E&M System Engineer

ALSTOM Gruppe; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Toronto, Canada is seeking an experienced engineer to lead system integration across rail projects, employing MBSE to ensure specifications meet stakeholder needs and contractual obligations.

You will manage cross‑functional teams, assess technical risks, and drive compliant turnkey baselines while maintaining alignment with subsystems. Strong English skills and customer‑focused communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related scientific field.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or in the process of obtaining it.
• Experience in project deployment across the full lifecycle, including commissioning.
• At least 5 years of experience working on railway projects in a technical role.
• Strong customer relationship management in contractual settings.
• Proactive communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Problem-solving skills and decision-making ability.
• Resilience, adaptability, and a continuous learning mindset.
• Fluency in English, including writing in Simplified Technical English.

Responsibilities

• Participate to the System definition and the system sizing
• Participate to the railway system analysis through a MBSE approach
• Write some system specifications and make them approved by all the stakeholders.
• Participate to the requirement analysis and development
• Participate to the change analysis
• Deliver Turnkey Bundle baselines with the quality cost and planning expected following Alstom processes
• Identify and coordinate the technical inputs/outputs configuration (requirement, RFI, change requests, early warnings ...)
• Ensuring alignment with subsystems
• Maintaining technical consistency throughout the development lifecycle
• Identify and Review assumptions, exclusions related to the baselines

Skills

MBSE approach

Stakeholder communication

Customer relationship management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)

Job description

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Date: 30 Sept 2026

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering and system integration expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and dynamic teammates.

You'll play a central role in reducing the carbon footprint of Canada's busiest public transit system while ensuring the successful delivery of world-class solutions. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (System Deployment & Integration, Corridor Sub-Systems, Engineering, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning), manage technical risks, ensure compliance with contractual obligations, and much more.

We’ll look to you to

• Participate to the System definition and the system sizing
• Participate to the railway system analysis through a MBSE approach
• Write some system specifications and make them approved by all the stakeholders.
• Participate to the requirement analysis and development
• Participate to the change analysis
• Deliver Turnkey Bundle baselines with the quality cost and planning expected following Alstom processes
• Identify and coordinate the technical inputs/outputs configuration (requirement, RFI, change requests, early warnings ...)
• Ensuring alignment with subsystems
• Maintaining technical consistency throughout the development lifecycle
• Identify and Review assumptions, exclusions related to the baselines

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related scientific field.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or in the process of obtaining it
• Experience in project deployment across the full lifecycle, including commissioning.
• At least 5 years of experience working on railway projects in a technical role.
• Strong customer relationship management in contractual settings.
• Proactive communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and critical thinking abilities
• Problem-solving skills and decision-making ability
• Resilience, adaptability, and a continuous learning mindset.
• Fluency in English, including writing in Simplified Technical English.

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our inclusive and dynamic working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning programs
• Progress towards roles such as Project Engineering Manager or other leadership positions
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Compensation

The expected compensation for this role is $100,000 – $135,000 CAD per year, plus benefits and eligibility for an annual performance bonus. Final compensation will be based on skills, experience, and internal equity.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring

We do not use artificial intelligence in the recruiting process for this role.

Interview Process & Candidate Communication

Candidates who participate in an interview for this role will be informed of the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview date.

This job posting represents an existing vacancy.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud.

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please email us [e-mail] referring to the job requisition number, job title and location you applied to.