Systems Engineer with Interface Background Experience

Job Title : Project Eng/System Eng with Interface background

Location : Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Duration : 12 Months

Key Role Requirements

1. High Volume of Interfaces
• Candidate must manage 100 200 interfaces.
• Each interface has its own technology; requires breadth of understanding rather than deep specialization.
• Prior exposure to large-scale, multi-interface projects is a strong plus.
2. Technical & Management Blend
• Role is not purely managerial technical judgment is critical.
• Must understand subsystem interactions (signalling, traction power, MEP, mechanical, communications, etc.).
3. Requirements & Tools
• Familiarity with DOORS (or equivalent RM tool) preferred.
• Not just tool knowledge must grasp requirements, V&V, validation purpose.
• Ability to interpret interface requirements, track changes, and feed back into subsystem teams.
4. Background Flexibility
• Civil, electrical, electronics, or systems engineering backgrounds all considered.
• Design experience is preferred, as candidate must understand downstream impacts of design changes.
• Civil background acceptable, especially given civil contractors are the main external interfaces.
5. Stakeholder & External Package Management
• Must manage external integration consultants and civil contractors.
• Requires strong stakeholder engagement and ability to coordinate multiple parties.
• Candidate may come from consultant or owner/operator side, as long as they are hands-on.

Project Context

• Project: Ontario Line, Downtown Toronto.
• Interfaces are primarily with civil contractors and other external suppliers.
• Contract duration: 1 year, possibility of extension/transition depending on project needs.
• Candidate must be ready to start in a contractor capacity with limited training time.

Deployment Considerations

1. Profile Matching
• Look for candidates with rail systems integration experience (preferably metro projects).
• Prior exposure to civil + system integration highly desirable.
• Should demonstrate memory and tracking ability to handle numerous interfaces.
2. Skill Prioritization
• Must-have: multi-technology interface management, requirements management, stakeholder management.
• Good-to-have: DOORS, design background, exposure to signalling/power/MEP integration.
• Flexible: civil engineering background acceptable if coupled with rail experience.
3. Training & Ramp-up
• Customer stressed minimal training time.
• Candidate should hit the ground running with prior experience in similar large interface-heavy projects.
4. Soft Skills
• Decision-making under risk.
• Strong communication across civil + systems + contractors.
• Ability to document, justify, and defend technical/managerial decisions.