Spécialiste de la Sécurité Technique / Technical Safety Specialist - Rail Signaling

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Hybrid)

Le dpartement Safety Engineering est responsable de la scurit des produits et des solutions de projet dveloppes et dployes par la ligne d'activit Urban Rail Signaling et de la conformit aux principes de scurit, aux normes spcifiques l'industrie et aux meilleures pratiques pour le dveloppement de systmes critiques en matire de scurit.

Le spcialiste technique de la scurit assure la direction technique de l'quipe de scurit, est responsable de la mise en uvre de la stratgie de scurit, du dveloppement et de l'amlioration continue des mthodologies de scurit, de l'excution des activits d'ingnierie de la scurit conformment au processus de l'entreprise, aux normes industrielles applicables, aux meilleures pratiques et au partage des connaissances d'expert.

Principales responsabilits

• Veiller ce que les activits d'ingnierie de la scurit soient excutes conformment aux processus de l'entreprise, aux normes industrielles applicables et aux meilleures pratiques
• Raliser des tudes d'identification des risques (HAZID, HAZOP), des analyses des risques (PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA), des analyses de la scurit (FFMEA, FMECA, FSA) et la gestion des risques
• Dfinir les exigences en matire de scurit ; Analyser et valuer la conformit de la conception avec les exigences et les principes de scurit
• Examiner l'adquation et l'exhaustivit des preuves de scurit et produire les artefacts correspondants du dossier de scurit
• Fournir un leadership technique en matire de scurit l'quipe d'ingnierie de scurit du projet ; travailler en tant que membre d'une quipe de projet intgre, promouvoir la politique de scurit de l'entreprise, les meilleures pratiques et former le reste du personnel
• Rendre compte directement au directeur de l'ingnierie RAMS et assurer la liaison avec l'architecte en chef de la scurit.

Exigences cls

• Licence en lectronique, informatique, lectrotechnique ou quivalent
• Minimum 10 ans d'exprience dans un rle technique de haut niveau dans le domaine des systmes de contrle des trains ou de l'automatisation dans d'autres secteurs tels que l'arospatiale, la dfense, l'automobile, le mdical ou le nuclaire
• Connaissance des systmes de signalisation ferroviaire, des systmes de contrle des trains, des principes de signalisation des blocs fixes et mobiles, de la conception des enclenchements par relais et/ou par ordinateur
• Bonne comprhension de l'ingnierie des systmes, de l'ingnierie des logiciels et de la scurit fonctionnelle
• Connaissance dtaille du cycle de vie de la scurit des systmes, de la dfinition des exigences des systmes, des concepts de conception de la scurit (systmes et logiciels), de l'analyse de la scurit et des risques.
• Exprience approfondie des normes de scurit (CENELEC, IEC, IEEE, MIL), des meilleures pratiques, des mthodes et techniques de scurit (HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, FSA) et de la gestion des risques
• Capacit diriger et coordonner le personnel technique
• Bonnes aptitudes la rdaction technique, excellentes aptitudes la communication et l'analyse
• Langue : bien que le franais soit exig pour les postes bass au Qubec, l'utilisation de l'anglais est galement requise en raison de la nature mondiale de l'entreprise et de la ncessit d'interagir avec le sige social et les sites internationaux de l'entreprise.

Qualifications souhaites

• M.Sc. en lectronique, informatique, lectrotechnique ou quivalent
• Connaissance pratique du contrle des trains bas sur la communication (CBTC) et/ou de l'enclenchement semi-conducteurs (SSI)
• Membre de l'association professionnelle des ingnieurs au Canada ou de l'Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
• Excellente matrise de la langue anglaise, tant l'crit qu' l'oral.

The Safety Engineering department is responsible for the safety of the products and project solutions developed and deployed by the Urban Rail Signaling business line and compliance to safety principles, industry specific standards and best practices for the development of safety-critical systems.

The Technical Safety Specialist provides technical safety leadership to the safety team, is responsible for enforcing the safety strategy, developing and continuously improving safety methodologies, execution of Safety Engineering activities in accordance with the company's process, applicable industry standards, best practices and sharing expert knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that the Safety Engineering activities are executed in accordance with the company's process, applicable industry standards and best practices
• Perform hazard identification studies (HAZID, HAZOP), hazard analyses (PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA), safety analyses (FFMEA, FMECA, FSA) and hazard management
• Define safety requirements; analyze and evaluate design compliance with safety requirements and safety principles
• Review the adequacy and completeness of the safety evidences and produce the corresponding Safety Case artifacts
• Provide technical safety leadership to the project Safety Engineering team; work as part of an integrated project team, promoting the company's safety policy, best practices and train other staff
• Report directly to the Manager, RAMS Engineering and liaise with the Chief Safety Architect

Key Requirements:

• B.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior technical role in train control systems
• Knowledge of railway signaling systems, train control systems, fixed and moving block signaling principles, relay-based and/or computer-based interlocking design
• Good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering and functional safety
• Detailed knowledge of system safety lifecycle, system requirements definition, safety design concepts (system and software), safety and risk analysis
• Extensive experience with safety standards (CENELEC, IEC, IEEE, MIL), best practices, safety methods and techniques (HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, FSA) and hazard management
• Ability to lead and coordinate technical staff
• Good technical writing skills, excellent communication and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language, both written and oral

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Working knowledge of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and/or Solid-State Interlocking (SSI)
• Member of Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO) or Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)

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