Senior Rail Systems Assurance Engineer

Joining Arup  

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We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible, with curiosity and creativity. We’re a thriving and growing organization which offers you many possibilities to shape a better world, and your future. 

The opportunity  

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.  

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.  

We are currently seeking a Senior Systems Assurance Engineer with specialist skills in Safety and Systems Assurance and RAMS to join our Rail Systems Team in Toronto and work with multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering a portfolio of exciting, varied rail projects as part of an established and expanding Rail Business.

Reporting to our TAMS and Systems Assurance Manager, you will work with project teams of Railway and Infrastructure Engineers at bid and project stages. You will provide support and advice to multidisciplinary teams across Arup Americas Region on all rail system and system assurance issues. This can range from leading the requirements management, interface management and assurance through detailed design for RAMS and system modelling to hazard analysis and dependability analysis.

The position offers scope for personal skill development, especially in relation to increasing of RAMS expertise within a rail environment and also mentoring more junior members of the team. The focus will be on developing existing skills and experience and sharing this experience with other team members, in a stimulating and challenging project environment, and so enhancing Arup’s overall systems engineering and rail capability.

Responsibilities

• Producing System Safety and RAM plans and models and setting up and implementing of typical System Safety and Assurance processes
• Facilitating HAZID, FMEA/FMECA, WHATIF etc. workshops
• Setting up and managing Hazard Logs
• leading or undertaking system safety and RAM activities for feasibility, concept and detailed design of rail projects
• SIL assessments
• development of ALARP/SFAIRP assessments
• Independent review of safety activities performed by others,
• Development of safety critical and RAM critical items lists
• Overall systems assurance and V&V
• Independent review of RAM activities undertaken by others
• Support the preparation of bids and tenders to help win work for the Firm

Is this role right for you?

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the rail domain, its technology and design industries
• A university engineering degree in electrical, electronic or information systems or similar
• Professional Engineer status or working towards P.Eng registration
• Able to demonstrate ability and experience in formulating and implementing System Engineering and Assurance plans and processes, and ensuring that project teams operate in accordance with those plans and processes
• Able to explain modern systems assurance techniques and processes to engineers and managers
• Experience with rail projects and their modern design lifecycles

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Familiarity with current engineering safety management practice
• Familiar with railway performance modelling (including power modelling)
• Experience of requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal. If this role is not quite what you are looking for but you are interested in other opportunities for a future with purpose, please sign up to our Talent Community  is where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world. 

What we offer you 

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.  

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.  

Benefits that Work - At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families. These are 100% paid for by Arup expect for optional life insurance. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our GRRSP 5% company match to help you save for your future. 

Toronto Hiring Range – Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Toronto is $140,000 to $160,000 per year/hour/month. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of Toronto will differ.  

Flexible Working - We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available.  

Different people, shared values 

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.  

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.  

Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture – from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender, LGBTQ+ and disability – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference - Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup . 

Our Toronto office is located on ceded and unceded lands of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabewaki, and the Haudenosaunee (hoe-dee-no-SHOW-nee). We acknowledge this land and its people to build a shared understanding of how our collective past brings us to where we are today. Through our ever-developing commitments, we strive to strengthen our relationships with this land, its people, and its treaties to shape a better, more inclusive world.    

Our Application Process  
We will be reviewing our candidates for this position on a rolling basis. Once you have applied you will be evaluated and potentially moved on to the next round, at which point a member of the talent resourcing team will reach out to you directly. 

Arup is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability. 

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