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Systems Engineer

Rail and Transit Systems Engineering Manager

Job in Burnaby, BC, Canada
Listing for: Parsons Corporation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-21
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Description

:

Help Shape the Future of Transit

At Parsons, we’re redefining how people move through cities and communities. As a global leader in rail and transit solutions, we partner with our clients to deliver complex, high-impact transportation programs that make transit safer, smarter, more reliable, and more efficient.

We bring together deep systems engineering expertise, digital innovation, and multidisciplinary delivery to solve some of the toughest challenges in modern mobility. From early planning through commissioning and operational readiness, our teams help bring transformational transit systems to life.

If you’re a senior systems engineering leader who thrives on solving complex problems, leading high-performing teams, and delivering next-generation rail and transit solutions, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.

The Opportunity

Parsons is looking for a Rail & Transit Systems Engineering Manager to support major projects in Western Canada and beyond
. You will need to be based out of our Burnaby, Canada office.

In this leadership role, you will be at the forefront of delivering advanced transit command, control, and communications systems. You’ll guide critical system-level engineering activities across the full project lifecycle, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated, high-performing, and operationally ready solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical depth with leadership capability — someone who can connect requirements, design, integration, testing, and assurance into a cohesive systems delivery strategy.

What You’ll Do

You will play a key role in the successful delivery of complex rail and transit systems by:

  • Leading and managing Systems Engineering teams across one or more major projects
  • Driving system-level engineering activities throughout the full systems engineering lifecycle
  • Supporting the design, integration, delivery, testing, and commissioning of advanced transit systems
  • Working closely with engineering teams across key technical domains, including:

    Communications Signaling and Train Control Traction Power Trackwork Fixed  Facilities
  • Partnering with systems engineering specialists in:

    System Architecture Requirements Management Interface Management Verification and Validation Systems Assurance
  • Collaborating with internal disciplines and external stakeholders, including architects, code consultants, contractors, authorities having jurisdiction, and major suppliers
  • Supporting construction, installation, and field coordination activities
  • Engaging with Operations and Maintenance teams to help ensure long-term operational success
  • Contributing to test and commissioning activities and supporting systems through readiness and start-up
  • Assisting with customer training and development of Operations & Maintenance manuals

    • What You Bring

    You are a collaborative and technically accomplished systems engineering leader who knows how to navigate complexity, align stakeholders, and keep delivery moving.

    We’d love to hear from you if you have:

  • Proven experience leading technical teams and managing systems engineering delivery
  • Strong experience in the design and/or integration of communications systems and train control systems for transit facilities and vehicles
  • A solid track record of developing technical requirements and specifications
  • Experience using digital delivery tools such as DOORS or similar requirements management platforms
  • The ability to operate effectively in complex, multidisciplinary project environments spanning multiple system domains
  • Strong communication skills and confidence working with technical teams, senior leadership, clients, partners, and suppliers
  • The ability to lead technical conversations, influence decisions, and represent the systems engineering function with credibility
  • A hands-on, adaptable approach and comfort working across office, project, and field environments
  • The initiative to work independently while driving collaboration across a broader team

    • Required Qualifications

  • EDUCATION/

    EXPERIENCE:

    Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (or related field) and typically 15+ years of related work experience, including…
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