Verification & Validation (V & V) Lead

Job summary

The V&V Lead will develop and maintain the V&V strategy and master plan for transit projects while coordinating test procedures and inspection plans. They are also responsible for tracking execution activities, managing defects, and preparing status reports for safety and acceptance documentation.

Job details

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. Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com. Context Systra Canada is looking for a V&V Lead for Transit Projects in Ontario. Missions/Main Duties Develop and maintain the V&V Strategy and Master V&V Plan for the SRS scope; Define V&V methods and evidence requirements for each level of requirements; Coordinate preparation of test procedures, inspection plans and other V&V artefacts; Track execution of V&V activities and management of findings / defects; Prepare V&V status reports and contribute to safety case and acceptance documentation. Profile/Skills University degree in Engineering; 10+ years’ experience in verification & validation, testing and commissioning or assurance for rail / transit systems; Strong knowledge of V&V planning, test methods, evidence management and defect resolution; Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and external stakeholders during system testing and acceptance. Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Ontario or equivalent; Formal training in verification & validation and/or testing/commissioning (CENELEC EN 50126/8/9 or similar) considered an asset 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. We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team. For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact infocanada@systra.com. Workplace Type Hybrid

What you’ll do

The V&V Lead will develop and maintain the V&V strategy and master plan for transit projects while coordinating test procedures and inspection plans. They are also responsible for tracking execution activities, managing defects, and preparing status reports for safety and acceptance documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a university degree in Engineering and possess over 10 years of experience in verification, validation, testing, and commissioning for rail or transit systems. A Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation in Ontario is required, and formal training in CENELEC standards is considered an asset.

Listed skills

• Validation · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Execution · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Assurance · Preferred
• Tracking · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Verification & Validation
• V&V Strategy
• Master V&V Plan
• Test Procedures
• Inspection Plans
• Defect Resolution
• System Testing
• Acceptance Documentation
• Safety Case
• Rail Systems
• Transit Systems
• CENELEC EN 50126
• CENELEC EN 50128
• CENELEC EN 50129
• Engineering
• Planning
• Management
• Feasibility Studies
• Artificial Intelligence
• Consulting
• Defect Management
• Test Design
• Employment Equity
• Verification And Validation
• Parsing
• Evidence Management
• iCIMS (Recruitment Software)

Job areas

• Engineering
• Transportation
• Consulting
• Verification and Validation Engineer
• Verification Engineer
• Industrial and Production Engineers
• Electrical Engineers

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