Technical Specialist - Jobs in Toronto, ON

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Location: Toronto, CanadaThales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.Thales provides world-leading Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and interlocking for mass rail transit applications globally. The Centre of Competence for Urban Rail Signalling is located right before you at mid-town Toronto. As the largest office in Canada, we house a department for every step of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)! This includes Software, Hardware, Systems Design, Verification & Validation, Operations, etc. The supporting corporate shared services teams in Finance, Human Resources and IT is also located at the office. Our office space was designed to provide a sustainable, healthy workplace that expresses TRSS’s brand while increasing collaboration. Features include Greenguard furniture, EnergyStar appliances, low-emitting adhesives, sealants, and sliding glass doors on internal offices provide daylight and views to the outside. Come join the big Transport family, here in Toronto!To perform design, analysis, programming and integration activities in the development of simulation software for train control systems of Thales Rail Signaling Solutions, achieving customer satisfaction of the delivered solution/product.Key Responsibilities:Understands the customers’ needs and through life cycle concerns whatever the used means (e.g. advanced studies, simulations, mock-ups, models, prototypes, etc.).Contributes to the formalization of mission/function description, architectural & algorithms design and the refinement of functional and non-functional requirements.Designs, codes, debugs, write test procedures and tests software code, chairs design reviews.Reviews code, test procedures and test resultsAnalyses and implements correction for defect reportsPerform engineering testing in the lab and investigates problems in the lab.Provides some inputs for cost estimates.Assists Functional manager in providing training, leadership and motivation to the staffContributes in co-engineering activities with the Systems Engineering team in order to ensure system-software consistency and the right refinement of software components and compliance with the software architecture.Solves tasks in the best technical and timely manner. Looks for opportunities and make suggestions for improvements.Can also spend a part of his/her time in Work Package Management (WPM) within his/her technical domain.Required Skills and Experience:University degree in Computer sciences, Engineering or a closely related field.Minimum 5 years relevant working experiencePreferred Skills and Experience:Senior level analysis skills, able to diagnose issues based on field logs and correlate events to failuresAble to handle assignments within a medium to large scale software applicationKnowledgeable of the software development processesAble to quickly integrate with the team and work independentlyKnowledge of software development environment (Microsoft Visual Studio, desktop simulator, target simulator etc.)Senior level knowledge of railway signaling techniques including of SelTrac CBTCExperienced in working within a team using Agile MethodologiesPractical experience in using typical programs which are part of Microsoft Office SuitePractical experience with source control, IDE and requirements management tools (e.g Eclipse, Jira, Git, Bitbucket, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Doors, Jenkins etc)Senior level experience in development of software for mission critical /near real time systems.Senior level experience in development of software in C++ language including templates, STL, Boost, MFC usageSenior level experience in Modelling and SimulationSenior level experience in using scripting languages such as Perl, Ruby, Python etc.Knowledgeable of object oriented techniques, multithreading, socket programming, General Windows ProgrammingFamiliar with software building tools like gmake, MSBuildAble to program on various operating platforms (i.e. Windows, Linux, etc.)Senior level experience in development of software in C# is an assetSenior level experience in development of software for embedded systems using programming languages such as C and C++Understanding of control theory (PID, PD, Fuzzy Logic, Adaptive controllers etc.)Understanding of the Graph theoryThales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.Quick Apply

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