify; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Senior System Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA. The role spans from analyzing drawings to generating onboard system requirements and managing change processes. You will create SRS/ICDD/SAD documents and ensure proper configuration control through the project lifecycle.

Ideal candidates have 10–15 years of experience in safety-critical industries, strong analytical and writing skills, and experience with Python or MATLAB for modeling complex systems.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of system engineering experience in safety-related industries.
• Ability to read and analyze large sets of technical documents.
• Ability to synthesize large rule sets and their implications.
• Experience modeling physical systems using Python or MATLAB.
• Strong writing and documentation skills; able to present technically.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project drawings and documents to determine parameter values.
• Create maps of system objects including signals, tracks and zones.
• Maintain configuration control documents through project lifecycle.
• Generate onboard system requirements and traceability.
• Manage software/hardware change processes and related reports.
• Create SRS, ICDD, and SAD documents and trace matrices.

Skills

Systems engineering

Document analysis

Complex rule understanding

Python

MATLAB

Calculus & DEs

Technical writing

Technical presentations

Team collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering (BSc/MSc)

Tools

DOORS

Git

RTC

MS Office

Job description

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Senior System Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA. The role spans from analyzing drawings to generating onboard system requirements and managing change processes. You will create SRS/ICDD/SAD documents and ensure proper configuration control through the project lifecycle.

Ideal candidates have 10–15 years of experience in safety-critical industries, strong analytical and writing skills, and experience with Python or MATLAB for modeling complex systems.