Specialist Safety Solution

at  Canadian National Railway

At CN, we work together to move our company—and North America—forward. Be part of our Information & Technology (I&T) team, a critical piece of the engine that keeps us in motion. From enterprise architecture to operational technology, our teams use the agile methodology to automate and digitize our railroad ensuring our operations run optimally and safely and our employees can focus on value-added tasks. You will be able to develop your skills and career in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!

JOB SUMMARY

The Specialist Safety Solution will deal with incorporating system safety principles into the design, integration, testing, operation and maintenance of railroad operational systems.
The fundamental purpose of the Specialist System Safety Engineering is to enable CN to demonstrate that safety assurance principles are incorporated into all activities through the lifecycle of a safety sensitive system. This person understands the business goals, architecture and operation of a system and the related safety implications and is able to define the processes, techniques and requirements needed to help ensure that CN systems are designed, operated and maintained with acceptable levels of safety.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/DESIGNATION

• Bachelor of Engineering or Computer Science or better (Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial preferred)

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of Safety Engineering standards MIL and CENELEC. Specific experience with MIL-STD-882 and EN5012X
• Knowledge of analysis techniques such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA) and CENELEC/MIL Standards for Risk Assessment and Safety Case definition
• Knowledge of reliability techniques such as FMECA/FMEA and associated standards.
• Knowledge of Safety Management Systems (SMS), FRACAS and risk management techniques;
• Knowledge of European and/or Canadian Safety Management System (SMS) policy, procedures and framework. As well as supporting techniques such as BowTie analysis
• Knowledge of project scoping, planning and fundamental project management techniques
• Knowledge of Electrical and Mechanical systems and Hardware and Software design
• Knowledge or railway operations, railway suppliers and general business fundamentals.

EXPERIENCE

• At least 3-5 Years experience in System Safety Engineering Techniques
• Experience in Safety Management Systems and Risk Management Techniques
  Experience in railroad operations, railroad suppliers or related businesses

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