Thales Group Hiring for Technical Specialist 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 are looking for a Software Technical Specialist to perform analysis, design and integration activities in the verification of software for train control systems on lab hardware.

Key Responsibilities:
Understands and follows Thales’ processes and procedures for developing: vital software; non-vital software; infrastructure software; network interconnections; software and hardware interfaces

Integrates multiple subsystems together to verify the solution meets performance and functional targets

Develops tools to automate checks and integration points

Produces the software requirements analysis, designs, codes, debugs, write test procedures and tests software code used for integration

Reviews software requirements analysis, designs, codes, test procedures and test results

Performs engineering testing in the lab and desktop environments and investigates problems reported from the field

Prepares reports by giving findings on problems

Integrates safety critical train control software following the company defined processes and procedures to the safety critical standards while meeting the scheduled deadlines

Required Skills and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

From 3 to 8 years of relevant working experience

Preferred Skills and Experience:
Knowledge of software development environment (desktop simulator, target simulator)

Knowledge of standard networking concepts (subnets / protocols / utilities)

Knowledge of Linux system administration and Windows power user

Ability to write robust scripts and lightweight applications

Knowledge of railway signaling techniques

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.