Parallel Systems builds autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles that integrate into existing rail operations. They serve railroads to shift freight from trucks to rail, enabling service to shorter routes and new markets. This reduces highway congestion, shipping costs, pollution, and provides a safer alternative to trucking.
Own the full post-sale customer lifecycle for large enterprise accounts in autonomous rail technology, leading complex hardware and software implementations, building executive relationships, driving adoption, and securing expansion revenue. Requires 8+ years in customer success or implementation with experience in $5M+ enterprise deals.
180k – 200k/yrOn-site8+ YOECustomer Success
Embedded Software Engineer, Perception
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Build and optimize low-level drivers, kernel modules, and firmware for high-throughput camera and lidar sensors on NVIDIA Jetson platforms for autonomous rail vehicles. Requires 4+ years embedded systems experience, strong Linux internals knowledge, and proficiency in Rust and C++.
154k – 212k/yrOn-site4+ YOEEmbedded Engineering
Technical Program Manager
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Lead technical programs for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, managing integrated schedules, cross-functional coordination across hardware, firmware, and software teams, risk tracking, and delivery of complex integrated systems in a fast-paced startup.
176k – 220k/yrOn-site5+ YOETechnical Program Management
Senior ML Ops Engineer
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Senior MLOps Engineer building scalable ML infrastructure and pipelines for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles. Lead design of distributed training, experiment tracking, deployment, and monitoring systems for safety-critical perception and autonomy models. Requires 5+ years building large-scale systems with 2+ years in ML infrastructure.
150k – 250k/yrHybrid5+ YOEML Engineering
Connectivity Solutions Architect
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Architect, deploy, and maintain multi-carrier bonded cellular connectivity solutions for field-deployed autonomous rail vehicles and edge terminals in challenging RF environments. Requires deep hands-on cellular networking expertise, established relationships with major US carriers, and a track record delivering reliable connectivity for mobile assets.
200k – 250k/yrOn-site7+ YOESolutions Architecture
Technical Recruiter
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Technical Recruiter owning full-cycle recruiting for hardware and software engineering roles at an autonomous rail startup. Requires 3+ years technical recruiting experience with strong outbound sourcing skills from an agency background, plus experience in hard-tech fields like robotics or automotive.
110k – 130k/yrOn-site3+ YOERecruiting
Software Engineer II – Test/Internal Tooling
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Design, develop, and maintain test frameworks and internal tooling for autonomous rail vehicles. Requires strong experience in Python, C++/Rust, HITL/SITL testing, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes.
140k – 164k/yrOn-site3+ YOEQA Engineering
Electrical Engineer - Vehicle Systems
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
As an Electrical Engineer, you will design and develop vehicle electrical systems for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, focusing on power distribution, traction, braking, and safety-critical control logic. This role involves hands-on hardware bring-up, testing, and integration within a cross-functional team.
137k – 157k/yrOn-site3+ YOEHardware Engineering
Senior Recruiter
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Senior Recruiter owning full-cycle technical and business recruiting with heavy sourcing focus for a hard-tech autonomous rail startup. Reports to Head of Talent and partners closely with hiring managers.
130k – 170k/yrOn-site5+ YOERecruiting
Senior Software Engineer
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Designs and builds high-performance backend systems in Rust for autonomous rail vehicles, focusing on train control, safety, and integration with customer systems. Requires 5+ years in systems programming, OS/networking expertise, and performance optimization.
150k – 212k/yrOn-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Designs and analyzes mechanical systems for autonomous rail vehicles, focusing on dynamics, structural integrity, and simulations. Requires 5+ years in mechanical engineering with CAD, MBD tools, and FEA expertise, preferably in transportation or railway applications.
150k – 183k/yrOn-site5+ YOEHardware Engineering
Mechanical Engineer
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Designs and iterates mechanical components for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, owning designs from CAD to prototype build and testing. Requires bachelor's in mechanical engineering, 1-3 years experience, strong CAD skills, and hands-on hardware background.
125k – 150k/yrOn-site1+ YOEHardware Engineering
Enterprise Account Executive
Parallel SystemsLos Angeles, CA
Drives revenue generation and customer expansion by selling autonomous rail systems to freight railroads, intermodal operators, and logistics partners. Requires 3+ years selling complex B2B tech solutions with deep freight economics knowledge.