Parallel · 6 hours ago
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expParallel Systems is pioneering autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles designed to transform freight transportation. They are seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize embedded systems for their autonomous rail vehicles, ensuring safe and reliable operations through robust software development.
Autonomous VehiclesFreight ServiceGreenTechTransportation
Responsibilities
Design and develop embedded software for bare-metal and RTOS-based systems, ensuring real-time performance and reliability
Implement digital communication protocols and interfaces with peripheral devices, sensors, and actuators
Architect state machines and command/control systems for autonomous vehicle operations
Write high-performance, memory-efficient code primarily in Rust for resource-constrained environments
Collaborate with hardware engineers to debug, validate, and optimize hardware-software interfaces
Develop comprehensive unit and integration test frameworks for embedded systems using hardware test stands
Drive best practices for embedded software development, including code reviews, testing strategies, and documentation
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience in embedded software development
Strong proficiency in systems programming languages like C/C++ or Rust
Demonstrated experience with digital communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, etc.) and peripheral device integration on bare metal and RTOS platforms
Expertise in designing and implementing state machines and command/control architectures
Hands-on experience with hardware platforms in domains such as autonomous vehicles, aerospace, robotics, or industrial automation
Strong commitment to test-driven development with experience building aggressive unit and integration test strategies
Solid understanding of real-time constraints, interrupt handling, and resource management in embedded systems
Preferred
Production experience with Rust in embedded environments or strong desire to adopt Rust for systems programming
Experience with control systems, PID controllers, or motion control algorithms
Electrical engineering skills or formal EE education to facilitate hardware debugging and cross-functional collaboration
Company
Parallel
Parallel develops autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles to convert freight from truck to rail.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$91.35MKey Investors
Anthos CapitalCongruent Ventures
2025-04-14Series B· $38M
2022-01-19Series A· $49.55M
2020-06-22Seed· $3.8M
Leadership Team
Matt Soule
CEO and Co-Founder
Benjamin Stabler
Co-Founder, VP of Engineering
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