Reliability Engineer

ALSTOM Gruppe; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Reliability Engineer to join their innovative team in Toronto. This full-time hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in RAM methodologies and contribute to cutting-edge projects that enhance reliability and performance in transport systems. You will collaborate with diverse teams, ensuring that solutions are reliable, maintainable, and available. With a commitment to your professional growth, the company provides a supportive environment where you can thrive and make a significant impact in the rail industry.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

Pension plan

Award-winning learning opportunities

Dynamic reward package

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in RAM and mastering RAM methodology.
• Ability to drive activities performed by subcontractors and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform RAM Assurance activities from Tender to Operational phase.
• Define RAM approach & strategy and manage the RAM budget.

Skills

RAM methodology

problem solving

teamwork

structured organization

communication

Education

Advanced University or Engineering degree

Engineering background in System, Electrical, Electronics, Electromechanical

Tools

RAM assurance methods

Job description

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Reliability Engineer

Date: 11 May 2025

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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time hybrid Reliability Engineer in Toronto, ON, CA we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your reliability engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside structured, proactive, and resilient teammates.
We’ll look to you for:

• Carrying out RAM (Reliability Availability Maintainability) related activities in Projects & Programs in line with Quality Cost Delivery ( QCD) objectives and looking for optimization of RAM performance while being mindful of other constraints (such as life cycle cost, safety, standards, etc.)
• Ensuring that our solutions (Projects and Programs) are Reliable, Maintainable and Available
• Identifying the best architecture according to RAM performance requirements, Customers’ needs and operational conditions
• Guaranteeing a risk control for each requirement related to RAM and performing continuously reliability growth in Projects & Programs

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and perform all the RAM Assurance activities on the project / system / product, as per RAM process defined in Signalling RAM Instruction, from the Tender phase up to Operational phase
• For each project / system / product, define the RAM approach & strategy and manage the RAM budget, workload and associated planning
• Within each Project or System or Product, the RAM Engineer is responsible for the main RAM deliverables, such as:
• Tender/Design phases: RAM Plan and RAM report
• Operational phase: RAM Monitoring plan and RAM Monitoring reports
• As defined and explained in the RAM Process and Methods Work Method Statements and Guidelines, and in order to define the RAM performance level for each Project or System or Product, the RAM Engineer performs the following main RAM activities, such as:
• Tender/Design phases: Reliability Prediction (MTTF/MTBF), Life expectation, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), Degraded modes analysis, Service Reliability and/or Availability modelling, Maintainability and Testability analysis
• Operational phase: data collection from field/customer and data collection from repair sites, root cause identification and RAM classification definition, statistical analysis of collected data, Reliability growth analysis and actions plans proposal
• Make Design recommendations based on RAM studies (application of “Design for Reliability”, “Design for Maintainability” and “Design for Serviceability” guidelines) and verify adequacy of architecture choices to System, Product or Projects RAM targets
• Support Tenders and Sourcing teams to choose and integrate product/system in projects

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions

• RAM reference on the related Project/Program for the Core team and Customer (internal or external)
• RAM budget responsible (Project or Program)

Performance measurements:

• Design-for-RAM recommendations
• RAM performance level of our solutions
• Respect QCD commitments and OTD/DOT (On-Time Delivery) milestones
• RAM KPIs
• Compliance to process (through Inspections, process reviews…)

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:

• Advanced University or Engineering degree (essential)
• English operational in reading and writing for technical documentation(essential)
• Specific hands-on experience in RAM and mastering RAM methodology and concepts/principles (essential)
• Engineering degreeinSystem, Electrical, Electronics, Electromechanical engineering knowledge
• Engineering background in System, Electronic, Software and similar
• Knowledgeable of Railway Signaling
• Structured, organized and rigorous
• Team player
• Proactive behavior
• Problem setting and problem solving
• Good competencies in RAM assurance, methods and tools
• Ability to drive activities performed by others (subcontractors, suppliers)

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:

Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues ,

Work with cutting-edge RAM methodologies and tools to ensure the reliability, maintainability, and availability of our solutions ,

Progress towards becoming a key reference in RAM engineering for projects and programs, contributing to industry-leading innovations ,

Utilise our inclusive, structured, and collaborative working environment,

Contribute to innovative projects,

Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning,

Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

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.