System Design Specialist

About Us

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 a System Design Specialist to join our team in Toronto

The successful candidate will analyze / evaluate designs to verify compliance with system technical requirements; develop / define Subsystems requirements; develop block design, interlocking control tables, and application database for Software subsystems; and analyze / evaluate system performance and prepare associated technical contract deliverables.

You will be accountable for performing the design work correctly, within cost and schedule limits, as defined in approved work packages. The work is typically defined by the Work Package Manager, then reviewed, modified and agreed with and approved by the Systems Architect and/or Manager.

The System Design Specialist typically works with a team of engineers to define what will be designed, how it will perform and how it will be determined that it is working correctly.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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
  
• Similarly creates new concepts or modifies existing concepts to fulfil customer requirements
  
• Performs technical/engineering tasks to define, application databases for software subsystems
  
• Analysis and simulations are performed as necessary to identify design feasibility and driving requirements
  
• Prepares specialized signalling design skills, covering one or more of the following: Signalling Principles; Block design; Interlocking control tables; Safe braking model; Performance analysis and Headway simulations; Application database design
  
• Prepares and supports bids and proposals, including customer requirements compliance assessment, gap analysis, architecture design, simulation, trade-off of key features, estimation, etc.
  
• Presents technical design and reports to customers and/or other engineering/management groups in clear, complete, concise and non-ambiguous terms
  
• Defines or proposes updates of processes and standards covering the work and its products based on the knowledge of systems engineering and/or his technical specialty
  
• Operational design limits are evaluated and defined; performance analyses and simulations are developed and performed to support the above
  
• Ensure the signalling design is implemented in accordance with applicable standards and signaling principles
  
• Interface and build strong working relationships with Software, Hardware and IVVQ groups to ensure timely analysis and resolution of in-house and field test issue
  
• Supervises contractors and other systems specialists, by defining their work, coaching them on how and what to prepare, monitoring their progress and directing them on priorities
  
• Proposes work package estimates and descriptions based on the knowledge of the work and project requirements
  
• Prepare and deliver regular status reports for internal and external stakeholders
  
• Identify and implement process improvement initiatives
  
• Promote a safety culture where product safety is paramount
  
• Ensure that safety is built into the design by early identification and resolution of safety related defects
  

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a closely related field
  
• Minimum of 1 years' experience in the development of software-based System applications
  
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English
  

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Strong application (Automated Train Control systems) domain knowledge and knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices
  
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods and tools
  
• Knowledge of systems development life cycle
  
• Excellent technical writing skills
  
• Good marketing and presentation skills
  
• Ability to sell/defend product to customers with differing levels of knowledge about automated systems
  
• Strong planning and organizational skills
  
• Experience in using DOORS, Melody advance, etc.
  
• Rail Signaling knowledge
  

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers .

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