Field Engineering Analyst

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

This role is based at our bus garage in North York, and will require occasional travel to work sites within the GTHA. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with leaders across the organization.

We’re looking for a Field Engineering Analyst to join our Bus Fleet Maintenance team. The core focus will be on-the-ground support for the commissioning of our modernized diesel fleet. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on engineering experience in an operations or maintenance environment, gained from industries such as highway coach, heavy truck or logistics fleet operations.

Why Join Metrolinx?

• Work that makes an impact across all of Metrolinx as well as the GTHA
• Learning and development opportunities
• An open and inclusive work environment
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits, and wellness spending account
• Defined Benefit OMERS Pension plan

What will I be doing?

• Assisting the Field Engineer with the day-to-day commissioning of a modernized diesel fleet prior to wide adoption into full revenue service.
• Conduct inspections of newly delivered buses, identifying and reporting operational deficiencies per established pre-delivery inspection (PDI) checklist, including but not limited to underbody inspections, CAD/AVL functionality, smoke testing, and wheelchair lift operation.
• Responds to field issues by investigating failures, identifying failure modes, engineering solutions, and maintenance best practices to prevent future occurrences.
• Assist the Equipment Maintenance Team, Fleet Operations Team and maintenance contractors for both the current diesel fleet, the modernized diesel fleet, and pilot programs for advanced technology fleets.
• Provide equipment performance feedback to vehicle manufacturers.
• Make recommendations for long-term viability and installation of tested components or sub-systems in conjunction with the operating groups.
• Investigate age, maintenance, and design-related performance trends and identifies root causes of failures and develop corrective action plans.
• Prepare Engineering Investigation Reports and Root Cause Analysis of emergent equipment failures as needed.
• Create reports to support maintenance planning functions, continuous improvement, and key performance reporting.
• Collaborate with Equipment Maintenance Operations Team and Technical Services Team to investigate systemic failures that arise within fleet; generates regular progress reports for proposed solutions and countermeasures.
• Assuring the correct interpretation and application of Reliability Availability Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) requirements, and acceptance criteria for the assigned rail fleet assets

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a University Degree in Engineering and rail sector or related industry experience, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining and/or designing electrical/mechanical systems in transit buses and/or coaches for fleet operations. Automotive product development experience would be considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of tools, gauges and equipment associated with the engineering, testing and/or servicing of the various systems and components for Transit or Automotive Vehicles.
• Working knowledge of air brake and diesel aftertreatment systems and accessing a Vehicle CAN network for fault tree analysis would be an asset.
• Working knowledge of Infor-EAM (or other online maintenance tool) is considered an asset, with experience viewing/editing work orders for equipment in need of preventive maintenance.
• In-depth knowledge of maintenance strategies, such as Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM); proven ability to design and develop asset modifications and reflect the configuration changes in maintenance plans and procedures.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement processes like Lean or Six Sigma would be considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of rules and regulations established by Transport Canada (TC), Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) and the American Public Transit Association (APTA) would be considered an asset.
• Registration or eligible to be registered as a . is considered an asset.
• Registration or eligible to be a licensed 310T technician considered an asset.
• Up-to-date commercial bus driver’s license (CZ) considered an asset.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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