Chief Vehicle Integration Architect

About Us

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. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

The Chief Vehicle Integration Architect provides expert level technical knowledge and leadership to define, evaluate and approve vehicle hardware architecture design to ensure it meets and satisfies the Design for Deployment principles. The Chief Vehicle Integration Architect is responsible and accountable for interfacing with the onboard hardware design team for all projects to approve all vehicle design work meets and satisfies maintainability requirements when in revenue. Once the design is released, they are accountable to meet proposed budget and schedule while ensuring successful integration between Onboard Controller and Rolling Stock interface during the commissioning phase

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for all complex brownfield vehicle retrofit portfolio from all aspects, such as design, schedule, budget, customer interface, commissioning, and training programs of local staff competency
• Accountable for identifying risks on the vehicle program (from design to deployment) and provide appropriate mitigationsto contain the risk. Additionally, they are also accountable to identify potential opportunities on the vehicle program.
• Works with Onboard Hardware Design architects for multiple projects and defines the correct vehicle interface desig and architecture which can be deployed seamlessly
• Lead the "Design for Deployment" initiative for Vehicle retrofit program for seamless deployment and commissioning of the vehicles with minimal or no impact to Revenue Service
• Ensures the defined electrical interfaces between CBTC equipment and vehicle satisfies the technical requirements
• For brownfield projects with vehicle retrofit activities, leads the integration discussions with customer and rolling stock suppliers regarding the interface points between CBTC and Rolling Stock
• Align and coordinate directly with Deployment Managers on vehicle installation and/or retrofit activities for a given project
• Works with Deployment Managers and Procurement to co-ordinate Procurement activities specific to vehicle installation/retrofit program
• Recommends prototype design of boards that can aid the Onboard Platform integration with RS circuitry that all safety issues are implemented through company's safety processes and Accountable for ensuring procedures, specifically while managing any customer site activities
• Leads first prototype vehicle installation and commissioning (Static PICO & Dynamic PICO) at Rolling Stock factory
• Leads a team of Vehicle engineers in URS BL and Country of Destination in troubleshooting vehicle integration issues with SelTrac CBTC
• Provides training to Deployment teams in Country of Destination on vehicle retrofit activities, interface troubleshooting, Static PICO and Dynamic PICO activities

Key Requirements:

• At least 15 years' experience in vehicle hardware design
• Strong knowledge in hardware troubleshooting (FPGA, Microprocessors/Microcontrollers and DSPs (Intel x86, Motorola, PIC family, TI family, etc), I/O interfaces (PC/104, PCI, PCI-E, CAN, SPI, USB))
• Display adept Product knowledge on end to end processes
• Excellent knowledge on Deployment operations
• Excellent knowledge of rail industry and technology
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Possesses CBTC Technical Knowledge (HW/SW)
• Excellent knowledge in Life Cycle (end-to-end) analysis
• Excellent Customer service experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in engineering

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