Sr. Signaling Design Engineer - GO Expansion

ALSTOM Gruppe; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Electrical Design Engineer to contribute to innovative railway projects. In this role, you'll develop and implement electrical solutions for signaling systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Collaborate with a dynamic team and enjoy a stable, long-term career filled with opportunities for growth and skill development. With a focus on sustainability and smart mobility, this position offers you the chance to make a meaningful impact in the transport sector. If you're ready for a challenge in a supportive environment, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Stability and long-term career

Collaborative work environment

Investment in development

Dynamic reward package

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Experience as a Design engineer of wayside systems and wiring.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and DraftSight for updating electrical data.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical installation solutions and maintain core electrical data.
• Provide technical expertise and respond to customer queries.

Skills

Electrical Design

Signaling principles

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Railway transport training certification

P.Eng licensed

Tools

AutoCAD

DraftSight

Excel

Job description

Date: 12 Mar 2025

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling, and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. The primary role will be to carry out Electrical Design activities related to the Metrolinx Corridors.

You'll be providing Signaling design support activity related to engineering changes requested by our customers and inputs received from the Correlation activities. Be responsible for the upkeep of electrical core data (schematics and wiring). Day-to-day, you’ll work closely within the Signaling Engineering Design team for Alstom.

We’ll look to you for:

• Developing electrical installation/wiring solutions for modifications developed by the System's team or from external 3rd parties and handle/manage the upkeep of the affected core electrical data. This involves updating electrical schematics, wiring tables, BOMs (Bill of Materials), creating cable installation routing diagrams, Book of Plans, single and double line drawings, etc.
• Preparing modification design data, analyze, develop, test, and demonstrate Electrical Engineering solutions that solve complex issues for vehicle installation requirements.
• Providing electrical design cost and schedule estimates on complicated engineering programs.
• Providing technical expertise in support of other disciplines.
• Responding promptly to (TQ's) technical queries raised by the customer against design data.

Required

• Knowledge of signaling principles and translation of principles into application logic.
• Engineering and system background.
• Railway transport training certification.
• Familiarity with railway signaling standards (AREMA, EN Standards).
• Working experience with AutoCAD.

All about you

• The job-holder will need to demonstrate sufficient experience as a Design engineer of wayside systems and wiring.
• The candidate must be fully competent in using AutoCAD, DraftSight, and wiring tools to update electrical core data. Therefore, full proficiency in the use of AutoCAD, DraftSight, and Excel are key requirements for this role in order to update electrical schematics and wiring data.
• Have exposure to the use of Digital Mock Ups (CAD modelling) of harnesses, electrical cubicles/equipment, updating or creating new electrical schematics, wiring reports.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of design Standards related to railway wayside design.
• An understanding of the optimum and standardization approach to wiring solutions is required to be able to deploy cable routes and materials to achieve optimum installation times.
• Have a sound understanding of electrical engineering principles and be able to understand system functions and interpret circuit diagrams.
• Demonstrate design experience in a highly complex and normative environment (Railway signaling and communication, wayside, CBTC, ETCS).
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering.
• P.Eng licensed (required).
• May require to support in the field as needed.

On a more personal level, you will also need to be:

• Self-motivated with a desire to learn.
• Able to work independently.
• A strong team player, with effective interpersonal skills.
• Open-minded.
• Multi-disciplinary approach.
• Problem setting and problem solving.
• Sense of urgency.
• Writing skills required: clarity, rigor, and concision.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Utilize our agile working environment.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive benefits.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.