Senior Engineering Lead, Systems Engineering Assurance

WTS International; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A public transit agency in Toronto is looking for a Senior Engineering Lead to provide systems engineering expertise and lead compliance assurance initiatives for asset management. The ideal candidate should hold a degree in Engineering and have experience in Railway Systems, along with strong project management and vendor management skills. This role offers a hybrid work schedule and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Schedule

Parental Leave Top-Up

Competitive Pension Plan

Annual Learning Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Completion of a University Degree in Engineering and rail sector experience.
• Experience in Railway Systems or systems engineering.
• P. Eng designation or C.E.T. certification is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance assurance and auditing initiatives.
• Manage technical reviews of systems assurance submittals.
• Support compliance audits and inform corrective actions.

Skills

Railway Systems expertise

System Engineering (SE)

Project management principles

Vendor management

Education

University Degree in Engineering

Tools

BS EN 50126

ISO 15288

INCOSE standards

Job description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx
operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are
also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit
routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to
go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with
passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
In Asset Management and Maintenance, we play a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and
cost-effective service of our transit system as the Metrolinx engineering technical authority
and owner of more than $20 billion in assets and growing to $60 billion by 2030.

To promote an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment, we provide the following:

• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Parental Leave Top-Up
• Lactation Accommodation
• Competitive Pension Plan
• Annual Learning Reimbursement
• Mentorship Program
• Recognition of Prior Public Sector Service for Vacation Entitlements
• Free GO Network Travel

The Asset Management & Maintenance (AM&M) Systems Engineering Assurance (SEA) office
is looking for a Senior Engineering Lead to be the systems engineering and systems
assurance expert representatives to provide technical advice to peers and senior
management at all levels of the agency.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Systems Engineering Assurance (SEA) the role leads the
risk-based assurance, audit and support for asset class disciplines during all phases of the
asset lifecycle and are responsible for the development of, and compliance with, technical
and asset management processes, specifications and other requirements for the asset class
disciplines within its assigned area of responsibility.

What will I be doing?
• Serve as the systems engineering and systems assurance expert representative for the
Asset Management & Maintenance (AM&M) organization.
• Lead compliance assurance and auditing initiatives, of agency performed and
outsourced contracts throughout the asset lifecycle and under various contractual
arrangements in close collaboration with other agency divisions, commercial and
delivery teams, external industry stakeholders and regulators and supports.
• Responsible for and, manage technical reviews of systems assurance submittals
including RAMS deliverables and engineering safety assurance cases for compliance
with agency and regulatory requirements and ensure consistency in process and
practice.
• Use knowledge of System Engineering (SE) and Railway Systems to ensure
appropriate technical and management processes are applied to projects.
• Use knowledge of System Engineering (SE) and Railway Systems to ensure
requirements from technical disciplines and stakeholders are identified and
incorporated into project plans and deliverables, including Safety-in-design, RAMS
and other specialty engineering considerations.
• Responsible for and, manage the review, approval, or rejection, of deviations to SEA
standards and technical requirements, including providing approvals within the
designated authority for the SEA discipline and ensure compliance with agency
processes for deviations.
• Support and inform SEA including compliance audits and the development of
corrective actions necessary to direct, support and inform the compliance verification
effort

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?
• Completion of a University Degree in Engineering and rail sector or related industry
experience, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed
equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in Railway Systems, or related, engineering disciplines or a
combination of systems assurance, RAMS, systems engineering, design, testing and
commissioning, verification & validation, operations, and maintenance of comparable
systems in a comparable role.
• P. Eng, designation or C.E.T. certification will be an asset.
• Experience working with industry standards BS EN 50126, ISO 15288, INCOSE, and
CMREA or equivalent industry standards will be an asset.
• Knowledgeable in and able to deploy project management principles and practices,
including budget and schedule controls and monitoring, review and reporting on
overall progress and performance.
• Knowledgeable in and able to deploy technical management principles and practices,
including planning technical work, configuration management, quality management,
risk management and technical reviews.
• Knowledgeable in vendor management to be able to manage development and
delivery of externally provided products and services (e.g. negotiate contracts,
interpret, compile, and administer contracts).
• Is trained and skilled in the subject matter theory and application and is suitably
experienced in the asset class or systemwide function and can lead and develop
others administer contracts and memoranda of understanding (MOUs)