Engineering Intern Jobs

Location: Toronto, Canada

Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

Thales provides world-leading Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and interlocking for mass rail transit applications globally. The Centre of Competence for Urban Rail Signalling is located right before you at mid-town Toronto. As the largest office in Canada, we house a department for every step of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)! This includes Software, Hardware, Systems Design, Verification & Validation, Operations, etc. The supporting corporate shared services teams in Finance, Human Resources and IT is also located at the office. Our office space was designed to provide a sustainable, healthy workplace that expresses TRSS’s brand while increasing collaboration. Features include Greenguard furniture, EnergyStar appliances, low-emitting adhesives, sealants, and sliding glass doors on internal offices provide daylight and views to the outside. Come join the big Transport family, here in Toronto!

We are looking for an Engineering Intern to join us for a 4 month internship at our Toronto office.

The successful candidate will develop new or revise existing embedded middleware and IoT products, utilizing processes based on established engineering principles, and by applying latest technological advancements and coding practices in embedded systems development to meet product development and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintains a high degree of professionalism on the job and in relations with others
• Deals confidently, courteously, and correctly with both internal and external people at any level
• Elaborates and presents effective solutions to problems or inefficiencies
• Keeps track of own progress on all assigned technical tasks, and regularly provides concise up to date status
• Contributes to their improvements
• General understanding of engineering development practice and processes
• Articulates technical design issues and their resolutions in a clear and concise way so that it can be reviewed and approved by the engineering staff
• Promotes a harmonious working relationship among group members

TECHNICAL

• Understands and can interpret electronics and electrical schematics, understands mechanical interfaces and 3D models
• Writes test procedures & tests software code
• Architects the code structure, writes code, and debugs
• Understands hardware architecture
• Demonstrates a high degree of initiative, resourcefulness and breadth of knowledge beyond the primary discipline in solving problems
• Understands embedded systems architectures, designs and various APIs
• Uses all relevant IDE and other modern software and hardware development tools
• Interprets, identifies, and documents the SW and HW requirements, understands and writes test qualification plans and reports
• Ensures both the safety and quality of middleware products. Contributes to the heightened reuse of product hardware and contributes to improvements in hardware quality
• Supports in-house testing teams to analyze & identify issues
• Demonstrates a superior level of logical reasoning resulting in effective designs for products and processes, understanding not only the product itself but also the main functions at system level
• Makes timely decisions, both independently and with others, after a thorough evaluation of all relevant factors
• Understands and follows the company’s processes & procedures for developing software applications to control safety systems and vehicles
• Locates and researches source information for design activities, extracting the pertinent data, using it to provide technical recommendations
• Reviews test procedures & test results
• Encrypts and packages application releases
• Stays current with the technology of the discipline and aware of technologies of other disciplines
• Develops and implements software applications for embedded systems

Required Skills and Experience:

• Familiarity and experience with JFrog, Docker, and Sphinx
• Understanding of engineering development methodologies and process
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods & tools
• Familiarity with Mechanical CAD Tools: AutoCAD LT, SolidWorks, and CREO
• Knowledge and understanding of software architectures for IoT Systems using TCP/IP client-server based applications and API's
• Development experience in Python, JavaScript, C#
• Familiarity and experience with version control environments preferably Git and Bitbucket
• Able to work full time hours (40 hours) with the start date and the agreed work term
• Experience with Visual Studio Code or similar IDE
• Software Engineering Process and Design Methodologies
• Familiarity with Electronics and Electrical Engineering CAD tools: Allegro and Mentor CAD tools, AutoCAD Electrical
• Candidate should be working towards a Mechatronics, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering degree or equivalent
• Fluent in English both in written and oral communication skills

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Ruby, Perl & VB scripting experience is considered an asset
• Well-developed writing skills to prepare effective reports, documents, etc. in a clear and concise format
• Knowledge of and preferably experience in web application development for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, understanding of TCPI/IP stack
• Experience with Linux OS
• Knowledge of and preferably experience with full-stack web application development in Django Web Development Framework or other, controlling high-power systems
• Well developed verbal skills to interact effectively and professionally in a variety of forums
• Experience with OO software development in C++ Visual Studio, and Microsoft Foundation Classes

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.