Technical Safety Specialist

Hitachi; Toronto; On-site; CAD 112,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Retirement savings plan

3 weeks vacation

Life and accident insurance

Worklife programs

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Canada Inc. in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking a Technical Safety Specialist to lead safety activities for urban rail signaling projects.

You will enforce safety strategy, develop methodologies, and drive safety engineering tasks in line with standards and company processes. The role requires a deep knowledge of rail signaling, system safety, and risk analysis, plus ability to coordinate a technical team and communicate in English.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior technical role in train control systems or automation in other industries.
• Knowledge of railway signaling systems, train control systems, fixed and moving block signaling principles, relay-based and/or computer-based interlocking design.
• Good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering and functional safety.
• Detailed knowledge of system safety lifecycle, system requirements definition, safety design concepts (system and software), safety and risk analysis.
• Extensive experience with safety standards (CENELEC, IEC, IEEE, MIL), best practices, safety methods and techniques (HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, FSA) and hazard management.
• Ability to lead and coordinate technical staff.
• Good technical writing skills, excellent communication and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the Safety Engineering activities are executed in accordance with the company’s process, applicable industry standards and best practices.
• Perform hazard identification studies (HAZID, HAZOP), hazard analyses (PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA), safety analyses (FFMEA, FMECA, FSA) and hazard management.
• Define safety requirements; analyze and evaluate design compliance with safety requirements and safety principles.
• Review the adequacy and completeness of the safety evidences and produce the corresponding Safety Case artifacts.
• Work as part of an integrated project team, promoting the company’s safety policy and best practices.
• Report directly to the Manager, RAMS Engineering and liaise with the Chief Safety Architect.

Skills

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Technical writing

Education

B.Sc. in Electronics

M.Sc. in Electronics

Tools

CBTC knowledge

SSI knowledge

Job description

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job ID

R1012982

Date Posted

2026-07-07

Company Name

Hitachi Rail Canada Inc.

Profession (Job Category)

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule

Full time

Remote

No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description

The Safety Engineering department is responsible for the safety of the products and project solutions developed and deployed by the Urban Rail Signaling business line and compliance to safety principles, industry specific standards and best practices for the development of safety-critical systems.

The Technical Safety Specialist provides technical safety leadership to the safety team, is responsible for enforcing the safety strategy, developing and continuously improving safety methodologies, execution of Safety Engineering activities in accordance with the company’s process, applicable industry standards, best practices and sharing expert knowledge

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that the Safety Engineering activities are executed in accordance with the company’s process, applicable industry standards and best practices.

• Perform hazard identification studies (HAZID, HAZOP), hazard analyses (PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA), safety analyses (FFMEA, FMECA, FSA) and hazard management.

• Define safety requirements; analyze and evaluate design compliance with safety requirements and safety principles.

• Review the adequacy and completeness of the safety evidences and produce the corresponding Safety Case artifacts

• Work as part of an integrated project team, promoting the company’s safety policy and best practices.

• Report directly to the Manager, RAMS Engineering and liaise with the Chief Safety Architect

Key Requirements

• B.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior technical role in train control systems or automation in other industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical or nuclear

• Knowledge of railway signaling systems, train control systems, fixed and moving block signaling principles, relay-based and/or computer-based interlocking design

• Good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering and functional safety

• Detailed knowledge of system safety lifecycle, system requirements definition, safety design concepts (system and software), safety and risk analysis

• Extensive experience with safety standards (CENELEC, IEC, IEEE, MIL), best practices, safety methods and techniques (HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, FSA) and hazard management

• Ability to lead and coordinate technical staff

• Good technical writing skills, excellent communication and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language, both written and oral

Preferred Qualifications

• M.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

• Working knowledge of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and/or Solid-State Interlocking (SSI)

• Member of Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO) or Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)

Base Salary :$112,221 – $144,102

The Company provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid

• Retirement Savings Plan with a company match

• Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation

• Company provided Life and accident Insurance, LTD

• Worklife programs such as Flextime and a variety of Development and Training opportunities

This posting relates to an existing vacancy.

Our hiring process uses both human and technology‑assisted (AI) tools to support candidate screening and assessment. All results are reviewed by people, and all hiring decisions are made by people_._

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.

We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.

It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.