Bid Project Design Authority

2 weeks ago

Old Toronto, Canada Thales e-Security, Inc. Full time

Bid Project Design Authority (PDA) / Software Architect page is loaded Bid Project Design Authority (PDA) / Software Architect Apply locations Toronto time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R1004505 Location: Toronto, CanadaThales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.Thales provides world-leading Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and interlocking for mass rail transit applications globally. The Centre of Competence for Urban Rail Signalling is located right before you at mid-town Toronto. As the largest office in Canada, we house a department for every step of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) This includes Software, Hardware, Systems Design, Verification & Validation, Operations, etc. The supporting corporate shared services teams in Finance, Human Resources and IT is also located at the office. Our office space was designed to provide a sustainable, healthy workplace that expresses TRSS’s brand while increasing collaboration. Features include Greenguard furniture, EnergyStar appliances, low-emitting adhesives, sealants, and sliding glass doors on internal offices provide daylight and views to the outside. Come join the big Transport family, here in Toronto

We are looking for a Bid Project Design Authority (PDA) / Software Architect to join our team in Toronto
 

The Project Design Authority is responsible for Solution Compliance for a Bid or Project or for a Product Development phase (as a project). Their primary objective is to define the Solution to achieve full compliance within the budget and schedule constraints of the project proposing the best trade-off to the product line policy.

The PDA may be engaged in either or both Bidding and Delivery phases of the Project.

The PDA role can sometimes be endorsed simultaneously with the SEM (Solution Engineering Manager) role according to the size of the project.

Key Responsibilities:

The primary activities of the PDA are:

  • As the primary technical leader of the bid or project team acts as lead technical interface with the Customer (or PLM for a Product) as regards Solution architecture, design and performance

  • Anticipates and/or analyses the customer needs/requirements and defines the initial needs baseline

  • Ensures the solution compliance with Product Policy, MTB/production/services strategies, contractual requirements (including offsets) and applicable legislation and regulations (i.e. export restrictions, Environmental/HSE, safety, security)

    • Defines the best trade-off between the solution and customer requirements that may vary during the project execution, to stay consistent with budge, risk/opportunities, schedule, and critical performance

  • Checks that the Engineering Environment (process, practices and tools) for the Solution is consistent with Country/Company requirements, and overall Solution cost, technical risks & schedule.

  • Reviews together with the SEM the technical risks and opportunities and the related mitigation plans throughout the bid or project

  • Prepares and signs the Design Validation (DVa) document at each relevant validation step of the Bid and/or the Project, and ensures that the DVa is approved and signed by the DA

  • Approves the main bid/project engineering reviews and deliverables (SOR, SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, TQR, FQR)

    • Approves the technical specification and source selection of subsystems/products to be outsourced taking into account Make Team Buy policy, export restrictions and offset requirements

    • Approves the Design & Justification File (D&JF) prepared by the Solution Architect (ARC)

    • Reviews and approves the completion of the integration, verification, validation and qualification results

    • Oversees the acceptance of the Solution by the customer

  • Organizes when appropriate technical meetings and peer reviews together with the Architect (ARC) and the SEM and other stakeholders (industry, services, Safety & HSE, specialties), in order to perform the solution technical assessment and validation

  • Checks the production, the deployment and the maintenance/service aspects of the Solution with the Production Process & Technology Manager (PPTM), the Project Deployment Manager (PDM) and the Service Engineering Manager (SvEM) respectively; the resulting conclusions are taken into account by the PDA for the Solution design validation and reflected in the DVa

  • Takes into account the remarks from the DA as regards the validity of the Solution and the risk assessment and mitigation. Reports regularly to the DA on technical status and on technical risks

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a closely related field

  • Minimum 10 years relevant experience in development of software-based System applications

  • Minimum 5 years relevant experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams

  • Involved in the delivery of more than 1 SelTrac project in some capacity including experience in System Design, System Integration, and System Acceptance

  • Proven customer communication / technical Management skills

  • Strong application (automated train control systems) domain knowledge and knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods and tools

  • Good marketing and presentation skills

  • Ability to sell/defend product to customers with differing levels of knowledge about automated systems

  • System

  • Engineering expertise having covered full Software or Hardware development life cycle

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Professional Engineer’s Licence (P.Eng.)

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Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

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