Project System Design Specialist

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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Project System Design Specialist will perform system design, signalling design, analysis, modelling, and simulation to specify communication‑based train control systems. They will develop and define system design features to meet customer requirements. They will analyze and evaluate customer requirements and verify compliance with our product system technical requirements. They will develop and define system and subsystem requirements to fulfil any specific customer requirements on the project.

They will communicate and gain acceptance of the design with the customer and internal stakeholders. The incumbent is accountable for performing the design work independently, within cost and schedule limits, as defined in approved work packages. Responsible for leading the team to perform system design activities to deliver a high‑quality and safe guideway design, on time, at the lowest cost, and meeting customer requirements.

The incumbent will also adapt system design processes to meet the needs of the project deployment and industry standards and ensure this process is followed by the team. Able to perform the role of Work Package Manager to organise and assign work to the system engineers on the project, as well as managing the budget and schedule for the system design work.

Responsible for the overall system design for the project.

• Technical:
  • Prepares and supports customer requirements compliance assessment, gap analysis, and architecture design.
  • Converts customer (internal and/or external) requirements into conceptual designs and prepares associated documentation by performing operational analyses, simulations, and technical trade‑off studies evaluating alternative design configurations and functional features.
  • Creates new concepts or modifies existing concepts to fulfil customer requirements.
  • Prepares system, subsystem, and interface requirement specifications by analysing and decomposing, modelling, and refining customer requirements and train control domain requirements.
  • Prepares Operational Concept Document.
  • Prepares and supports bids and proposals, including customer requirements compliance assessment, gap analysis, architecture design, simulation, trade‑off of key features, and cost estimation.
  • Presents technical design and reports to customers and/or other engineering/management groups in clear, complete, concise, and non‑ambiguous terms.
  • Identifies and updates system processes based on specific project/product needs while aligning with industry standards to ensure efficient, high‑quality designs.
  • Evaluates and defines operational design limits.
  • Ensures strong working relationships between the system design team and Software, Hardware, Safety, and IVVQ groups.
  • Encourages adherence to development processes within the system team.
• Safety:
  • Promotes a safety culture where product safety is paramount.
  • Ensures that safety is incorporated into the design by identifying and resolving safety‑related defects early in the process.
• Management:
  • Supervises contractors and system specialists by defining tasks, coaching them, monitoring progress, and setting priorities.
  • Proposes work package estimates and descriptions based on project knowledge and requirements.
  • Leads technical discussions, presents solutions, and provides regular status reports to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Mentors other systems engineers by coaching, monitoring progress, and providing technical guidance while directing priorities.
  • Collaborates with Work Package Managers and other project team members to ensure inputs and outputs are managed effectively within the system design team.
  • Identifies and implements process improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems,…