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Job Description:
Parsons is now hiring a Senior Safety & RAM Engineer working within a team of professionals working on specific projects or helping to develop our expanding portfolio of projects. This role would be supporting projects across Canada and flexible with a hybrid work model in one our Canadian Parsons offices.
Job Requirements:
You are a Safety & RAM professional working for Transportation / Railway Projects. Being a part of the team, you are involved in Project Life Cycle activities & worked closely with Project Engineering (Design and V&V) Teams, peers & the Customers. You are responsible for establishing and/or maintaining the safety management and engineering processes that will be followed to demonstrate the safety of the system. Using the customer requirements and the country-specific regulations/standards to be applied, you will establish the system requirements with regard to reliability (R), availability (A), maintainability (M) and safety (S) Your role also includes:
- Close coordination with engineering, development, system suppliers, validation, assessors/authorities to ensure that work is performed efficiently
- Safety Case demonstration based on EN50129 and system life cycles activities according to EN50126.
- Documentation for demonstration of overall system performance and agreed safety acceptance criteria.
- Identification and management of hazards and assessment of the associated risks(Hazard Log management)
- Conducting Safety Analyses. Support for System Safety Plan, Safety Reports and other safety documents like Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), System / Sub-System Hazard Analysis (SHA / SSHA), Interface Hazard Analysis (IHA), Operational & Support Hazard Analysis (OSHA) and overall Hazard log management.
- Conducting RAM Analyses. Support for System RAM Plan, RAM Analysis and Prediction, Reliability Block Diagram (RBD), Failure Modes Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMEA / FMECA) ,Quantitative Risk Assessment, RAM Demonstration, FRACAS analysis, Spare calculation.
- Implementation of quality, configuration, and documentation management directives applicable.
- Review and validate Verification and Validation process and T&C activities from a Safety perspective.
- Participation in Safety Reviews managed by Quality team.
- Review for adherence to RAMS requirements, e.g., review of system architecture, SRS, other project documents
We don’t need superheroes, just super minds:
- You have degree (Master's/Bachelors) in technical engineering, preferably in electrical/electronic engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Professional Engineer registration with active membership in a professional engineering society is an advantage
- Technical knowledge on main subsystems of a railway turnkey project.
- Experience in reading and understanding technical requirements.
- Knowledge on standards associated with CEN EN50128, 50129, 50126
- Experience with ISO/IEC/IEEE-15288 Standard for Systems and Software Engineering processes, and alignment with the RAMS Lifecycle
- Practitioner of ALARP principle.
- Knowledge on MIL-HDBK-217 FN2 or similar standards
- Knowledge on MIL-STD-1629A or similar standards
- Experience with Reliability Analysis tools Isograph Reliability Workbench, ReliaSoft, Item Toolkit ,Relex or similar tools
- Familiar with Configuration tools like DOORS ClearQuest, Livelink, Citrix Application.
This job posting is for a current addition or replacement opportunity within Parsons.
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in technical engineering, preferably electrical or electronic engineering
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Experience working in safety and RAM for transportation or railway projects
- Technical knowledge of major subsystems in railway turnkey projects
- Ability to read and understand technical requirements
- Knowledge of CEN EN 50126, EN 50128, and EN 50129 standards
- Experience with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 systems and software engineering processes and RAMS life cycles
- Knowledge and practical use of the ALARP principle
- Knowledge of MIL-HDBK-217 FN2 or similar reliability standards
- Knowledge of MIL-STD-1629A or similar standards
- Experience with reliability analysis tools such as Isograph Reliability Workbench, ReliaSoft, Item Toolkit, or Relex
- Familiarity with configuration tools such as DOORS, ClearQuest, Livelink, and Citrix Application
- Professional Engineer registration and active membership in a professional engineering society
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Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
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