Engineer, Vehicle Systems

Requisition ID: 23835  
Department: Transit Services Dept. 
Service: Transit Engineering Services 
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent  
Work Hours: 35.00 /hours per week
Affiliation: MPE/New City MPE 
Salary Information: $95,127.76 - $120,309.28  annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: Transit Service, 1500 St.Laurent  and Albion Yard
Job Category: Engineering 
Application Close: 03/11/2026
JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Manager, Rail Systems, the Engineer, Vehicle Systems is responsible to monitor, measure, audit and review the performance of the vehicle maintenance systems; manage the production of quality metrics to measure the soundness of the vehicle system engineering processes; provide a single point of contact for all technical issues and concerns regarding the vehicle fleets; track, trend, and analyse fleet reliability issues for new and existing fleets; oversee and provide direction and comments to fleet expansions; complete technical analysis of rail system failure modes; review and monitor operational requirements; and lead rail capital improvement projects.

In addition, the incumbent will provide technical support and design input during the procurement specification and tender phase of new orders; be responsible for the technical review of design submissions and responses to the RFIs; assist with the tracking and monitoring of vehicle quality issues during the vehicle procurement and maintenance phases; assist with investigations, root cause analysis, and technical reporting writing; assist with investigations in relation to systems operations and interrelated track and signal infrastructure issues; complete root cause analyses for system or sub-system failures/issues; manage the development and delivery of vehicle lifecycle & safety programs; and provide support to Transit Operations during major operational events.

The incumbent will also participate on technical committees and lead project teams to provide engineering expertise to discuss and resolve issues on projects internal and external to the department that may impact the operational requirements of the Transit Services Department

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Four (4) year Bachelor of Applied Science or Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering

Seven (7) years experience in rail vehicle fleet engineering, maintenance and operation, testing and commissioning, overhaul planning, life cycle planning, and reliability improvement programs for new and existing fleets and experience transit and rail control/power control systems, railway integrated control systems and systems integration

Knowledge of rail systems including track, power systems, and signaling systems would be an asset

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

KNOWLEDGE

A working knowledge of passenger railroad / transit operations railway industry procedures and practices

Urban transit vehicles and their mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and electronic subsystems

A railway specific discipline such as track, track bed, civil and structures, power, signaling, telecommunications

Development lifecycle and lifecycle products

Knowledge of the structure and technology of the City of Ottawa railways

Systems architecture/interface modeling

Behavioural/operational concept/RAMS modeling

Life cost modeling

Risk assessment (both technical and project)

Project management techniques and practices associated with the planning, documentation and monitoring of systems engineering activities

Architecture modeling tools and/or model-based systems engineering tools

Operational modeling and capacity planning including use of application software

Systems engineering and technical assurance

RAMS analysis including use of application software

Engineering Safety Management

Electro Magnetic Compatibility

Risk identification analysis and mitigation

Rail operations and planning, assurance, systems engineering, RAMS, Engineering Safety Management, procurement and transaction advice, and development and feasibility studies

Must possess the training, experience and knowledge to organize the work and its performance

Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers 

Conversant with railway design safety principles HSE/HMRI, railway safety standards

Familiar with AREMA standards, Transport Canada standards and mass transit APTA

Be conversant with the requirements of EN 50216 RAMS Railway Applications including

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Project lifecycle management from a Systems Engineering perspective

Can apply 'Systems Thinking' to problems at technical, project and enterprise levels

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels in the spoken and written word

Self-motivated and the ability to work under pressure are vital

Good team player and decision maker

Excellent analytical, teaming and communication skills and be able to effectively relate to all staff and client team members within a team-based, matrix environment 

Excellent written and spoken English, including advanced verbal reasoning and the ability to write effective reports

Developing and delivering presentations

Microsoft Office applications and applications associated with Systems Engineering

Ability to influence and persuade others to consider other possibilities

Guiding and mentoring others to deliver work

Engagement & liaison with both external and internal clients and project engineering teams

Work independently, with minimal direction, and collaboratively with all staff as part of a team

Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work, and deal effectively with multiple demands, conflicting priorities, pressures and deadlines

Able to manage concurrent projects and bring projects to completion on time and within budget

Able to foster trust and cooperation to coordinate activities between technical staff, consultants, contractors 

Able to identify and analyze and recommend solutions to issues and problems pertaining to assigned projects to mitigate loss/project downtime

Able to prepare RFQ’s and RFP’s, review, analyze and recommend acceptance of proposals

Able to carry out inspections to resolve project on-site problems and accept/reject contractors’ work

Able to perform data analysis, formulate recommendations, and create and maintain reports 

Ability to read drawings from existing records or for proposed works

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing

Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements. 

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