Engineering Manager

Acara Solutions, An Aleron Company; Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions is recruiting an Engineering Manager – Train Systems for our Saint-Bruno, Quebec location. This hybrid role leads a multidisciplinary engineering team, guiding complex systems engineering, development, and integration projects while emphasizing people leadership and organizational excellence.

The ideal candidate has a strong systems engineering background, proven leadership, and bilingual fluency in French and English, with onsite work three days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of direct people management in engineering.
• Strong systems engineering background for complex, integrated systems.
• Experience leading product development or multidisciplinary projects.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Willingness to work onsite three days per week in Saint-Bruno.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team of ~10–12 professionals.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance management.
• Oversee resource allocation and capacity planning across projects.
• Coordinate activities supporting new product development and existing programs.
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to set priorities.
• Anticipate future resource needs and assist workforce planning.
• Identify and remove roadblocks to productivity and delivery.
• Promote communication, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure activities align with systems engineering processes.
• Integrate mechanical, electrical, and control disciplines as needed.
• Adapt resource plans to evolving project requirements.

Skills

People management

Systems engineering

Resource planning

Team leadership

French & English

Stakeholder collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Jira

IBM DOORS

Job description

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week

About the Opportunity

Acara Solutions is partnering with a global leader in the transportation and rail industry to recruit an experienced Engineering Manager – Train Systems for its Saint-Bruno, Quebec location.

This is an exciting opportunity for an established engineering leader to oversee a multidisciplinary team responsible for supporting complex systems engineering, development, and integration projects.

The successful candidate will combine a strong technical foundation in systems engineering with proven people leadership, resource planning, and organizational capabilities.

This position is primarily focused on managing and developing engineering professionals, overseeing team performance, and ensuring successful engineering execution across multiple projects.

While previous experience in rail transportation is considered an asset, candidates with relevant backgrounds in aerospace, automotive, defence, and other complex engineering environments are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team of approximately 10–12 professionals.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, performance management, and professional development support.
• Oversee engineering resource allocation, workload distribution, and capacity planning across multiple projects.
• Coordinate engineering activities supporting new product development and existing systems programs.
• Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional stakeholders to establish priorities, resolve challenges, and support project delivery.
• Anticipate future resource requirements and contribute to workforce planning and hiring strategies.
• Identify and remove operational roadblocks impacting engineering productivity and project execution.
• Promote effective communication, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.
• Ensure engineering activities align with established systems engineering processes, technical requirements, and organizational objectives.
• Support the integration of mechanical, electrical, control, and other engineering disciplines within complex development environments.
• Adapt resource plans and priorities to meet evolving project and business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of direct people management experience in an engineering or technical development environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing engineering professionals.
• Strong technical background in systems engineering, ideally involving complex, integrated engineering systems.
• Experience overseeing engineering teams involved in product development, systems integration, or multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, allocate resources, and support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to resolving operational challenges.
• Professional proficiency in French and English.
• Ability to work onsite in Saint-Bruno, Quebec, three days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in rail transportation, rolling stock, train systems, or railway engineering.
• Engineering management experience within aerospace, automotive, defence, or similarly complex product development industries.
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes, requirements management, systems integration, verification, and validation.
• Experience working across mechanical, electrical, software, or control systems engineering disciplines.
• Familiarity with engineering and project management tools such as Jira and IBM DOORS.
• Membership with the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) is considered an asset.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Lead an established and experienced multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Contribute to technically complex engineering and transportation projects.
• Play a key role in engineering resource planning, team development, and operational performance.
• Work in a collaborative environment alongside experienced engineering professionals.
• Benefit from a hybrid work arrangement offering flexibility and in-person collaboration.
• Join an organization with an international presence and involvement in major engineering programs.

Acara Solutions is committed to connecting exceptional engineering talent with meaningful career opportunities.