Senior System Engineer Interface Manager

Job Title: Senior System Engineer Interface Manager (Interface Manager is the contract title, it is not a people manager role)
Location: Toronto, CN
Duration: 1 year

Job Description

Accountabilities:

• • Acquire deep understanding of subsystems provided by external suppliers and ensure compatibility at system level
  • Identify, define, control, and manage system interfaces
  • Prepare and manage interface matrices and registers
  • Lead scope/requirement discussions with technical teams and the client
  • Lead System Requirements development and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
  • Decompose System Requirements to lower-level elements and work with the engineering teams to ensure proper allocation
  • Identify the list of all interfaces according to the system architecture, functions and contractual requirements
  • Support design coordination of systems elements within civil scope
  • Issue periodically Coordinated Interface Report
  • Lead integration and interface meetings and workshops
  • Support project engineering in all technical decisions
  • Actively participate in the development of optimal technical solutions
  • Support client and internal design reviews
  • Execute System Integration Tests
  • Define impact analysis for proposed changes to the system and support System Configuration Management through the whole lifecycle
  • Ensure compliance with company processes
  • Understand and integrate applicable CMMI, CENELEC, AREMA, IEEE, IPC, etc standards.
  • Provide support to project external stakeholders (Customers, Users, Tenders) and participate in budget estimation

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• • 7+ year engineering with a minimum of 3 years as a Lead or Interfaces Coordinator or Systems/Design Engineer
  • Experience in managing External Integration Consultant Packages
  • Experience in managing external stakeholders such as Civil Partners/External Contractors/Suppliers
  • Extensive understanding and/or prior experience with engineering lifecycles, delivery, and HW/SW integration lifecycle and demonstrated ability to deliver solutions to closure
  • Strong prior experience with Microsoft Office suite, requirements management systems (e.g. Doors), product lifecycle management systems, defect tracking tools, and software configuration tools
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, engage, and manage tasking of cross-functional teams of varying skills/experience
  • Builds effective relationships and has exceptional communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to acquire deep understanding of new technologies with minimal guidance
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas to peers, management, and customers in a simplified manner
  • Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
  • Strong prior experience applying fundamental Systems Engineering concepts:
  • V-lifecycle,
  • System Architecture
  • Requirements Management,
  • Configuration Management,
  • Interface Management,
  • Deep competency in interactions between Civil contractor and System Design
  • Success with multi-tasking across multiple projects at given time
  • Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• • Must have or should be able to obtain a P.Eng certificationin the province of Ontario, CA in the electrical / mechanical / systems engineering disciplines
  • Experience in the BIM design process and methodology
  • Knowledge and/or experience in Railway or Mass Transit systems and civil design development
  • Prior experience collaborating with a diverse, cross-functional team across multiple geographic locations
  • Knowledge of job-specific tools (Doors, Projectwise, Aconex, others may apply) is an advantage
  • Clear Criminal Background check

Education:

• • Undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical/Electronics, Mechanical or System Engineering or equivalent work experience.
  • Ontario P.Eng is highly desirable