System Design Specialist, Senior
ThalesToronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted December 23, 2025
82543 - 116590 CAD year
Full Time
About the Company
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. Its portfolio of innovative products and services addresses several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion. The Group invests more than €4 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies. Thales has more than 83,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2024, the Group generated sales of €20.6 billion.
Job Description
A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. We are seeking a System Design Specialist, Senior to perform system design, signaling design, analysis, modeling, and simulation to specify communication-based train control systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science, or a closely related field.
- 4-10 years’ experience in development of software-based System applications.
- Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods, and tools.
- Knowledge of systems development life cycle.
- Medium-level expertise in URS (Urban Rail Signaling) Systems:
- Minimum 5 years on/or similar system complexity.
- Intermediate level of expertise on specialized engineering skills of the CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) domain.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid
- Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period
- Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation, Holiday closure, personal emergency leave days and sick days
- Maternity/Parental/Adoption top up pay
- Annual Incentive plan
- Company provided Life Insurance, STD and Employee Assistance Plan