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System Design Specialist, Intermediate

Toronto, Ontario, Canada💼 Full-time💰 $95,000–$95,000🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, analyze, model, and simulate Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) systems to specify system features satisfying customer requirements and project objectives.

Role type

Intermediate System Design Specialist (Railway Signaling)

Builds

CBTC system specifications, software solutions, and engineering test procedures for railway signaling.

Domain

Railway transportation / Railway signaling systems

Deliverable

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

Required skills

System design, requirements analysis, software development, simulation, testing, Agile development, troubleshooting, independent work, stakeholder communication

Preferred skills

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation, C++, C#, Java, Python, Perl, Ruby, Assembly, STL, Boost, MFC, WPF, multithreading, socket programming, embedded systems development, control theory, graph theory

Technologies

Microsoft Visual Studio, Git, Jira, Eclipse, ClearCase, ClearQuest, DOORS, Windows, Linux, Unix, Angular, TypeScript, WebSockets, gmake, MSBuild

Responsibilities

Understand customer needs through studies, simulations, and prototypes; contribute to architecture design and requirements refinement; design, code, debug, and test software solutions; execute software test procedures; review code quality and test results; analyze defects and implement corrective actions; perform engineering testing in field environments; provide input for project cost estimates; support functional managers through training and mentoring; collaborate with Systems Engineering teams; deliver technical solutions timely.

Seniority

Intermediate, hands-on IC with limited supervision

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