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Intermediate System Design Specialist

Intermediate System Design Specialist

Hitachi Vantara CorporationToronto, ON, Canada
25 days ago
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A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

We are looking for an Intermediate System Design Specialist to join our Systems Operations team in Toronto.

The successful candidate will perform system design, signaling design, analysis, modelling, and simulation to specify communication-based train control systems. You will develop and define system design features to meet customer requirements; analyze and evaluate customer requirements and verify compliance with our product system technical requirements and develop and define System and Subsystems requirements to fulfill specific customer requirements on the project. Lastly, they will communicate and gain acceptance of the design with the customer and internal stakeholders.

The incumbent is accountable for performing the design work correctly with limited supervision and within cost and schedule limits, as defined in approved work packages.

The work is typically defined by the Work Package Manager and assigned to the system engineers. The System Design Specialist, Intermediate typically works with a team of engineers to define the project's requirements / design under the technical supervision of the System Design Lead.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Prepares and supports customer requirements compliance assessment and gap analysis
  • Involved with Signalling Principles; Block design; Interlocking control tables; Safe braking model; Performance analysis and Headway simulations and Application database 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 analyzing and decomposing modelling, refining customer requirements and typical train control domain requirements
  • Presents technical design to other engineering / management groups in clear, complete, concise, and non-ambiguous terms
  • Interfaces and builds strong working relationships with Software, Hardware and IVVQ groups to ensure timely analysis and resolution of in-house and field test issues
  • Promotes a safety culture where product safety is paramount
  • Ensures that safety is built into the design by early identification and resolution of safety related defects
  • Implements process improvement in the project
  • Potential infrequent travel (both domestic and international)

Required Skills and Experience :

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science, or a closely related field
  • 2-5 years' experience in the development of software-based System applications
  • Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods, and tools
  • Knowledge of systems development life cycle
  • Minimum of 3 years with similar system complexity
  • Intermediate level of expertise or specialized engineering skills of the CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) domain
  • Preferred Skills and Experience :

  • Experience in using DOORS, Polarion, Melody advance, or other system design and requirement management tools
  • Knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices
  • Rail Signaling knowledge
  • System engineering expertise
  • Strong planning, presentation, and organizational skills
  • Excellent technical writing and communication skills
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