Co-op Student - Calgary, Canada - Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific

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Calgary, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Req ID: 100777

Department: Transportation Canada
Job Type: Coop
Position Type: Non-Union
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Country: Canada

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- # of Positions: 1

Job Available to: Students

Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts.

CP provides North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe.

CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit to see the rail advantages of CP. For more on our purpose, culture, and strategy, visit

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The Wayside Detector Co-op position performs detector data analysis in support of requests from the mechanical car and locomotive, safety and regulatory, and engineering departments.

Data analytics performed are used to determine root causes for several events occurring in railway operations which consist of, but are not limited to, the following:
derailments, component failures in linear, locomotive, and railcar assets.

The results of these analyses may also be used to enhance Equipment Health Monitoring System (EHMS) rules or to purchase preventative technologies to improve safety, increase operational efficiency, and assist in asset repair management strategies.

Determining more efficient ways for extracting and consolidating data is also a responsibility of the employee to facilitate both internal requests and those from regulatory bodies such as Transport Canada, the Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Railroad Association (FRA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Support all mechanical, safety and regulatory, and engineering department investigations.
Help develop new business and operating rules based on data analysis key findings and root causes.
Support business case developments for new technology purchases and/or process integrations based on data analysis results to improve railway safety and efficiency.
Coordinate the implementation and installation of such technologies.
Propose new processes and technologies to enhance investigation data retrieval and processing capabilities to increase productivity.
Define requirements and work with IT staff to incorporate all technological changes.
Utilize vast quantities of wayside detector, locomotive, operating, repair, and incident data sources to develop value adding machine learning models and processes.
Visit train yards and derailment sites as required to collect evidence and data immediately as incidents occur.
Adhere to Canadian Pacific's health and safety policy.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

4th year in the engineering, mathematical, or computer science fields from an accredited college or university.
Familiarity with Python, R or similar software is an asset.
Must be able to write clear and concise reports which will be distributed to high level management.
Must hold a full stage Class 5 driver's permit.
Experience performing and processing large amounts of data.
Knowledge on development of business rules, machine learning models (with limited tools), and or incorporate new technologies to improve safety and operational efficiency.
Ability and drive to drill down to determine root causes of incidents.
Provide support and independently manage multiple projects.
Able to produce requirements for existing IT systems such that they can be improved.
Willingness to learn how to submit Investment Funding Requests to improve systems and purchase new technologies which increase productivity.
Willingness to crosstrain and learn multiple field positions to enhance qualifications.

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