Systems Engineering Manager - Rail & Transit

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

We are seeking an experiencedSystems Engineering Manager / Leadto support the delivery of a majorLight Rail Transit (LRT) project. This role is responsible for leading day-to-day systems engineering activities across the designated project scope, ensuring that requirements, interfaces, integration, verification, validation, and configuration processes are effectively planned, implemented, and controlled throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will work closely with design, assurance, RAMS, testing, construction, and stakeholder teams to ensure that the LRT system is delivered in accordance with project requirements, applicable standards, and certification expectations. This role requires strong leadership, technical coordination, and experience working on rail or similarly complex infrastructure programs.

Missions/Main Duties

• Manage day-to-day systems engineering activities for the SRS scope.
• Leadrequirements capture, analysis, allocation, traceability,andchange controlfor SRS systems.
• Maintain requirements compliance and traceability from design through verification and handover.
• Coordinateinterface managementacross disciplines, contractors, stakeholders, and external parties.
• Develop, maintain, and controlinterface control documents (ICDs)and interface registers.
• Identify, track, and resolve interface issues, risks, and action items.
• Plan and coordinateverification and validation (V&V)activities for system and subsystem requirements.
• Ensure V&V evidence is collected, reviewed, organized, and maintained to support assurance and certification.
• Supportintegration managementactivities across systems and subsystems.
• Coordinate with design, testing, assurance, and delivery teams to manage integration dependencies and risks.
• Supportconfiguration managementprocesses, including baseline control, document control, and change management.
• Contribute toRAMS and hazard managementactivities, including maintaining relevant registers, records, and supporting documentation.
• Provide systems engineering input to hazard identification, mitigation tracking, and closure activities.
• Guide design teams on the use of systems engineering methods, tools, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable project standards, procedures, and engineering governance requirements.
• Support technical reviews, audits, assurance reviews, and certification submissions as required.
• Prepare and maintain systems engineering plans, reports, registers, and technical documentation.

Profile/Skills

• University degree inEngineeringin Electrical, Systems, Mechanical, Civil, or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensed in Ontarioor equivalent.
• 10–15+ yearsof systems engineering experience onrailorcomplex infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering processes, including:Requirements management
• Interface management
• Integration management
• Configuration management
• Verification and validation
• Experience working withCENELEC EN 5012x,IEEE 15288, or similar standards for rail systems.
• Hands-on experience withDOORSor equivalent requirements management tools.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our hiring platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact infocanada@systra.com.

Workplace Type

Hybrid

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