Senior Systems Safety Specialist - CBTC / Railway Signaling

Akkodis is partnered with a global leader in ground transportation systems here in Toronto. They are looking to recruit a Systems Safety Specialist to aid the team in delivering high-quality, reliable, state-of-the-art Communications-based Train Control (CBTC) systems that ensure the safety and efficiency of railway operations.

Reporting directly to the Manager, RAMS Engineering and liaising closely with the Chief Safety Architect, you will be responsible for collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure CBTC system designs meet safety and performance standards.

Duties include :

• Ensure that the Safety Engineering activities are executed in accordance with the company’s process, applicable industry standards and best practices
• Perform hazard identify cation studies (HAZID, HAZOP), hazard analyses (PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA), safety analyses (FFMEA, FMECA, FSA) and hazard management
• Define safety requirements; analyze and evaluate design compliance with safety requirements and safety principles
• Review the adequacy and completeness of the safety evidence and produce the corresponding Safety Case artifacts
• Provide technical safety leadership to the project Safety Engineering team; work as part of an integrated project team, promoting the company's safety policy, best practices, and train other staff

Key Skills :

• Bachelors or Masters Degree (preferred) in Electronics, Computer Science, Engineering or similar discipline.
• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in a system engineering, with a focus on CBTC or related railway signaling, train control systems, relay-based & / or computer-based interlocking design.
• Good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering and functional safety
• Detailed knowledge of system safety lifecycle, system requirements definition, safety design concepts (system and software), safety and risk analysis
• Extensive experience with safety standards (CENELEC, IEC, IEEE, MIL), best practices, safety methods and techniques (HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA, FMEA / FMECA, FSA) and hazard management
• Ability to lead and coordinate technical staff
• Good technical writing skills, excellent communication, and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language, both written and oral.
• Membership in Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO) or Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) would be asset but not requited.

If you are interested in learning more, or if you would like to discuss any other Safety related Engineering roles, don't hesitate to apply today!