About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Hitachi Urban Rail S

Hitachi Urban Rail Signaling is a global business line with over 5000 Engineers across multiple centers (Canada, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Middle East, and more). Its core is located in Toronto, Canada, with approximately 800 Engineers spanning system, hardware, and software engineering disciplines, plus specialty engineering areas such as Cyber, Data, AI, Safety, and RAMT.

As a junior Software Analyst, you will transfer your academic experience to the railway signaling domain by contributing to the development and testing of operational or safety-critical software components. You will work under the supervision of a Senior Software Analyst or Technical Specialist to develop expertise in software engineering and the engineering processes that govern these activities. In this role, you will analyze, develop and integrate changes to software applications, adhering to existing design patterns and development processes for safety-critical software development.

Key Accountabilities:

• Modifies and extends existing designs, codes, debugs, writes test procedures, and tests software code.
• Produces, under supervision, detailed impact analyses of changes to multiple software components.
• Reviews code, test procedures, and test results.
• Produces and executes integration tests on simulated or target hardware test benches.
• Identifies root causes and implements corrections for software defects.
• Proactively understands the planning constraints of assignments, plans, and executes accordingly.
• Demonstrates curiosity to learn and propose improvements.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant working experience; Relevant academic projects will be considered.

• University degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering, or a closely related field.

• Entry-level analysis skills, able to diagnose issues based on application logs and correlate events to failures.

• Capability to work on assignments within small to medium-scale software applications.

• Knowledgeable of software development lifecycles, including Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

• Ability to quickly integrate with the team and work independently.

• Practical experience in using typical Microsoft Office Suite programs.

• Practical experience with source control and IDEs or code editors.

• Demonstrated experience in producing working applications using one of:

  • C
  • C++ using STL, Boost

• Theoretical knowledge of object-oriented techniques, multithreading, and socket programming.

• Familiarity with AUTOSAR, MISRA C++ standards, and OOPS concepts.

• Basic understanding of graph theory.

• Exposure to scripting and Python.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to produce structured engineering analyses.
• Basic understanding of control theory (PID, PD, Fuzzy Logic, Adaptive controllers, etc.).
• Ability to program on multiple operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux).

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at

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At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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