Principal Systems Engineer Integrator

Description
Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Principal Systems Engineer Integrator who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Toronto, ON Canada.
Who We Are
Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signaling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey. With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 13,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions.
Accountabilities:

• Coordination of interfaces with third parties.
• Integration of project designs to ensure all obligations of the contractual Specifications are satisfied;
• Identify, define, control and manage system interfaces
• Support lab, factory, and field testing
• Support definition of Concept of Operations for the project including identifying operational scenarios and use cases
• Active participation in optimal overall project technical solution
• Define impact analysis for proposed changes to the system and support System Configuration Management through the whole lifecycle
• Support System Requirements effort and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Support Project Engineering and Systems Engineering Manager in all technical decisions
• Ensure compliance with company processes
• Support decomposition of System Requirements to lower-level elements and work with the engineering teams to ensure proper allocation
• Coordinating and supporting the integration of project designs with the designs developed by external civil works contractors;
• Support project integration committees (client, civil companies, and third parties) as company representative
• Support definition of System Architecture for the project (logical, functional, and physical architectures)
• Support Customer design review and internal design reviews
• Serve as the project’s cross-functional technical interface between product development, engineering, manufacturing, verification & validation, commissioning, and RAMS teams.
• Support scope/requirement discussions with technical teams and customer
• Understands and integrates applicable CMMI, CENELEC, AREMA, IEEE, IPC, etc. standards.
• Acquire deep understanding of subsystems provided by external suppliers and ensure compatibility at system level

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• V-lifecycle, System Architecture, Requirements Management, Configuration Management, Interface Management,
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience as lead systems/design integration engineer for Engineering System Applications
• Ability to acquire deep understanding of new technologies with minimal guidance
• Extensive understanding and/or prior experience with engineering lifecycles, delivery, and HW/SW integration lifecycle
• Success with multi-tasking across multiple projects at given time
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Builds effective relationships and has exceptional communication and leadership skills
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to peers, management, and customers in a simplified manner
• Deep competency in interactions between mechanical, electrical, and software components in complex electromechanical systems
• Strong technical troubleshooting and problem solving abilities
• Strong prior experience with Microsoft Office suite, requirements management systems, product lifecycle management systems, defect tracking tools, and software configuration tools

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• Career Experience - Greater than 15 years of experience in design of rail transit systems;
• Role Experience - Greater than 10 years of experience as design team lead of passenger rail transit systems; and/or Greater than five years of experience as design team lead in bid phase; AND Experience leading a multi-disciplinary design team on multiple project examples;
• Delivery Model - At least one passenger rail transit project example was delivered using a similar delivery model as the Project;
• Project Type - At least one passenger rail transit project example with the following characteristic: Design of a GoA4 Metro and/or design and specification of an Operations, Maintenance and Storage Facility
• Project Size & Contract Value- At least one project example that includes the integration of a metro system of greater than 12 kilometers in length;

Prefer Expertise in any ONE or more of the following:

• EMI / EMC system integration and validation
• Prior experience collaborating with a diverse, cross-functional team across multiple geographic locations
• Systems Integration
• Prefer rail or rail transit domain experience, but not required
• Telecoms and Network designs
• Professional Engineer certification for Ontario
• Automated control design and development systems
• Conventional signaling control designs
• CBTC (Communication based train control) systems and designs
• Demonstrated ability to lead, engage, and manage tasking of cross-functional teams of varying skills/experience
• Power systems including traction power and medium to low voltage designs

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Education:

• Bachelors or equivalent technical background.

Languages:

• English Proficiency

Benefits
Hitachi Rail employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including Competitive Pay, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Life & Accident Insurance, a Retirement Savings Plan, and Paid Vacation. We also offer a number of Work/Life Programs such as Flextime and a variety of Training and Development opportunities.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Join us at www.Hitachi Rail-sts.com/en/careers.
It is our commitment at Hitachi Rail to create a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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