Chief Signaling Architect

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.

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Position Overview

We are looking for a Chief Signaling Architect to join our team in Toronto. The successful candidate will provide expert level technical knowledge and leadership to identify, evaluate and guide communication-based train control signaling in Engineering. They will also provide final approval of complex signaling solutions for all technical proposals and perform signaling design, analysis, modelling, and simulation to specify communication-based train control systems.

You will develop and define signaling design features to meet customer requirements and analyze and evaluate customer requirements to verify compliance with our product signaling technical requirements. Develop and define Database requirements to fulfill specific customer requirements on the project. To communicate and gain acceptance of the design with the customer and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead large technical teams on complex solutions.
2. Perform design work independently, within cost and schedule limits, as defined in approved work packages.
3. Adapt signaling design processes to meet project deployment and industry standards.
4. Understand complex technical topics and determine strategies to analyze and solve problems.
5. Mentor and guide team members on good practices for design and following processes.
6. Prepare and support bids and proposals, including customer requirements compliance assessment.
7. Deliver project guideway application data, signal plan, crossover coordinates, track maps and guideway database to software groups.
8. Identify and implement process improvement initiatives.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science, or a closely related field.
• 12 years' experience in development of software-based System applications.
• Knowledge of modern engineering practices, methods, and tools.
• Senior level expertise in URS (Urban Rail Signaling) Systems - Minimum 7 years on/or similar system complexity.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in leading a group of technical resources.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in using DOORS, Polarion, Melody advance, or other system design and requirement management tools.
• Strong application (automated train control systems) domain knowledge.
• Knowledge of Rail Signaling and Communication Based Train Control.

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