Senior Manager – Systems Requirements

SYSTRA Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada is seeking a Senior Manager, Systems Engineering Management (Requirements) to lead governance of requirements across the GO Expansion program in Toronto. You will ensure traceability from business objectives through design, testing and validation, coordinating across civil, track, signals, and electrification work streams.

You will mentor systems engineering resources, manage interfaces with partners and regulators, and oversee DOORS Next Generation tooling to maintain robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field. Master's considered an asset.
• PEng designation in Ontario preferred.
• 10+ years in engineering and systems engineering roles.
• 3–5 years in engineering management or requirements leadership.
• Experience delivering requirements on large infrastructure/rail projects.
• Familiarity with INCOSE and ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 standards.
• Experience with DOORS Next Generation or equivalent tools.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and interface management.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance and development of Requirements Management Plans and processes.
• Establish and maintain end-to-end requirements traceability from objectives through design, testing and validation.
• Coordinate requirements across civil, track, signals, communications, electrification and rolling stock.
• Conduct requirements impact assessments and manage technical change.
• Manage interfaces with delivery partners, contractors and regulators.
• Oversee use of requirements tools such as IBM DOORS NG.
• Support systems assurance, safety and RAMS through requirements governance.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to systems engineering teams.
• Support program delivery by managing risks related to requirements development, verification and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree considered an asset

Tools

IBM DOORS NG

Job description

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

The Senior Manager, Systems Engineering Management (Requirements) is responsible for leading requirements management activities across the GO Expansion program and ensuring effective governance, traceability and control of system-level requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Missions/Main Duties

• Leading the development, implementation and governance of Requirements Management Plans and associated processes.
• Establishing and maintaining requirements baseline control and end-to-end traceability from business and operational objectives through design, testing, verification and validation.
• Coordinating requirements activities across multiple engineering disciplines including civil, track, signals, communications, electrification and rolling stock.
• Conducting requirements impact assessments and supporting management of technical change.
• Managing interfaces with delivery partners, contractors and stakeholders to ensure alignment of requirements and technical specifications.
• Overseeing the use of requirements management tools, including IBM DOORS Next Generation.
• Supporting systems assurance, safety and RAMS activities through effective requirements governance and traceability.
• Providing leadership, mentoring and technical oversight to systems engineering and requirements management resources.
• Supporting program delivery through management of technical risks associated with requirements development, verification and compliance.

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Software Engineering or a related discipline. Master's degree considered an asset.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering and systems engineering experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years in an engineering management, systems engineering leadership or requirements management leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience delivering requirements engineering and systems integration activities on large, complex infrastructure, rail or transit programs.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and industry standards including INCOSE Systems Engineering practices and ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288.
• Experience using requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS Next Generation or equivalent.
• Experience managing requirements traceability, verification and validation processes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and interface management experience with clients, delivery partners, contractors and regulatory bodies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, risk management and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within major transit, rail or transportation infrastructure programs is strongly preferred.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

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Workplace Type

On-site