Senior Rail Systems Engineer, SCC Lead — Toronto

ALSTOM Gruppe; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical coverage

Pension plan

Annual bonus eligibility

Job summary

Alstom in Toronto seeks a Senior System Engineer for the SCC to drive system architecture, manage requirements, and ensure safe, cyber-secure integration across ATS, SCADA, and the security subsystem. You will collaborate with architecture, design, validation, and cybersecurity teams to deliver complex rail solutions.

You will lead reviews, write system specifications, maintain documentation, and ensure compliance with RAM and contractual obligations while supporting cross-functional interfaces

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in the railway industry.
• 5+ years of system engineering (requirements, architecture, integration).
• 3+ years of experience with large control center systems and their integration challenges.
• 3+ years of experience with ATS and SCADA, ICONIS familiarity desirable.
• Desirable ETCS knowledge.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, network principles, and cybersecurity.
• Understanding of Agile principles and configuration management tools like Clearcase, EWM.
• Strong relationship-building and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead SCC System activities for the three subsystems: ATS, SCADA, and Security.
• Review and allocate accepted requirements to User Stories.
• Write system specifications and operational context descriptions.
• Update design documentation based on peer reviews and customer comments.
• Ensure RAM, Safety, Standards and Cybersecurity compliance.
• Coordinate integration and validation with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain traceability from system to subsystems and external interfaces.
• Support Change Requests and CC meetings.

Skills

System engineering

Requirements management

Architecture design

Integration

ATS

SCADA

Cybersecurity

English proficiency

ETCS knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Clearcase

EWM

Job description

Alstom in Toronto seeks a Senior System Engineer for the SCC to drive system architecture, manage requirements, and ensure safe, cyber-secure integration across ATS, SCADA, and the security subsystem. You will collaborate with architecture, design, validation, and cybersecurity teams to deliver complex rail solutions.

You will lead reviews, write system specifications, maintain documentation, and ensure compliance with RAM and contractual obligations while supporting cross-functional interfaces