Senior Project System Design Specialist [CBTC / Rail Signaling]

Hitachi Rail; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project System Design Specialist to join their innovative team in Toronto. This role involves leading system design for cutting-edge communication-based train control systems, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, and adapting processes to meet project needs. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Systems Engineering, a solid background in project management, and exceptional communication skills. Join a forward-thinking company where your expertise will contribute to shaping the future of rail signaling technology and creating a lasting impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in Systems Engineering development of software-based applications.
• Senior level expertise in URS Systems with minimum 7 years in CBTC domain.

Responsibilities

• Perform system design, analysis, and modelling for train control systems.
• Lead the team to ensure high-quality and safe design on time and within budget.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Technical Writing

Communication Skills

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Computer Science

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Melody Advance

Job description

Senior Project System Design Specialist [CBTC / Rail Signaling]

Senior Project System Design Specialist [CBTC / Rail Signaling]

Apply remote type Hybrid locations Toronto time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: December 31, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R1007927

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.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

We are looking for a Senior Project System Specialist to join our team in Toronto!

The Incumbent will perform system design, analysis, and modelling, to specify communication-based train control systems. Will also be responsible to develop, define system design features to meet Customer requirements, analyze, evaluate customer requirements and verify compliance with our product system technical requirements. Responsibilities will include developing and defining System and Subsystems requirements to fulfill specific customer requirements on the project and to communicate and gain acceptance of the design with the customer and internal stakeholders.

The incumbent is accountable for performing the design work independently, within cost and schedule limits, as defined in approved work packages. Responsible for leading the team to perform system design activities to deliver a high quality and safe design, on time, at the lowest cost and meeting customer requirements. The incumbent will also adapt system design processes to meet the needs of the project deployment and industry standards and ensure this process is followed by the team.

Able to perform the role of Work Package Manager, to organize and assign work to the system engineers on the project. As well as managing (budget and schedule) the system design work for the project. Responsible for the overall system design for the project.

Key Accountabilities:

TECHNICAL:

• Prepares and supports customer requirements compliance assessment, gap analysis, and architecture design.
• Converts Customer (internal and/or external) requirements into conceptual designs and prepares associated documentation by performing operational analyses, simulations and technical trade-off studies evaluating alternative design configurations and functional features.
• Similarly creates new concepts or modifies existing concepts to fulfil customer requirements.
• Prepares system, subsystem, and interface requirement specifications by analyzing and decomposing modelling, refining customer requirements and typical train control domain requirements.
• Prepares Operational Concept Document.
• Presents technical design and reports to customers and/or other engineering/management groups in clear, complete, concise, and non-ambiguous terms.
• Defines or proposes updates of processes and standards covering the work and its products based on the knowledge of systems engineering and/or his technical specialty.
• Operational design limits are evaluated and defined.
• Ensures the system design team has strong working relationships with Software, Hardware, Safety and ITV groups.
• Ensures and encourages the system team to follow the development process.
• Strategy of development not only accounts for system development work but considers the activities of other teams to ensure the end-to-end solution can be developed in an efficient manner.
• Evaluates workload to ensure the team has the resources and skills to complete the development and will escalate any concerns to system management.
• Has ability to identify development risks and can create/implement a plan to mitigate these risks.

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:

• 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.
• Proposes work package estimates and descriptions based on the knowledge of the work and project requirements.
• Leads technical discussions, presents technical solutions and regular status reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Mentor other systems engineers by coaching them on how and what to prepare, monitoring their progress. Providing technical guidance and directing them on priorities.
• Works closely with other Work Package Managers and the project team to ensure the system team has the inputs needed to perform the design and ensures the system team is providing the necessary outputs/support to other disciplines.
• 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.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science, or a closely related field.
• 8-12 years’ experience in Systems Engineering development of software-based System applications.
• Knowledge of modern Systems engineering practices, methods, and tools.
• Knowledge of systems development life cycle.
• Senior level expertise in URS (Urban Rail Signaling) Systems-Minimum 7 years on/or similar system complexity-Referent/coach on specialized engineering skills of the CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) domain.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in leading a group of technical resources.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in using DOORS, Polarion, Melody advance, or other system design and requirement management tools, or Work Package Management.
• Strong Application (automated train control systems) domain knowledge & knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices.
• Knowledge of Rail Signaling and Knowledge of Communication Based Train Control is desirable.
• Ability to sell/defend products to customers with differing levels of knowledge for automated systems.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact.

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