RAM engineer

Technical Specialist, RAM & HW Safety
Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Position Summary
As a Technical Specialist, he/she will provide direction and advice on technical issues with respect to assigned R&D and projects making sure that the designed system meets contractual RAM and HW Safety requirements.  He/she will be responsible in performing all RAM and HW Safety activities for R&D and projects.  He/she will also be working collaboratively with all design teams including HW Engineering and Software Engineering making sure that RAM and HW Safety are built-in to the design thereby ensuring compliance to all contractual RAM and HW Safety requirements and a successful demonstration of reliability, availability and maintainability can be achieved.

The Technical Specialist will be an open-minded and evidence-oriented individual, who will work closely with the design team in systems, hardware, software, and cybersecurity departments to provide recommendations of RAM and HW Safety improvement to the design and to ensure delivery of Thales products in good quality, on time and within budget. The Technical Specialist will be part of a team that is responsible for the timely and effective execution of the combined tasks and activities of RAM management and RAM engineering to achieve the system RAM requirements throughout the system/project life cycle

Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language
•    Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
•    Must have an extensive experience in Electronic components and circuits analyses.
•    Extensive knowledge of system requirements definition/design, RAM principles and methodologies.
•    More than15 years of experience in system requirements definition/design, system architecture for complex systems, application of RAM and HW Safety concepts & analyses techniques.
•    Extensive knowledge of RAM methods and techniques: FMECA, Reliability Modeling and Prediction, RAM & Testability Analyses.
•    Experience with RAMS-related standards EN50126, EN50128, EN50129, IEC61123, IEC61124, IEC60812, and IEC62278, MIL-HDBK-217/472/338B/781A, MIL-STD-1629A,   IEEE 1474.1, and AREMA.
•    Good command of the English language, both written and oral.
•    Computer skills, MS Office; DOORS; ClearQuest, SAP.

Preferred Qualifications
•    Member of Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO) or Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE).
•    Experienced with any Reliability Software Tool (i.e. PTC Windchill).
•    Extensive knowledge of Rail Signalling principles and Train Control Systems – Communication Based Train Control (CBTC).