Senior Interlocking Application Design Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading company in transportation is seeking an IXL Application Design Engineer to join their team in Toronto. The role involves ensuring safe train movements through application design in signaling projects. Candidates should possess a relevant engineering degree and experience in complex design environments. The position offers a chance to contribute to innovative transport solutions and work in a diverse, inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in IXL and/or TMS and/or ERTMS application design.
• Experience in systems/sub-system application design in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure application consistency to design methods & tools.
• Participate in design review meetings and provide progress reports.
• Analyze and manage design change requests.

Skills

Problem setting

Problem solving

Writing skills

Open-minded

Multi-disciplinary approach

Education

Engineering Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Automation Engineering

Railway transport trainings certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

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Date: 17 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, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Imagine playing a central role in reducing the carbon footprint of Canada's busiest public transit system and doing so with a consistently ranked Top Employer with a global reach. As part of the ONxpress consortium, Alstom is proudly working to transform the collective mobility of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas (GTHA) through the On-Corridor Works project. The GO Expansion scope : new electric locomotives, train control systems, network electrification, signalling, telecommunications and digital systems.

Purpose:

• The Interlocking (IXL) is a system composed by Mechanical, Electromechanical, Electric, Electronic and Software components having the aim to ensure safe movements of trains.
• The purpose of the job is to take part to the execution of IXL application design activities of a Signaling project, adopt the Alstom application design process and ensure the delivery accordingly to the projects schedule and quality commitments.
• The IXL Application Design Engineer shares with Project IXL design leader the progress of the activities performed, the issues and the potential improvement that can be applied on methods and tools.

Key accountabilities:

• Ensure the application and consistency to the reference application design methods & tools, requesting in cooperation with the Project IXL design leader deviations whenever appropriate
• Participate actively to the IXL detailed design review meetings and provide activity progress reports
• Organize and produce documental, software design deliveries accordingly to the project templates and needs
• Support actively the Project IXL design leader and Project V&V manager in design issues debugging and testing
• Analyze and manage design change requests and participate actively to the definition of the IXL application package to be delivered to the V&V, installation and Testing & Commissioning teams
• Ensure independence of the design activity from the verification activity

Requirements:

• Engineering Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Automation Engineering or similar field
• 5-10 year in IXL and/or TMS and/or ERTMS application design or
• 5-10 year experience in relevant positions (systems / sub-system application design) in a highly complex and normative environment (railway signaling, CBTC, aerospace, defense).
• Signaling HW Design and SW data generation processes understanding.
• Knowledge of signaling principles and translation of principles into application logic.
• Engineering and system background.
• Railway transport trainings certification
• AutoCAD, programming language knowledge
• Open-minded;
• Multi-disciplinary approach;
• Problem setting and problem solving;
• Sense of urgency;
• Writing skills required: clarity, rigor, and concision

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.