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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.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Remote)

He/she also works with the Systems Engineers and Product Design Authority's in order to make sure that the top-down refinement of the solution is consistent with the software development execution strategy.

• Understands the customer's needs and through life cycle concerns whatever the used means (e.g. advanced studies, simulations, mock-ups, models, prototypes, etc.).
• Contributes to the formalization of mission/function description, architectural & algorithms design and the refinement of functional and non-functional requirements.
• Designs codes, debugs, writes test procedures and tests software code, chairs design reviews.
• Reviews code, test procedures, and test results.
• Analyzes and implements corrections for defect reports.
• Performs engineering testing in the field and investigates problems in the field.
• Provides cost estimates for software during the bid process.
• Provides risks and the value associated with risks during the software for a particular bid.
• Assists Functional Manager in providing training, leadership, and motivation to the staff.
• Contributes to co-engineering activities with the Systems Engineering team to ensure system-software consistency, proper refinement of software components, and compliance with the software architecture.
• Solves tasks in the best technical and timely manner.
• Keeps abreast of new technology developments and helps evaluate new products and processes to improve current software development.
• Can spend part of his/her time in Work Package Management (WPM) within his/her technical domain.
• Ensures the software architecture is defined and maintained for the entire lifecycle of the project/product.
• Leads and coordinates software architecture strategies.
• Supports assessment of trade-offs between aspects of cost, schedule, requirements, and technological possibilities.
• Ensures that the software team adheres to in-scope standards, software reuse policy, and software development plans.

• Minimum 10 years relevant working experience.
• University degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Expert-level analysis skills, able to diagnose issues based on field logs and correlate events to failures.
• Capable of handling assignments within a medium to large-scale software application.
• Knowledgeable of the software development processes.
• Able to quickly integrate with the team and work independently.
• Knowledge of software development environments (Microsoft Visual Studio, desktop simulator, target simulator, etc.).
• Expert-level knowledge of railway signaling techniques including SelTrac CBTC.
• Experience in working within a team using Agile Methodologies.
• Practical experience in using typical programs which are part of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Practical experience with source control, IDE, and requirements management tools (e.g. Eclipse, Jira, Git, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Doors, etc.).
• Expert-level experience in development of software for mission-critical/near real-time systems.
• Expert-level experience in the development of software in C++ language including templates, STL, Boost, MFC usage.
• Expert-level knowledge of C#, WPF.
• Expert-level experience in using scripting languages such as Perl and Ruby, etc.
• Knowledgeable of object-oriented techniques, multithreading, socket programming, and General Windows Programming.
• Desired experience with Angular web development including TypeScript, WebSockets, Java-based backends.
• Familiar with software building tools like gmake, MSBuild.
• Able to program on various operating platforms (Windows, Linux, etc.).
• Expert-level experience in development of software for embedded systems using programming languages such as C and C++.
• Expert-level understanding of control theory (PID, PD, Fuzzy Logic, Adaptive controllers, etc.).
• Expert-level understanding of Graph theory.

• Certifications: Professional Engineer (PENG).
• Expert-level experience in development of software in C# is an asset.
• Expert-level experience in using scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby is an asset.
• Expert-level experience in development of software in Java, C-Sharp, Assembly, and Python programming languages will be considered an asset.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

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.

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