Overview

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date published: 26-Mar-2024

Job ID: 125714

Description and Requirements

Position Type: Contract

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Duties: 

Ensure that the Safety Engineering activities are executed in accordance with the company's process, applicable industry standards and best practices.

  • Perform hazard identification 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 evidences 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
  • Report directly to the Manager, RAMS Engineering and liaise with the Chief Safety Architect

Skills:  

  • M.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and/or Solid-State Interlocking (SSI)
  • Member of Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO) or Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)

Education:  

  • B.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior technical role in train control systems or automation in other industries such as
  • aerospace, defense, automotive, medical or nuclear
  • Knowledge of railway signaling systems, train control systems, fixed and moving block signaling principles, relay-based and/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


All interested applicants who meet the qualifications listed above are invited to submit a resume by clicking "Apply Now".