Posted 2 months ago
Senior Electrical Engineer
@ SYSTRA
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
SYSTRA Canada is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer for its Rolling Stock Division to work on passenger railcars and locomotives, creating electrical schematics, design instructions and installation and testing procedures. The role involves leading design work and supervising designers, engineers and trainees, with 15–25% travel mainly within Canada. The posting requires a minimum of 15 years in a similar role and membership in the OIQ.
Responsibilities:
- Développer les schémas électriques des véhicules ferroviaires
- Fournir les instructions de conception, le câblage et le choix des équipements
- Réaliser les analyses, calculs et rapports techniques
- Élaborer les procédures d'installation et d'essais
- Superviser les concepteurs, ingénieurs et stagiaires
Requirements summary:
- Baccalauréat en génie électrique et membre de l'OIQ
- Minimum de 15 ans d'expérience dans un rôle similaire
- Connaissance des logiciels SEE Electrical et ePLAN
- Connaissance des normes CSA, IEEE, SAE, APTA, FMVSS et FRA
- Communication claire en français et en anglais
- Permis de conduire valide
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · icims
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 15+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: moderate · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering |
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SYSTRA
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Full company description
SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer together in the 80 countries where it operates. By making travel more fluid, the infrastructures designed by SYSTRA bring communities together, develop social integration and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure. A signature for transport solutions, SYSTRA supports its partners and clients throughout the lifecycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved at a very early stage in the design phase, right through to the deployment and maintenance test phases. SYSTRA provides all of its services in more than 80 countries worldwide and generates 80% of its turnover internationally. KEY FIGURES - €1.3 bn in sales in 2024 - 2nd international engineering company for Mass Transit & Rail* - 3d for Bridges* - 6th in the Transport sector* * Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking, 2025
- LinkedIn followers
- 360,472
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 10,091
- Reported office locations
- 72 rue Henry Farman, Paris, 75015, FR
- Business categories
- Railroad
- Cyber Security
- Consulting
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Public Transportation
- Asset Management
- Smart Cities
- Project Management
- Civil Engineering
- Other recorded names
- SYSTRA
- Specialties
- Project management
- Design
- Sustainable and environmental studies
- Construction supervision
- Testing Commissioning
- Operation Maintenance
- Transport planning & Preliminary studies
- Infrastructure
- Systems engineering
- and Operation & Maintenance engineering
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering Services |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Project managementDesignSustainable and environmental studiesConstruction supervisionTesting CommissioningOperation MaintenanceTransport planning & Preliminary studiesInfrastructureSystems engineeringand Operation & Maintenance engineering |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 165 |
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SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.
Context
As part of the Rolling Stock Division, the Electrical Engineer will be involved in a variety of projects on passenger railcars and locomotives. He/she will work on the creation and presentation of electrical schematics. He or she will provide design instructions, wiring diagrams and equipment selection. It will also define installation and testing procedures. The position requires the development of electrical sub-assemblies such as distribution and control panels, transformers, etc. The electrical engineer will lead or work with the design team to generate conceptual studies and shop drawings.
Missions/Main Duties
- Develop electrical schematics for rail vehicles;
- Provide design instructions for schematics, design, wire specification, routing and load table;
- Perform design analysis and calculations, and generate technical reports;
- Select hardware and other components;
- Develop installation and testing procedures;
- Occasionally follow up on site or in manufacturing and installation shops for electrical components and systems;
- Participate in the formal problem-solving process;
- Monitor the activities of designers, engineers and trainees, and report to the team and/or project manager.
Profile/Skills
Education: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).
Years of experience: A minimum of 15 years in a similar role.
Technical competencies:
- Experience in the rail and transport sector is an asset;
- Good knowledge of electrical diagramming software: SEE Electrical, ePLAN;
- Good knowledge of electrical and transportation standards: CSA, IEEE, SAE, APTA, FMVSS and FRA;
- Clear verbal and written communication skills, both in French and in English*
*Reasons for requiring bilingualism: You will have the opportunity to work with a varied clientele, including both French- and English-speaking companies. Bilingualism is therefore fundamental to building strong relationships with our customers, understanding their specific needs, and communicating effectively in their preferred language.
Personal & soft skills:
- Ability to work in and mobilize a team;
- Interest in acquiring and applying new knowledge.
Other information:
- Possess a valid driver's license;
- Willingness to travel 15 to 25% of the time, mainly within Canada.
SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.
Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.
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