Senior QA Specialist – CBTC Systems (Flextime)

Hitachi, Ltd.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 102,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision plans

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid holidays (3 weeks)

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Technical Specialist, Quality Assurance to lead the QA efforts across CBTC solutions. The role oversees audits, non-conformances, and quality reporting, ensuring a first-time-right mindset and strong customer satisfaction. Open locations include Toronto, Burnaby, and Montreal.

The candidate brings 10+ years in engineering/QA, with knowledge of ISO 9001, safety standards, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on experience in Engineering System/Software or QA roles.
• Solid understanding of QA practices and Quality Management Systems.
• Ability to conduct investigations and root cause analysis across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Perform compliance assessment for contractual QA requirements.
• Prepare Quality Plans and bid quality estimates across product teams.
• Coordinate audits (internal, customer, supplier) and manage non-conformances.
• Lead root cause analysis and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach teams to improve project quality performance.

Skills

QA Leadership

Audits

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Industry Standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Technical Specialist, Quality Assurance to lead the QA efforts across CBTC solutions. The role oversees audits, non-conformances, and quality reporting, ensuring a first-time-right mindset and strong customer satisfaction. Open locations include Toronto, Burnaby, and Montreal.

The candidate brings 10+ years in engineering/QA, with knowledge of ISO 9001, safety standards, and cross-functional collaboration.