Project Design Authority (PDA) / Systems Architect

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company in Toronto is seeking a Systems Architect/Project Design Authority (PDA) to lead technical projects and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in software-based system applications and strong communication skills. This role offers a hybrid work environment and involves direct customer interaction to ensure technical compliance and project success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in software-based System applications.
• Minimum 3 years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience in System Design, System Integration, and System Acceptance.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical interface with the customer regarding solution architecture.
• Define best trade-offs between solution and customer requirements.
• Prepare and sign the Design Validation document.

Skills

Software development

Technical management

Customer communication

Presentation skills

Automated Train Control systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Overview

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

We are looking for a Systems Architect/ Project Design Authority (PDA) to join our team in Toronto!

Role and Responsibilities

• The PDA is the primary technical leader of the bid or project team and acts as the lead technical interface with the Customer (or PLM for a Product) regarding solution architecture, design and performance.
• Anticipates and analyzes customer needs/requirements and defines the initial needs baseline.
• Ensures the solution compliance with Product Policy, MTB/production/services strategies, contractual requirements (including offsets) and applicable legislation & regulations (export restrictions, Environmental/HSE, safety, security).
• Defines the best trade-off between the solution and customer requirements to stay within budget, risk, opportunities, schedule and critical performance.
• Checks that the Engineering Environment for the Solution is consistent with Country/Company requirements, and overall solution cost, technical risks and schedule.
• Reviews technical risks and opportunities with the SEM and related mitigation plans throughout the bid or project.
• Prepares and signs the Design Validation (DVa) document at each relevant validation step of the Bid and/or the Project, and ensures that the DVa is approved and signed by the DA.
• Approves the main bid/project engineering reviews and deliverables (SOR, SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, TQR, FQR).
• Approves the technical specification and source selection of subsystems/products to be outsourced, considering Make/Buy policy, export restrictions and offset requirements.
• Approves the Design & Justification File (D&JF) prepared by the Solution Architect (ARC), and reviews and approves the completion of integration, verification, validation and qualification results.
• Oversees the acceptance of the Solution by the customer.
• Organizes technical meetings and peer reviews with the Architect (ARC), SEM and other stakeholders to perform solution technical assessment and validation.
• Checks production, deployment and maintenance/service aspects with the Production Process & Technology Manager (PPTM), Project Deployment Manager (PDM) and Service Engineering Manager (SvEM); incorporates conclusions into the DVa and Solution design validation.
• Takes into account remarks from the DA regarding the validity of the Solution and risk assessment/mitigation.
• Reports regularly to the DA on technical status and technical risks.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a closely related field.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in development of software-based System applications.
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Involved in the delivery of more than 1 SelTrac project in some capacity including experience in System Design, System Integration, and System Acceptance.
• Proven customer communication / technical management skills.
• Strong application (Automated Train Control systems) domain knowledge and knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods and tools.
• Good marketing and presentation skills.
• Ability to sell/defend product to customers with differing levels of knowledge about automated systems.
• System Engineering expertise having covered at least partial SW or HW development life cycle.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Professional Engineer's Licence (P.Eng.).

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers

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