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title: Senior Systems Engineering Manager
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# Senior Systems Engineering Manager

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and
engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures.
SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to
offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility
studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing
infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com.

## Context

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Manager / Lead to support the
delivery of a major Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. This role is responsible
for leading day-to-day systems engineering activities across the designated
project scope, ensuring that requirements, interfaces, integration,
verification, validation, and configuration processes are effectively planned,
implemented, and controlled throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will work closely with design, assurance, RAMS,
testing, construction, and stakeholder teams to ensure that the LRT system is
delivered in accordance with project requirements, applicable standards, and
certification expectations. This role requires strong leadership, technical
coordination, and experience working on rail or similarly complex infrastructure
programs.

## Missions/Main Duties

- Manage day-to-day systems engineering activities for the SRS scope.
- Lead requirements capture, analysis, allocation, traceability, and change
  control for SRS systems.
- Maintain requirements compliance and traceability from design through
  verification and handover.
- Coordinate interface management across disciplines, contractors, stakeholders,
  and external parties.
- Develop, maintain, and control interface control documents (ICDs) and
  interface registers.
- Identify, track, and resolve interface issues, risks, and action items.
- Plan and coordinate verification and validation (V&V) activities for system
  and subsystem requirements.
- Ensure V&V evidence is collected, reviewed, organized, and maintained to
  support assurance and certification.
- Support integration management activities across systems and subsystems.
- Coordinate with design, testing, assurance, and delivery teams to manage
  integration dependencies and risks.
- Support configuration management processes, including baseline control,
  document control, and change management.
- Contribute to RAMS and hazard management activities, including maintaining
  relevant registers, records, and supporting documentation.
- Provide systems engineering input to hazard identification, mitigation
  tracking, and closure activities.
- Guide design teams on the use of systems engineering methods, tools, and best
  practices.
- Ensure compliance with applicable project standards, procedures, and
  engineering governance requirements.
- Support technical reviews, audits, assurance reviews, and certification
  submissions as required.
- Prepare and maintain systems engineering plans, reports, registers, and
  technical documentation.

## Profile/Skills

- University degree in Engineering in Electrical, Systems, Mechanical, Civil, or
  a related discipline.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensed in Ontario or equivalent.
- 15+ years of systems engineering experience on rail or complex infrastructure
  projects.
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering processes, including:Requirements
  management
- Interface management
- Integration management
- Configuration management
- Verification and validation
- Experience working with CENELEC EN 5012x, IEEE 15288, or similar standards for
  rail systems.
- Hands-on experience with DOORS or equivalent requirements management tools.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are
an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers
employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading
purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like
resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions;
all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made
by our hiring team.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact
infocanada@systra.com.

## Workplace Type

Hybrid