Full-Time
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Posted on 9/5/2025
Parallel Systems
51-200 employees
Sells automated battery-electric rail vehicles
Compensation Overview
$150k - $200k/yr
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- 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
- 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
- After 30 Days: You have gained familiarity with our embedded architecture and hardware platforms. You're actively contributing to code reviews and have identified opportunities to improve our testing infrastructure
- After 60 Days: You've implemented and tested a significant embedded system feature or subsystem, demonstrating proficiency with our development workflow and hardware debugging processes
- After 90 Days: You've delivered production-ready embedded software that has been validated on target hardware in the field, established new testing patterns that improve system reliability, and are driving technical decisions for upcoming embedded system designs
- 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
MoveParallel.com focuses on rail freight. It sells automated, battery-electric freight rail vehicles and integration tools to railroads, enabling them to move freight from trucking to rail on corridors under 1,000 miles. The system combines an autonomous/automated vehicle with software and services to integrate into existing railroad operations, and it may include ongoing maintenance contracts and consulting. Compared with traditional rail or trucking, the company targets shorter-haul routes and aims to expand railroad markets by offering a flexible, cleaner transportation option that reduces carbon emissions. The goal is to convert more freight to rail for shorter distances, improving efficiency and sustainability in freight movement.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$91.2M
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Founded
2020
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Secured $38M Series B from Anthos Capital, totaling $100M for commercialization.
- Partners with Union Pacific and Genesee & Wyoming for real-world pilots.
- $4.4M DOE ARPA-E grant funds second-generation vehicle development.
What critics are saying
- Union Pacific ends partnership due to legacy system integration conflicts.
- Genesee & Wyoming terminates Georgia pilot after safety incidents.
- Rail unions protest automation, prompting FRA to revoke approvals.
What makes Parallel Systems unique
- Autonomous battery-electric railcars enable short-haul freight under 1,000 miles.
- Vehicles autonomously attach/detach without manual coupling on existing tracks.
- First with Federal Railroad Administration approval for commercial autonomous operations.
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↓ -5%Parallel Systems, a Los Angeles startup, is testing autonomous, electric freight trains in California and Georgia, aiming to reduce truck traffic and emissions. The company raised $100 million and received federal approval for testing. Their trains, powered by lithium-iron phosphate batteries, can travel 500 miles on a single charge and operate independently or in groups. While promising, challenges include market viability and potential job impacts. The technology could transform short-haul freight transport.
It already partnered with the Lohr Group, a French transport systems manufacturer, and Parallel Systems, a US startup developing battery-electric freight rail vehicles.
Parallel Systems, a Los Angeles-based company developing autonomous battery-electric railcars, has raised $38M in a Series B funding round led by Anthos Capital, with participation from Riot Ventures and others.
Parallel Systems is set to launch its first commercial pilot in April after receiving approval from the Federal Railroad Administration. The company has also completed a $38 million Series B funding round.
After obtaining approval from the Federal Railroad Administration, Parallel Systems is ready to launch its commercial pilot for the autonomous battery-electric rail system in Georgia.