Senior Systems Engineer Rail & Transit

We create great places and the connections that get people and goods moving - whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Think of your career as a journey? Come pave the tracks to innovation with our Transit & Rail team and provide revolutionary options for safe, efficient, and affordable transit. Be a part of this change from the first mile to the last.

The Rail and Transit team at Stantec is looking to develop, support and lead the execution of Systems Engineering and Systems Integration activities on projects executed by Stantec in North America, with responsibility for those projects occurring in Canada.

Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected.

Reporting to the Systems Engineering Lead, the primary focus of the role will be to apply Systems Engineering techniques to consulting and pre-design stages of systems delivery. Our clients will appreciate your knowledge and experience in producing Systems Engineering deliverables such as system breakdown structures, requirements, V&V, interface schedules, to de-risk brownfield transit projects.

• Perform systems engineering principals including systems breakdown, integrations plans, interface control documents, requirements development and systems assurance.
• Provide systems engineering guidance across the entire Systems Engineering V-lifecycle.
• Provide preliminary and detail design of signaling & train control systems and related communication and supervisory systems.
• Develop and implement safety plans, conduct safety analyses, maintain hazard logs, and establish risk acceptance criteria.
• Prepare electrical schematics for wayside and on-board subsystems as well as control centre.
• Ensure the design package is completed and ready for procurement and construction.
• Provide technical specifications, tender package, staging and detail schedule of works.
• Provide bill of materials (BOM) and specification for the signal design packages.
• Prepare test procedures and commissioning plan for signal installation and operation.
• Understand and follow the client’s documentation as well as regulatory codes and standards.
• Provide technical data and timely support to internal and external customers when required.
• Monitoring technical performance of the design and ensuring all milestones are met.
• Coordinate with other discipline leads and provides proposal support as required.
• Managing the quality of work in accordance with Stantec quality plan and obtaining the required technical sign-off and approvals both internally and from external agencies.
• Meet job/project deadlines as determined in conjunction with the project schedule.
• Perform engineering tasks according to corporate safety policies, standards, and procedures.
• Lead project meetings with clients.
• Duties may be modified from time to time, however it shall be consistent with the position.

• Comprehensive Knowledge of IEEE, AREMA, CROR, FRA, CENELEC and MIL standards.
• Working knowledge of signaling and train control systems from major suppliers (e.g. Thales, Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier and etc.).
• Demonstrated experience in conducting Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM) modelling and analysis.
• Familiarity with control systems and communication systems.
• Experience with systems requirements software (DOORS, JAMA)
• Experience with model-based systems engineering software (Magic Draw)
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of systems engineering principles and best practices as outlined by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
• Demonstrated experience with systems integration.
• Familiar with transit operators and their procedures such as Sky Train/Trans Link, Metrolinx, CN/CP, VIA, TTC, Edmonton Transit, Calgary Transit, Sound Transit and Bay Area Rapid Transit.
• Has working knowledge of safety assurance methodologies (safety plan, hazard log, risk acceptance criteria, safety analysis, FMECA) defined for…