Senior QA Specialist - Safety-Critical CBTC Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision plans

Retirement plan with company match

3 weeks of vacation

Life and accident Insurance

Worklife programs and training

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Technical Specialist, Quality Assurance to lead as QAM within the Product/Project team, ensuring quality of the CBTC solution and deliverables while maintaining customer satisfaction.

Key tasks include conducting audits, managing non-conformances, performing root cause analyses and driving continuous improvement for first-time-right delivery across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on experience in Engineering System/Software development or Quality Assurance in tech/manufacturing.
• Solid understanding of QA practices and Quality Management System.
• Ability to conduct investigations and Root Cause Analysis across multiple disciplines (System, Software, Hardware, PMO).
• Excellent problem solving, written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of standards: CENELEC/AREMA/IEEE, ISO 9001, Project/Product Lifecycle and Deployment.

Responsibilities

• Perform compliance assessment for contractual Quality Assurance requirements.
• Prepare Quality Plans and bid quality estimates and ensure process adherence across Product/Project teams and disciplines.
• Plan, execute and document internal audits and site audits.
• Manage audit findings and non-conformances; record and analyze quality data to identify trends.
• Communicate quality reporting to management and participate in reviews.

Skills

QA practices

Root Cause Analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

B.S Computer Science / Electrical / Mechanical / Computer Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Technical Specialist, Quality Assurance to lead as QAM within the Product/Project team, ensuring quality of the CBTC solution and deliverables while maintaining customer satisfaction.

Key tasks include conducting audits, managing non-conformances, performing root cause analyses and driving continuous improvement for first-time-right delivery across engineering disciplines.