Safety Specialist Intern - Toronto, Canada - Thales

Thales

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Location:
Toronto, Canada

Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day.

Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems.

Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

Start:
May 2023

Duration: 4, 8 or 12 months

The Safety Engineering department is responsible for the safety of the products and project solutions developed and deployed by the Thales Urban Rail Signaling business line and compliance to safety principles, industry specific standards and best practices for the development of safety-critical systems.

The Safety Specialist Intern is responsible for the execution of Safety Engineering activities in accordance with the company's process, applicable industry standards and best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure that the Safety Engineering activities are executed in accordance with the company's process, applicable industry standards and best practices
Work closely with Senior technical Safety Specialist and Chief Safety Architect on the Safety Engineering Process Improvement and lead some topics assigned by the Manager
Perform hazard identification studies (HAZID, HAZOP), hazard analyses (PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA), safety analyses (FFMEA, FMECA, FSA) and hazard management
Define safety requirements; analyze and evaluate design compliance with safety requirements and safety principles
Review the adequacy and completeness of the safety evidences and produce the corresponding Safety Case artifacts
Work as part of an integrated project team, promoting the company's safety policy and best practices
Report directly to the Manager, RAMS Engineering and liaise with the Chief Safety Architect

Key Requirements:

Preparing a B.Sc. or Master degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Previous experiences in a technical role in signaling, rolling stock, train control systems or automation in railway or other industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical or nuclear are much appreciated
Good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering, electronics and functional safety
Knowledge of system safety lifecycle and V Cycle, system requirements definition, safety design concepts (system and software), safety and risk analysis
Some experience with safety standards and Norms (CENELEC, IEC, IEEE, MIL), best practices, safety methods and techniques (HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, OSHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, FSA) and hazard management are much appreciated
Good technical writing skills, excellent communication and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language, both written and oral

Preferred Qualifications:

B. Sc or M.Sc. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Good technical writing skills, excellent communication and analytical skills; excellent command of the English language, both written and oral

LI-Hybrid

Thales is required to follow mandatory customer policies as well as Federal and Provincial legislation, now and in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, vaccination mandates and travel requirements. This role requires you to work on a customer site and/or travel. Therefore you must follow all mandatory customer policies and Federal and Provincial legislation as a condition of employment_