Thales Group Hiring for Systems Design Intern at Toronto, ON Full Time

Thales 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!

We currently have an 8 month internship position (beginning of May 2021 to the end of December 2021) available in our Engineering Department within our Urban Rail Signaling business line.

Key Accountabilities:
Reporting to the Systems Design Manager / Project System Specialist, you will be accountable for performing the work correctly, within cost & schedule limits. The assignment will be based on the project needs, general duties may include but not limited to the following:

Develop, implement & maintain tools and scripts (MS VB, DOORS dxl, etc), to assist Systems engineers in day-to-day activities.

Perform technical/engineering analysis as required for systems design.

Assist other members of assigned project team in miscellaneous requirement specification and management activities, e.g:

Importing contract requirements and other documents into IBM Rational DOORS

Trace customer contract requirements to system level and/or lower level requirements

Prepare documentation for configuration management and customer delivery purposes following established processes

Create or modify existing train control system & subsystem requirement specifications, interface requirements & systems design descriptions by analyzing, decomposing, modelling & refining customer requirements

Accurately reports work progress & estimates to complete the assigned work.

Key Requirements:
The successful candidate should be working towards a System, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or Computer Science degree or equivalent

Possess good written and verbal communication skills

Familiarity with project work environment

Strong planning & organization skills

Ability to learn independently and take initiative

Mathematical and engineering analysis skills

MS Office & Basic software and/or scripting knowledge

Rail signaling, CBTC, and knowledge of specification-driven systems design (as it applies to computer systems with both hardware & software operation) are assets

Recruitment Process

Please note that once you have completed your application we will start to review the CV by no later than Oct. 15, 2021.

Thales 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.