Senior RAM Engineer

Job summary

Lead RAM engineering activities across the project lifecycle, including design, testing, and commissioning phases. Develop RAM plans and deliverables while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure performance and contractual requirements are met.

Job details

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Senior RAM Engineer to lead Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) activities for major railway and transit projects. The successful candidate will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure railway systems meet performance, operational, and contractual requirements throughout the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Lead RAM engineering activities across design, testing, commissioning, and operations phases. Develop RAM plan, RAM demonstration plan, FRACAS procedure and RAM Deliverables. Perform and review FMEA/FMECA, FTA, reliability predictions, availability modeling. Allocate and verify RAM requirements for systems and subsystems. Support design reviews and supplier evaluations. Analyze operational data and recommend reliability improvement initiatives. Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Safety, Operations, and Maintenance teams. Support client meetings, technical workshops, and project reviews. Qualifications Bachelor's/master’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Systems or related discipline). 8+ years of experience in RAM/RAMS engineering, including experience in railway or transit projects. Strong knowledge of reliability, availability, maintainability, and life-cycle engineering principles. Experience with railway systems such as signaling, rolling stock, communications, power, or infrastructure. Familiarity with EN 50126 and other relevant railway standards. Knowledge on MIL-HDBK-217 FN2, NPRD,FMD, MIL-STD-1629A or similar standards. Experience with RAM tools such as Isograph, ReliaSoft, RAM Commander, or equivalent is a must. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical writing skills. Technical knowledge on main subsystems of a railway turnkey project. Experience in reading and understanding technical requirements. Ability to lead technical discussions and engage effectively with clients and stakeholders. Join our team and help deliver safe, reliable, and high-performing railway systems that support the future of transportation in Canada. This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next! 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! Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.

What you’ll do

Lead RAM engineering activities across the project lifecycle, including design, testing, and commissioning phases. Develop RAM plans and deliverables while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure performance and contractual requirements are met.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering and over 8 years of experience in RAM/RAMS engineering within the railway or transit sector. Candidates must possess strong knowledge of railway standards and proficiency in RAM analysis tools.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employer paid provincial care premiums
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Tax-Free Savings Account
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Sick leave
• Gym membership discounts

Listed skills

• Teams · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• analysis · Preferred
• Analytical · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• collaborative · Preferred
• discipline · Preferred
• future · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• RAM engineering
• Reliability engineering
• Availability modeling
• Maintainability analysis
• FMEA
• FMECA
• FTA
• Railway systems
• Signaling
• Rolling stock
• EN 50126
• Isograph
• ReliaSoft
• RAM Commander
• Technical writing
• Systems engineering
• Railroad Engineering
• Military Standards And Specifications
• Time Off Management
• Technical Requirements
• Resilience
• Systems Engineering
• Communication
• Economic Growth
• Failure Reporting Analysis And Corrective Action Systems
• Failure Mode And Effects Analysis
• Failure Mode Effects And Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Forecasting
• Leadership
• Imagination
• Innovation
• Problem Solving
• Maintainability
• Mechanical Systems
• Operational Data Store
• Operations
• Systems Development Life Cycle
• Technical Writing
• Reliability Availability Maintainability And Safety Software
• Commissioning
• Reliability

Job areas

• Engineering
• Transportation
• Construction
• Energy
• Technology
• Engineer
• Reliability Engineer
• Supply, Distribution and Related Managers
• Validation Engineers
• Industrial Engineers

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