Contract Senior Hardware Engineer
Hitachi Rail
Pittsburgh, PA · Posted November 7, 2026
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About the job
...We have a 6 month+ long consulting position in our Pittsburgh, PA office for a Senior Hardware Engineer (this will be a hybrid role). The job description is below, but basically we need a Senior Electrical Engineer with 10 years of experience who can troubleshoot...