Senior Systems Assurance Engineer

Overview
Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. We collaborate with public and private sector clients to unlock the transformative potential of railways. We offer a broad range of services spanning planning, design, delivery, systems integration, assurance, safety and security assessments, and optimization of railway operation and maintenance performance to unlock the financial value for investors, asset owners, operators and maintainers, while navigating the transition to low carbon and resilient rail.

You would be joining our multidisciplinary team focusing on technical excellence and innovative solutions that shape a better future for people and the planet.

The Opportunity
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 Rail Systems Assurance and RAMS Manager, Systems Assurance Lead and supported by our Rail Systems Head, 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 RAMS expertise within a rail environment and 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.

This job posting represents an active vacancy within our organization and is open for immediate recruitment.

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

Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years of experience in the rail domain, its technology and design industries

A university engineering degree

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 life cycles

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

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…