Systems engineering Manager

SNC-Lavalin; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Montreal is seeking a Manager, Systems Engineer for complex rail projects. This role involves leading the Systems Engineering & Integration team, coordinating resources, and ensuring project delivery meets safety and compliance standards. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in engineering, experience in systems integration, and be proficient in both English and French. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible benefits

Training and professional development

Generous time-off policies

Qualifications

• Experience in systems integration throughout the project lifecycle, ideally in the rail sector.
• Solid knowledge of standards and norms (ISO 15288, EN50126/8/9).
• Proficient in both French and English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Lead the Systems Engineering & Integration team through all project phases.
• Support systems engineering and integration activities across projects.
• Facilitate interface workshops between disciplines and stakeholders.

Skills

Systems integration

Problem-solving

Team coordination

Communication

Bilingual (French and English)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

IBM DOORS NG

IBM Rhapsody

Sparx EA

Job description

Job Description Overview

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class organization providing engineering and nuclear energy services. In Canada, our Transit Systems, Rail & Telecom practice designs and delivers major projects that positively impact citizen mobility, urban quality of life, access to services, and the sustainable development of communities.

Our service offering covers all elements required to deliver a railway system throughout its entire lifecycle: from civil infrastructure and power supply to signaling, train control, and communications—with recognized expertise in systems integration.

We are looking for a Manager, Systems Engineer for complex rail projects.

As a team leader, you will be responsible for resource coordination, staff mentoring, and team engagement to achieve departmental objectives. You will actively contribute to technical activities on projects, ensuring planning, management, and delivery of engineering outputs that meet operational requirements for safety, reliability, and compliance. This role requires strong problem-solving skills and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders.

Location & Travel

Location: Montréal
Travel: Occasional

Your Role

• Lead the Systems Engineering & Integration team through all phases of the project lifecycle: definition, design, procurement, installation, and commissioning.
• Support the deployment of systems engineering and integration activities (requirements management, interface management, verification and validation) across projects.
• Organize and facilitate interface workshops between disciplines and stakeholders.
• Ensure coordination with the client, technical teams, construction, operations and maintenance, as well as reliability, availability, maintainability, safety, and security groups.
• Contribute to problem-solving and optimization of integration solutions.
• Support construction and installation activities on-site.
• Assist with system testing and commissioning.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in systems integration throughout the project lifecycle, ideally in the rail sector (Light Rail Transit, commuter rail, high-speed rail).
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and interact with clients, partners, and technical experts.
• Solid knowledge of standards and norms (ISO 15288, EN50126/8/9) and tools (IBM DOORS NG, IBM Rhapsody, Sparx EA) used in systems engineering.
• Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills.
• Strong ability to work in complex environments and proactively resolve technical issues.
• Proficient in both French and English (spoken and written).*

Reward & Benefit

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional Information

*This position requires knowledge of a language other than French, namely English, as the clients and/or suppliers you will interact with are primarily English-speaking and located outside Québec.

Worker Type: Employee
Job Type: Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.