Project Signaling Design Specialist

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

To perform system design, signaling design, analysis, modelling, and simulation to specify communication-based train control systems. To develop and define system design features to meet Customer requirements. To develop and define System, Subsystems and Data requirements to fulfill any specific customer requirements on the project. To develop block design, interlocking control tables, and application database for Software subsystems. To analyze and evaluate system performance and prepare associated technical contract deliverable.

The incumbent is accountable for performing the design work correctly, within cost and schedule limits, as defined in approved work packages. Responsible for leading the team to perform signaling 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 signaling 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 signaling engineers on the project. As well as managing (budget and schedule) the signaling design work for the project. Responsible for the overall signaling design for the project.

As a signaling engineer there is a focus on the development of the data related requirements and producing a database for the syst

Key Accountabilities:

TECHNICAL:

• Performs technical/engineering tasks to define application databases for software subsystems. Analysis and simulations are performed as necessary to identify design feasibility & driving requirements.
• Prepares specialized signaling design skills, covering one or more of the following:
• Signaling Principles
• Data Requirements
• Block Design
• Interlocking Control tables
• Sfe braking model
• Performance analysis and Headway simulations
• Application database design
• Deliver the project guideway application data, signal plan, crossover coordinates, track maps and guideway database to software groups.
• Ensure the signaling design is implemented in accordance with applicable standards and signaling principles.
• Analyze train characteristics and safety requirements to define the safe braking model
• Analyze guideway to define requirements for headway (passenger waiting time), safe train separation, interlocking requirements, new guideway elements and guideway designs to resolve operational conflicts.
• 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.
• Prepares system, subsystem, and interface requirement specifications by analyzing decomposing modelling and refining customer requirements and typical train control domain requirements.
• 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 & performed to support the above.
• Interfaces and builds strong working relationships with Software, Hardware and IVVQ groups to ensure timely analysis and resolution of in-house and field test issues
  
  

SAFETY:

• Promotes a safety culture where product safety is paramount.
• Ensures that safety is built into the design by early identification and resolution of safety related defects.
  
  

MANAGEMENT:

• Mentor the Signaling Design 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.
• Leads technical discussions, presents technical solutions and regular status reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifies and implements process improvement initiatives to improve our delivery, cost, and quality.
• Ability to work on several projects consecutively.
• Works closely with other Work Package Managers and the project team to ensure the system team has the inputs needed to perform the design and ensures the system team is providing the necessary outputs/support to other disciplines.
  
  

Key Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science, or a closely related field
• 6-10 years’ experience in 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 on/or similar system complexity-Referent/coach on specialized engineering skills of the CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) domain.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in using DOORS, Polarion, Melody advance, or other system design and requirement management tools.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices.
• Experience in the development of databases used for software development
• Experience in developing/reviewing test scenarios and/or procedures to test database implementation
• Understanding of the use of tools to create/verify data for safety critical systems
• Rail Signaling knowledge
• Work Package Management
• System engineering expertise
• Experience Mentoring other Engineers
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
  
  

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