Project System Design Specialist
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About the Role
Hitachi Rail seeks a Project System Design Specialist to perform system design, signaling design, analysis, and simulation for communication-based train control systems. The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering or related field, 6-10 years of experience, and senior-level expertise in Urban Rail Signaling systems.
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Responsibilities
- Perform system design, signaling design, analysis, modelling, and simulation to specify communication based train control systems
- Develop and define system design features to meet Customer requirements
- Analyze and evaluate customer requirements and verify compliance with product system technical requirements
- Develop and define System and Subsystems requirements to fulfill specific customer requirements on the project
- Communicate and gain acceptance of the design with the customer and internal stakeholders
- Lead the team to perform system design activities to deliver high quality and safe guideway design on time and within budget
- Adapt system design processes to meet project deployment and industry standards and ensure process is followed by the team
- Perform role of Work Package Manager to organize and assign work to system engineers, managing budget and schedule
- Prepare and support customer requirements compliance assessment, gap analysis, and architecture design
- Convert customer requirements into conceptual designs and prepare associated documentation through operational analyses, simulations, and technical trade off studies
- Prepare system, subsystem, and interface requirement specifications by analyzing, decomposing, modelling, and refining requirements
- Prepare Operational Concept Document and support bids and proposals
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science, or a closely related field
- 6 10 years of experience in the development of software based System applications
- Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods, and tools
- Knowledge of systems development life cycle
- Senior level expertise in URS (Urban Rail Signaling) Systems with minimum 3 5 years of similar system complexity
- Ability to act as a reference/coach for specialized engineering skills within the CBTC domain
- Experience in leading a group of technical resources
- Strong planning and organizational skills
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Job Description
- The Project System Design Specialist will perform system design, signaling design, analysis, modelling, and simulation to specify communication based train control systems.
- They will develop and define system design features to meet Customer requirements.
- They will analyze and evaluate customer requirements and verify compliance with our product system technical requirements.
- They will develop and define System and Subsystems requirements in order to fulfill any specific customer requirements on the project.
- They will communicate and gain acceptance of the design with the customer and internal stakeholders.
- The incumbent is accountable for performing the design work independently, within cost and schedule limits, as defined in approved work packages.
- Responsible for leading the team to perform system design activities to deliver a high quality and safe guideway design, on time, at the lowest cost, and meeting customer requirements.
- The incumbent will also adapt system design processes to meet the needs of the project deployment and industry standards and ensure this process is followed by the team.
- Able to perform the role of Work Package Manager to organize and assign work to the system engineers on the project, as well as managing the budget and schedule for the system design work.
- Responsible for the overall system design for the project.
Key Accountabilities Technical
- Prepares and supports customer requirements compliance assessment, gap analysis, and architecture 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 fulfill customer requirements.
- Prepares system, subsystem, and interface requirement specifications by analyzing and decomposing, modelling, and refining customer requirements and train control domain requirements.
- Prepares Operational Concept Document.
- Prepares and supports bids and proposals, including customer requirements compliance assessment, gap analysis, architecture design, simulation, trade off of key features, and cost estimation.
- Presents technical design and reports to customers and/or other engineering/management groups in clear, complete, concise, and non ambiguous terms.
- Identifies and updates system processes based on specific project/product needs while aligning with industry standards to ensure efficient, high quality designs.
- Evaluates and defines operational design limits.
- Ensures strong working relationships between the system design team and Software, Hardware, Safety, and IVVQ groups.
- Encourages adherence to development processes within the system team.
Key Accountabilities Safety
- Promotes a safety culture where product safety is paramount.
- Ensures that safety is incorporated into the design by identifying and resolving safety related defects early in the process.
Key Accountabilities Management
- Supervises contractors and system specialists by defining tasks, coaching them, monitoring progress, and setting priorities.
- Proposes work package estimates and descriptions based on project knowledge and requirements.
- Leads technical discussions, presents solutions, and provides regular status reports to internal and external stakeholders.
- Mentors other systems engineers by coaching, monitoring progress, and providing technical guidance while directing priorities.
- Collaborates with Work Package Managers and other project team members to ensure inputs and outputs are managed effectively within the system design team.
- Identifies and implements process improvement initiatives.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science, or a closely related field.
- 6 10 years of experience in the development of software based System applications.
- Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods, and tools.
- Knowledge of systems development life cycle.
- Senior level expertise in URS (Urban Rail Signaling) Systems: Minimum 3 5 years of similar system complexity; Ability to act as a reference/coach for specialized engineering skills within the CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) domain.
- Experience in leading a group of technical resources.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using DOORS, Polarion, Melody Advance, or other system design and requirements management tools.
- Strong application domain knowledge of automated train control systems, as well as systems engineering principles and practices.
- Rail signaling knowledge.
- Work Package Management experience.
- Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to confidently sell and defend the product to customers with varying levels of understanding about automated systems.
Compensation
- Total Compensation Range (Base Salary + Annual Incentive plan): CAD 117,022 CAD 150,028.
- Base Salary Range: CAD 99,000 127,000.
- The Company provides an extensive benefits program for all full time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including Health, Dental and Vision plans (100% of premiums company paid), Retirement Savings Plan with company match, company paid holidays, 3 weeks of vac
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