Senior Manager, Systems Design

Hitachi, Ltd.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 211,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision plans

Retirement Savings Plan with company-m

3 weeks vacation

Life and accident Insurance

Worklife programs

Job summary

Hitachi Rail in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager, Systems Design to lead the system design team responsible for signaling design, analysis, modelling and simulation of safety-critical rail systems. You will drive technical strategy, ensure on-time delivery, and align with quality and safety standards.

This role requires strong people leadership, cross-functional collaboration with Software, Hardware and Safety groups, and coaching of team members to meet project goals, budgets and schedules.

Qualifications

• Technical background in system engineering and safety-critical systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer) or closely related field.
• 10–20 years in development of software-based system applications.
• Knowledge of SDLC and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience with URS or urban rail signaling is a plus.
• Strong planning, organizational, and communication skills.
• Leadership to drive a team through change and manage KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Assigns projects and resources to meet system design needs across projects.
• Develops and coaches team members, providing training and mentoring.
• Manages change and drives discipline improvements in delivery.
• Conducts performance reviews and salary planning with the team.
• Oversees cost, deadlines and risk estimation for bids.
• Ensures compliance with Hitachi Rail development processes and safety standards.
• Collaborates across Software, Hardware, Safety and ITV groups to align design strategy.

Skills

System engineering

Planning

Communication

Technical writing

KPIs

Leadership

Process analysis

Change management

SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Melody Advance

Job description

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Systems Design to join our team in our Toronto office.As the Senior Manager of System Design, you are responsible for performing all people -management activitie s to meet the demands of the projects, bids and products assign ed to your team.

The system design team is responsiblefor performingsystem design, signaling design, analysis,modelling,and simulation to specify communication-based traincontrol systems.This includesa analyzing and evaluating customer requirements,developingand defining system features to meet customer requirements,and verifying compliance with our product system technicalrequirements.

The Senior System Design Manager is responsiblefor ensuringthe team meets the objectives of the department, which includes meeting quality, budget, and schedule targets.This role will contribute to strategic decisionmaking for the department, b builds and maintains strong relationships across the organization, and ensures effective coordination between functions.

Key Responsibilities

TECHNICAL:

• Reviews estimate s for bids and proposals prepared by team member s

• Monitorsystem and signalling design progress on project/s/product and take actions when required to ensure the team has the resources needed to be successful

• Mentor s and guide s the team to ensure there is a clear plan and strategy to deliver a high-quality design

• Proactively monitors the team ’ s progress and takes actions to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner

• Has ability to identify development risks and can create/implement a plan to mitigate these risks

• Has strong working relationships with other managers in Software, Hardware, Safetyand ITV groups.

• Evaluates workload to ensure that the team has the resources and skills to complete the development and will upscale any concerns to system management, ensuring that any Corrective Actions and Observations related to the systems engineering delivery and solutions are closed in a timely and complete manner

• Ensures that Hitach i Rail developmen t processes are being followed and support the delivery of safe and high-quality systems

SAFETY:

• Promotes a safety culture where product safety is paramount

• Ensures that safety is built into the design by early identification and resolution of safety related defects.

MANAGEMENT:

• Assignment of the team members to projects, product and other tasks to ensure the system design resource needs are met for all projects and products

• Develops team members by assignment of training coaching and mentoring as required

• Develops and executes change management for discipline improvements

• Performs regular performance/objective reviews and yearly salary reviews with all team members

• Provides coaching and mentoring, to team members as necessary with direct responsibility to mentor work package managers (WPMs)

• Mentor WPMs to plan, organize and execute activities to ensure that all project deliverables are completed in a timely manner

• Responsible for staff planning, hiring and training plans to ensure that staff has the skills to meet current and future departmental commitments

• Manages activities required to develop proposals and to estimate costs, deadlines and risks for bids

• Is responsible for the professional development of his/her teams (organization, competences / skills, careers)

• Ensures the deployment of processes, methods, tools, technical / product / engineering policies while respecting Entity / Business Organization / Thales policies

• Supervises contractors and other systems specialists, by defining their work, coaching them on how and what to prepare, monitoring their progress and directing them on priorities.

• Identifies and implements process improvement initiatives.

• Engages other leaders in the organization to ensure the strategy for design on the project/product is consistent with other initiatives in the organization and is capitalizing on other project/product designs.

• Maximizes product re-use and ensures correct design re-use

• Ensures a maximum consistency of process across all projects and products

• Provides a professional, dynamic, cooperative and high- achieving work environment for the staff

Required Skills and Experience

• You have a technical background in system engineering and overall development of safety critical systems

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science, or a closely related field

• 10-20 years of experience in development of software-based System applications

• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods, and tools

• Knowledge of systems development life cycle

• Expertise in URS (Urban Rail Signaling) Systems or in an equivalent industry-Minimum 2 years

• Strong planning and organizational skills

• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills

• Experience in the preparation of KPIs to track progress of development

• Experience in the preparation of development schedules and budgets

• Experience in Change Management

• Leadership to drive a team through change

• Experience in process analysis to drive quality and efficiency improvements

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 5 year experience in managing a group of technical resources

• Experience in using DOORS, Polarion, Melody advance, or other system design and requirement management tools

• Strong application (automated train control systems) domain knowledge & knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices

• Knowledge of Rail Signaling

Salary Range: $148,000 - $165,000

The Company provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid
• Retirement Savings Planwith a companymatch
• Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation
• Company provided Lifeand accidentInsurance, LTD
• Worklife programs such as Flextime and a variety of Development and Training opportunities

This posting relates to an existing vacancy

Our hiring process uses both human and technology‑assisted (AI) tools to support candidate screening and assessment. All results are reviewed by people, and all hiring decisions are made by people.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.