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Hitachi Rail

Principal System Engineer

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Hitachi Rail
Hitachi Rail designs, manufactures, and maintains advanced rail solutions across the globe.
Lead systems/design engineer responsible for defining system architecture, acquiring deep understanding of subsystems, identifying and managing system interfaces, and ensuring compliance with company processes in railway signaling projects.
16d ago
Experienced (8-12 years), Intermediate (4-7 years)
Full Time
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hybrid
Company Size
38,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Rolling Stock Manufacturing
Rolling Stock Maintenance
Digital Signalling & Train Control
Ticketing & Payment Systems
Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
Turnkey Railway Solutions
Smart Mobility / Digital Asset Management
Sector Specialisms
Rolling Stock
Signalling
Turnkey Solutions
Operation
Service
Maintenance
High-Speed Rolling Stock
Express Trains
Role
What you would be doing
system architecture
system interfaces
system integration
design review
impact analysis
requirement traceability
  • Define Concept of Operations for the project including identifying operational scenarios and use cases
  • Identify, define, control and manage system interfaces
  • Define System Architecture for the project (logical, functional, and physical architectures)
  • Ensure compliance with company processes
  • Decompose System Requirements to lower-level elements and work with the engineering teams to ensure proper allocation
  • Support project Engineering in all technical decisions
  • Provide support to Projects external stakeholders (Customers, Users, Tenders) and participate to the budget estimation.
  • Support Customer design review and internal design reviews
  • Lead System Requirements effort and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
  • Define impact analysis for proposed changes to the system and support System Configuration Management through the whole lifecycle
  • Serve as the project’s cross-functional technical interface between product development, engineering, manufacturing, verification & validation, commissioning, and RAMS teams.
  • Execution of System Integration Test
  • Lead scope/requirement discussions with technical teams and customer
  • Acquire deep understanding of subsystems provided by external suppliers and ensure compatibility at system level
  • Support lab, factory, and field testing
What you bring
bim design
cbtc systems
microsoft office
requirements management
problem-solving
cross-functional teams
  • Prior experience collaborating with a diverse, cross-functional team across multiple geographic locations
  • Builds effective relationships and has exceptional communication and leadership skills
  • Experience in BIM design process
  • Prior experience managing small-medium sized projects and project teams
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas to peers, management, and customers in a simplified manner
  • Prefer Expertise in any ONE or more of the following:
  • Knowledge and/or experience working with Railway, Signaling Applications and/or ERTMS systems
  • 5-10 year engineering with a minimum 5 years’ as a lead systems/design engineer.
  • Clear Criminal Background Check
  • Ontario P.Eng (PEO) is highly desirable.
  • CBTC (Communication based train control) systems and designs
  • Understands and integrates applicable CMMI, CENELEC, AREMA, IEEE, IPC, etc standards.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, engage, and manage tasking of cross-functional teams of varying skills/experience
  • Experience with Construction / Civil Work and application standards
  • Strong technical troubleshooting and problem solving abilities
  • P_Eng (PEO) for Ontario, CA
  • Ability to acquire deep understanding of new technologies with minimal guidance
  • Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
  • Deep competency in interactions between mechanical, electrical, and software components in complex electromechanical systems
  • Strong prior experience with Microsoft Office suite, requirements management systems (e.g. Doors), product lifecycle management systems, defect tracking tools, and software configuration tools
  • Knowledge of FRA/FTA regulations
  • EMI / EMC system integration and validation
  • Success with multi-tasking across multiple projects at given time
  • Strong prior experience applying fundamental Systems Engineering concepts:
  • Extensive understanding and/or prior experience with engineering lifecycles, delivery, and HW/SW integration lifecycle and demonstrate the ability to deliver solutions to closure
  • Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
Benefits
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Security clearance
  • clear criminal background check
Company
Overview
Culture + Values
  • Wa (Harmony): We need to show respect to our colleagues, our suppliers, our clients and our stakeholders. We show respect to earn respect.
  • Makoto (Sincerity): We should act with integrity in all we say and do, … we maintain fairness in all our dealings; our reputation is founded on how we go about our business.
  • Kaitakusha – Seishin (Pioneering Spirit): We lead with ambition, seeking new challenges; we are not afraid to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of our business.
Environment + Sustainability
100% Emission
Scope 1 & 2 by 2030
Target to achieve complete elimination of operational greenhouse gas emissions.
40% Reduction
Scope 3 by 2030
Aims to reduce emissions across the entire value chain, including supply chain and product use.
12% Decrease
Scope 1 & 2 in FY22
Achieved a significant drop in operational emissions in the fiscal year 2022.
90% Lower
CO₂ in HS2 Fleet
Accredited with PAS 2080, demonstrating a major improvement in fleet efficiency.
  • Carbon neutrality across business sites by 2030
  • Carbon neutrality across entire value chain by 2050
  • Net-zero across value chain by 2050 and net-zero operations by 2030
Inclusion & Diversity
October 2023
DEI Global Committee Launched
The company established a global committee to oversee diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Membership Doubled
Employee Resource Group Growth
Employee Resource Group membership has grown significantly following leadership inclusion interventions.
78%
EDI Score
The company achieved a score of 78% on its EDI metrics following targeted wellbeing and inclusion initiatives.
  • Gender-focused efforts: working to achieve a better gender balance
  • UK/Ireland, Italy, Japan regional DEI programmes underway
  • Defined focus areas include: Gender; Nationality, Ethnicity and Cultural Background; Multi‑Generations; LGBTQIA+; Disability and Neurodiversity
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