ITV Tester

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 an ITV Tester - Intern to join us for a 4-month internship at our Toronto office.

The successful candidate will support the Solutions platforms software development team with selection of activities:

- Automation of collection key KPIs of development process

- Create Log Analysis tool (following development process; specification, implementation, testing)

- Improve test automation for TOP MCU SW (define tests scenarios, create test scripts, validate tests)

In this position, you will be able to see the processes utilized when developing products in an engineering environment, which will vastly improve your understanding of development process. Your technical development skills will help us to improve collection of metrics and improve our testing/support tools.

Key Requirements:

• Understands and follows the company’s processes and procedures for developing vital software/hardware

• Produces and automate collection of software metrics required by project

• Reviews metrics and provide analysis

• Assists staff with preparation of reports

• Liaise with other engineering departments to further mature processes, metrics collection, and management system and tools standardization efforts

• Develop log analysis tool – to understand possible root causes of FW/CSF halts

• Develop automated tests to maximize level of testing for TOP MCU

Required Skills and Experience:

• The successful candidate should be working towards Bachelor's in Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

• Some knowledge of Windows/Linux programming preferred. C/C++, C#, Python, scripting

• Good analysis skills, able to diagnose issues based on logs and correlate events to failures

• Good organizational abilities

• Good interpersonal skills, writing and verbal skills

• Able to quickly integrate with the team and work independently

• Some Knowledge of software development environment (Windows, Linux, desktop simulator, target simulator, etc.)

• Able to use Microsoft office tools

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of SELTRAC signaling system and software architecture

• Knowledgeable of the software development process

• Good command of VBA and Perl scripting

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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