Safety Assurance Manager

Alstom; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation solutions provider in Toronto seeks a Safety Assurance Engineer. This role involves coordinating safety assurance activities and performing safety analysis within the railway sector. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, excellent knowledge of safety standards, and experience in the field. Join us for a chance to contribute to a greener and smarter mobility future.

Qualifications

• 5 years of successful experience in safety assurance, including 2 years in railway business.
• Excellent knowledge of Cenelec Standards for Safety or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all the Safety Assurance activities on the project/system/product.
• Perform Safety analysis, manage Hazard Log, review RAM, Cyber, V&V activities.
• Build and manage Safety Reports and Cases.

Skills

Safety assurance

Risk analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Req ID:492417

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.

Key accountabilities:

• Coordinate all the Safety Assurance activities on the project / system / product as per Safety process defined in Signalling Safety Instruction
• Perform Safety analysis, manage Hazard Log, review RAM, Cyber, V&V, T&C activities from a Safety perspective
• Define safety plan and manage safety workload and associated planning
• Support tenders and/or RC teams to integrate product/system in projects
• Build the Safety Reports and/or the Safety Cases
• Apply the safety assurance methodologies (risk acceptance criteria, safety analysis, verification and validation) defined for the project / system / product
• Organize and attend periodic Safety Reviews
• Defend Safety Case argumentations in front of internal (QS, Safety Assessor) and external (ISA) assessors; define and follow-up action plans to close the findings of the assessors
• Manage (if any) the Safety Assurance Engineers involved on the project / system / product (Internal or external resources)
• If identified as Safety Leader for a Safety Issue, manage 8D steps as per process

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions

• Safety reference on the related Projects/Program for the Core team, Customer (internal or external) and assessors/SA (internal and external)
• Team manager if SAE involved
• Safety budget responsible

Required Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering,Electronics,or Systems Engineering degree
• 5 years successful experience in safety assurance, including 2 years in Railway business
• Excellent knowledge ofCenelec Standards for Safety (or equivalent standards if needed: AREMA, IEEE, etc ) and safety methodology & concepts/principles
• Prior management experience (preferred)
• English operational in reading and writing for technical documentation

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.