Project Systems Specialist

3 months ago

Toronto, Canada Thales Full time

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

We are looking for a Project Systems Specialist to join our team in Toronto.

The incumbent is accountable for performing the design work correctly, within cost and schedule limits, as defined in approved work packages. The work is typically defined by the Work Package Manager, then reviewed and approved by the Systems Architect and/or Manager. The System Engineer typically works with a team of engineers to define what will be designed, how it will perform and how it will be determined that it is working correctly. As Project System Design Specialist you may also be assigned to lead a group of system engineers on a project or product. This would include reviewing correcting and mentoring other system engineers.

Key Responsibilities:
- Converts Customer (internal and/or external) requirements into conceptual designs and prepares associated documentation by performing operational analyses, simulations and technical trade-off studies evaluating alternative design configurations and functional features- Similarly creates new concepts or modifies existing concepts to fulfil customer requirements- Prepares system, subsystem, and interface requirement specifications by analyzing decomposing modelling and refining customer requirements and typical train control domain requirements- Prepares Operational Concept Documents-
- Analysis and simulations are performed as necessary to identify design feasibility & driving requirements- If assigned to signaling design work the incumbent will design the following:
- o Signaling Principles- o Block design- o Interlocking control tables- o Safe braking model- o Performance analysis and Headway simulations- o Application database design- Prepares and supports bids and proposals, including customer requirements compliance assessment, gap analysis, architecture design, simulation, trade-off of key features, estimation, etc.- Presents technical design and reports to customers and/or other engineering/management groups in clear, complete, concise and non-ambiguous terms- Defines or proposes updates of processes and standards covering the work and its products based on the knowledge of systems engineering and/or his technical specialty- Operational design limits are evaluated and defined; performance analyses and simulations are developed & performed to support the above- Ensures the signaling design is implemented in accordance with applicable standards and signaling principles- Interfaces and builds strong working relationships with Software, Hardware and IVVQ groups to ensure timely analysis and resolution of in-house and field test issues- Leads technical discussions, technical solution presentation to internal and external stakeholders- Supervises contractors and other systems specialists, by defining their work, coaching them on how and what to prepare, monitoring their progress and directing them on priorities- Proposes work package estimates and descriptions based on the knowledge of the work and project requirements- Prepares and delivers regular status reports for internal and external stakeholders- Identifies and implements process improvement initiatives- Promotes a safety culture where product safety is paramount- Ensures that safety is built into the design by early identification and resolution of safety related defects- Up to 10% travel can be expected (both domestic and international)

Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's of Science in related one of the disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, System Design Engineering or other- Senior level expertise in URS Systems or minimum 8 years with similar system complexity- Referent/coach on specialized engineering skills of the CBTC domain- Communications based train control- Railway Signaling- Requirements Engineering- Systems Design- System Modelling

Preferred Skills and Experience:- Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods and tools- Knowledge of systems development life cycle- Excellent technical writing and communication skills- Good presentation skills- Ability to sell/defend products to customers with differing levels of knowledge about automated systems- Strong planning and organizational skills- Experience in using DOORS, Polarion, etc.- Rail Signaling knowledge


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