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System Design Specialist, Intermediate

Hitachi


Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Yearly Salary: CAD 95000 - 118000
Posted: 12 September 2026 (4 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 10 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location:

Toronto Ontario Canada

Job ID:

R0142413

Date Posted:

Company Name:

Hitachi Rail Canada Inc.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

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 theres something for everyone to get stuck into. And thats where you come in.

Job Description:

The System Design Specialist Intermediate will perform system design signaling design analysis modelling and simulation activities to specify Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) systems. The incumbent will develop and define system design features that satisfy customer requirements and project objectives. They will analyze and evaluate customer requirements assess compliance with product and system technical requirements and define system and subsystem requirements to address specific project needs.

The System Design Specialist will communicate technical solutions and gain acceptance of system designs from customers and internal stakeholders. They will be responsible for delivering high-quality engineering work with limited supervision while adhering to approved cost schedule and quality objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Understand customer needs and lifecycle concerns through studies simulations models prototypes and other engineering methods.

  • Contribute to mission/function definition architecture design algorithm development and requirements refinement.

  • Design code debug test and review software solutions.

  • Develop and execute software test procedures and participate in design reviews.

  • Review code quality test procedures and test results.

  • Analyze defects and implement corrective actions.

  • Perform engineering testing and investigate issues in field environments.

  • Provide input for project cost estimates.

  • Support functional managers through training leadership and mentoring activities.

  • Collaborate with Systems Engineering teams to ensure software consistency architectural compliance and proper component refinement.

  • Deliver technical solutions in a timely manner and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

  • Participate in Work Package Management activities within the assigned technical domain when required.

Required Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.

Experience

  • 5 years of experience in software design development integration testing deployment and URS systems.

  • Experience working within Agile development environments.

Technical Skills

  • Strong software development and engineering expertise.

  • Advanced troubleshooting and analysis skills using field logs and event correlation.

  • Ability to work independently on medium to large-scale software applications.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Visual Studio and software simulation environments.

  • Experience with source control IDE and requirements management tools including Git Jira Eclipse ClearCase ClearQuest and DOORS.

  • Knowledge of railway signaling systems particularly SelTrac CBTC.

  • Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Professional Engineer (.) designation.

Preferred Technical Expertise

  • C C# Java Python Perl Ruby Assembly.

  • STL Boost MFC WPF multithreading socket programming.

  • Windows Linux and Unix platforms.

  • Angular TypeScript WebSockets Java-based back-end development.

  • Software build tools such as gmake and MSBuild.

  • Embedded systems development.

  • Modelling and simulation.

  • Control theory and graph theory concepts.

Base Salary Range:$

The Company provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

  • Health Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid
  • Retirement Savings Planwith a companymatch
  • Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation
  • Company provided Lifeand accidentInsurance LTD
  • Worklife programs such as Flextime and a variety of Development and Training opportunities

This posting relates to an existing vacancy.

Our hiring process uses both human and technologyassisted (AI) tools to support candidate screening and assessment. All results are reviewed by people and all hiring decisions are made by people.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at Hitachi Rail there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background age gender sexuality family status disability race nationality ethnicity religion and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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