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# Embedded C Software Developer

- **Company:** Noramtec Consultants Americas
- **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $128,960.0 - $139,360.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded C, Fault Tolerance, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Concurrency
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=30ce82e744bc7bab

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Engineering
 * At least 5-8 years of software development experience with C
 * Expert-level proficiency in C for embedded, real-time environments
 * Strong understanding of real-time concepts including scheduling, interrupts, concurrency, memory constraints, and hardware interaction
 * Experience working in structured, audited, configuration-controlled development environments

## Description

* Design, implement, and maintain embedded C software for on-board signalling and train control systems.
 * Develop software for safety-related functions such as automatic train protection, communications handling, timing synchronization, diagnostics, and fault management.
 * Interface closely with on-board hardware, including processors, I/O modules, communication buses, and safety peripherals.
 * Ensure deterministic execution, robust error handling, and compliance with real-time constraints.

Rail Signalling & Safety-Critical 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 fault-tolerant strategies appropriate for train safety systems.

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration & Leadership

 * Work closely with project engineering, systems engineering, signalling design, hardware, V&V, and safety assurance teams.
 * Experience with writing software requirements
 * Contribute to system architecture trade-offs involving performance, safety, maintainability, and certification impact.


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