Senior Manager – Systems Requirements

SYSTRA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada is seeking a Senior Manager, Systems Engineering Management (Requirements) to lead requirements management across a major GO Expansion program. You will ensure governance, traceability and end-to-end control of system-level requirements through the project lifecycle, coordinating across civil, track, signals, electrification and rolling stock disciplines.

You will mentor systems engineering professionals, manage interfaces with partners and stakeholders, and oversee tool usage

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Software Engineering or related field; Master's degree is 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 or systems engineering leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience delivering requirements engineering and systems integration on large infrastructure, rail or transit programs.
• Strong understanding of INCOSE systems engineering and ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288.
• Experience with DOORS Next Generation or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation and governance of Requirements Management Plans and processes.
• Establish and maintain requirements baseline control and end-to-end traceability from objectives to design, testing and verification.
• Coordinate requirements activities across civil, track, signals, communications, electrification and rolling stock.
• Conduct requirements impact assessments and manage technical change.
• Manage interfaces with delivery partners, contractors and stakeholders to align requirements and specs.
• Oversee use of requirements management tools like IBM DOORS Next Generation.
• Support systems assurance, safety and RAMS through governance and traceability.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to systems engineering resources.
• Manage technical risks related to requirements development, verification and compliance.

Skills

Requirements management

Systems engineering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

DOORS Next

Rail/Transit experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Master's degree considered an asset

Tools

IBM DOORS Next Generation

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. Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com.

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

• 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.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

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Workplace Type

On-site