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OCS Engineer

Markham, Ontario, ca💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-25

Core

Develop detailed Overhead Catenary System (OCS) designs, deliverables, and reports for public transit rail projects, covering layout, profiles, erection diagrams, and construction documentation.

Role type

Senior IC OCS Engineer (Rail Systems)

Builds

OCS design packages, layout drawings, profiles, hanger tabulations, erection diagrams, sectioning diagrams, foundation drawings, grounding drawings, and Issued for Construction (IFC) document sets.

Domain

Transportation infrastructure (Public Transit Rail)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

OCS design, public transit rail systems, design report generation, procurement specification authoring, vendor bid evaluation, interface management, system engineering assurance, technical review, condition assessment, feasibility studies

Preferred skills

Maintenance and storage facility OCS design, Traction Power System design, Testing & Commissioning, Cutover, Interface Management, Operations & Maintenance, multi-disciplinary project structure experience

Technologies

CAD (implied by drawing production), System Engineering tools

Responsibilities

Develop detailed OCS designs for public transit rail projects; Produce OCS design deliverables such as layout drawings, profiles, hanger tabulations, erection diagrams, sectioning diagrams, foundation drawings, and grounding drawings; Generate design reports for all phases of system design; Produce Issued for Construction drawing and document packages; Participate in the implementation phase of projects, such as Installation, Testing & Commissioning, Cutover, Record Drawings and final reports; Author procurement specifications, perform vendor bid evaluations and selection, and manage vendors until final delivery; Interface with other technical disciplines such as Traction Power System, Comms Systems, S&TCS, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, Architectural, Trackwork, and Civil; Support the management of System Interfaces and creation of Interface Control Documents (ICDs); Lead technical interactions with clients, operators, and other major stakeholders; Perform technical review of other team members' designs; Perform condition assessments and feasibility studies for state-of-good-repair projects

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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