Systems Engineering Assurance Manager

About the role

Egis is hiring a Systems Engineering Assurance Manager, a senior technical leadership role based in Toronto, Ontario. The position provides independent oversight and assurance of systems engineering processes and deliverables across complex rail and transit projects, leads systems engineering governance and ensures compliance with standards, contractual and regulatory requirements. It sits between Systems Engineering, Systems Assurance, Safety, V&V, Testing & Commissioning and Project Management.

Key responsibilities

• Provide independent oversight and assurance of systems engineering processes and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead systems engineering governance and ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory and industry requirements.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering management plans and establish assurance frameworks with compliance monitoring.
• Ensure requirements are complete, traceable, verifiable and validated, and review requirements management processes and deliverables.
• Oversee verification and validation activities and support closure of findings and corrective actions.
• Ensure subsystem interfaces are identified, documented, coordinated and managed, and monitor integration risks and their mitigation.
• Support identification, tracking and closure of technical risks.
• Liaise with clients, regulators, independent assessors, operators and stakeholders on systems assurance matters.
• Support integration, testing, verification, validation, acceptance and operational readiness.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Transportation Engineering or a related discipline; professional engineer (P.Eng.) designation or active pursuit of registration.
• Minimum 15 years of railway industry experience in systems engineering, systems design, interface management, systems architecture or related fields.
• Experience delivering complex rail and transit projects.
• Preferred: Master's degree and experience in senior systems assurance or engineering management roles.

Required skills

• Knowledge of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129 and AREMA standards.
• Requirements management, verification and validation, interface management and systems integration.
• Compliance management and stakeholder engagement on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, team management and mentoring experience.

The role can be located in any Egis office across Canada, including the Greater Toronto Area. Applications are open to people with disabilities, and the position is eligible for a referral bonus.