Systems Integration Lead
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Key details
- Location
- Colombia
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 15–18 yrs
- Function
- other
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- Yesterday
Skills
About the role
The Opportunity – Build the Future with Us
Step into a senior technical leadership role shaping the next generation of urban rail. As a Rail Systems Integration Lead, you’ll play a critical role in delivering a major rail extension project, ensuring complex new‑build systems integrate seamlessly with live, operational transit infrastructure.
Working from our Toronto office or project office, you’ll collaborate across disciplines and organizations to drive systems integration from concept through to revenue service — leaving a lasting impact on how communities move.
Your Impact
- Lead systems integration planning and execution across complex, multi‑disciplinary rail and transit projects.
- Define and manage systems architecture, interfaces, and integration strategies across the full engineering lifecycle.
- Coordinate signalling, communications, traction power, SCADA, control centre, and related subsystems to ensure seamless interoperability.
- Define and manage interfaces through Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Interface Definition Documents (IDDs), and traceability artifacts.
- Drive interface management, verification, and validation activities aligned with progressive design‑build milestones.
- Facilitate technical workshops and interface resolution sessions with designers, contractors, vendors, operators, and clients.
- Ensure compliance with system requirements, industry standards, and client expectations through robust traceability and governance.
- Engage directly with clients to resolve technical issues and align expectations.
- Mentor junior engineers and specialists, fostering technical excellence and collaborative delivery.
The Skills That Set You Apart
- Degree in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or related Engineering discipline from an accredited university.
- Registered as a licensed P.Eng. in Canada.
- INCOSE Certification such as ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP would be an asset.
- 15+ years of experience in transit, rail, or other safety‑critical engineering environments.
- Demonstrable strength with at least two of the following systems engineering concepts:
End-to-end Systems Engineering lifecycle
Requirements Engineering/Management
Systems Architecture and Design
Integration and Interface Management
Verification & Validation
Technical Management (Quality Assurance, Risk Management, and Configuration Management)
Systems Assurance
- In-depth knowledge of Systems Engineering principles, including V‑model lifecycle, interface definition, and integration planning.
- Hands‑on experience with systems integration for complex rail or transit projects.
- Working knowledge of ISO/IEC 15288, EN 50126, RAMS, and system safety certification processes.
- Knowledge of CENELEC standards and Metrolinx Schedule 29 is an asset
- Familiarity with Requirements Management using tools like IBM DOORS
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Why Choose WSP?
Why Choose WSP? We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.
• Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition — because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.
The Opportunity – Build the Future with Us
Step into a senior technical leadership role shaping the next generation of urban rail. As a Rail Systems Integration Lead, you’ll play a critical role in delivering a major rail extension project, ensuring complex new‑build systems integrate seamlessly with live, operational transit infrastructure.
Working from our Toronto office or project office, you’ll collaborate across disciplines and organizations to drive systems integration from concept through to revenue service — leaving a lasting impact on how communities move.
Your Impact
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