Requisition ID: 95011

Job Category: Infrastructure

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hatch, a full-service consultancy, is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer/Systems Integration Leader to join our North American Infrastructure group in our Systems Integration and Assurance team in the Vancouver, British Columbia location.

Reporting to the Director, Systems Integration & Assurance, in this role the successful candidate will take leadership roles for systems engineering, integration, and assurance on large scale rail developments as part of Hatch's successful global Systems Integration and Assurance practice.

Our ideal candidate will be a senior rail systems engineer, licensed as a professional engineer, and have 10+ years of experience of design, assurance, and integration of rail and transit systems, including signalling and train control, electrical, communications, traction power, and all ancillary systems, including interfacing to the built environment. The candidate will have thorough knowledge of systems engineering and assurance processes and their application in leading the delivery of railway projects encompassing the whole, operational railway.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in project delivery and shall have a thorough knowledge of the systems engineering practice (ISO 15288 or similar) in the rail industry and a proven track record in developing and implementing systems engineering and integration programs, in multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex railway programs.

As the successful candidate, you will:
• Take leadership positions in project delivery of railway solutions.
• Provide technical design and implementation integration leadership.
• Understand and be able to interface with RAM, systems assurance and overall program safety activities within the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Provide leadership, direction and technical guidance to staff and consultants to ensure that quality technical services are provided to clients.
• Manage the lifecycle engineering activities, changes, client relations, and project management of the systems components of projects to ensure quality, client satisfaction, and profitability of all projects.
• Assist in pursuits, client relationship building efforts, building the technical practice, and recruiting of staff in rail and rail systems areas.

You will bring to the role:
• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Professional engineering (P.Eng.) license.
• INCOSE certification (preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive rail systems engineering experience.
• Knowledge of US (FTA & FRA), CENELEC, and ISO rail delivery standards and practices.
• Experience delivering in both brown and green field rail environments, including staged migration from legacy systems.
• Thorough knowledge of systems engineering and systems integration in the railway environment.
• Detailed understanding of rail operations, stations, track, and other civil aspects of the railway as they relate to the integration of rail systems.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) are required.
• Ability and experience training and developing staff and educating clients.

Base salary range: $180,000 - $200,000 annually

At Hatch, we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. In accordance with legislated pay transparency requirements, the expected salary range for this position is based on current market data and aligned with internal pay structures to ensure consistency and fairness.

Your individual compensation within this range will depend on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications and location. In addition to base pay, our total rewards package may include performance-based incentives, comprehensive benefits, and other programs designed to support your well-being and growth.

Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer

What we offer you?

• Flexible work environment
• Long term career development
• Think globally, work locally

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.