Location: Toronto, Canada
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!
Thales Canada Transport Solutions is looking for a Software Architect for our train control systems and more precisely for Wayside Software. The successful candidate will be responsible for the software architecture and its consistency with the solution/system architecture, the Architect coordinates with the Solution Architect and PDA in order to make sure that the top down refinement of the solution is consistent with the software strategy and constraints including COTS & OSS selection and components reuse.
Key Responsibilities:
Ensures that software architecture stability is maintained across lifecycle phases from Bid to Delivery
Directs and coordinates software architecture studies
Approves the technical, technological, and methodological choices taken in respect of the selected software architecture
Guarantees adherence to in-scope standards, reuse policy and product development plans
Identifies modelling, simulation and prototyping opportunities
Co-ordinates product definition and assessment of trade-offs between aspects of cost, customer requirements and technological possibilities
Prepares the Design & Justification Files
Provides knowledge on state-of-the-art software architecture, taking into account the impact of future developments
Monitors technological developments
Respects the established deadlines, costs and performances for the different projects
Mandatory Skills and Experience:
University degree in Computer or Software Engineering
Minimum of 7 years of experience with embedded critical software development
Fluent oral and written communication skills in English
Preferred Skills and Experience:
Expert knowledge of modern software engineering practices, methods and tools
Good programming expertise (C, Ada, Assembly, Python, etc.)
Knowledge of railway signaling techniques an asset
In-depth knowledge of SELTRAC product
Development experience in C
Expert knowledge of SELTRAC signaling system and software architecture
Thales is required to follow mandatory customer policies as well as Federal and Provincial legislation, now and in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, vaccination mandates and travel requirements. This role requires you to work on a customer site and/or travel. Therefore you must follow all mandatory customer policies and Federal and Provincial legislation as a condition of employment.
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.