Intermediate Communications Systems Engineer

**About TSR Engineering** TSR Engineering Inc. is a Canadian rail engineering firm with offices in Edmonton and Toronto. We provide technical assurance, systems engineering and engineering advisory services to transit owners, contractors and rolling stock suppliers on some of the largest rail and LRT programs in world wide. Our team is small by design, which means our engineers work directly with clients, see their work through from requirements to commissioning, and grow quickly into technical leadership. We are looking for an Intermediate Communications Systems Engineer to join our Edmonton office and help deliver communications systems engineering, design review and assurance on major transit and infrastructure projects, from wayside and station systems to the communications equipment on board the vehicles. **What You'll Do** - Develop and review communications systems requirements, concept designs, specifications and design criteria for rail transit and infrastructure projects. - Support design, integration and review of wayside and station communications subsystems, including: * Fibre optic backbone and IP networks (outside plant, inside plant, switching, data/equipment rooms) * CCTV / video management systems * Public address and passenger information systems (PA/VMS/PIDS) * Telephony, intercom and emergency telephones * Radio and wireless voice/data systems (LTE, Wi-Fi, P25/TETRA) * Access control and intrusion detection * SCADA and control centre interfaces * Master clock, fare collection and other ancillary systems - Support design, integration and review of onboard (rolling stock) communications systems, including: * Onboard passenger information, PA and destination signage * Onboard CCTV and video recording * Passenger emergency intercoms and operator communications * Onboard networks and train backbone, and interfaces with the train control and management system (TCMS) * Vehicle radio and train-to-wayside data links for CBTC, live video and passenger information - Review contractor and supplier design submittals, including vehicle supplier submittals, for compliance with project requirements, standards and the Project Agreement, and prepare clear, defensible review comments. - Apply systems engineering principles (requirements management, interface management, verification and validation) across the project lifecycle, consistent with INCOSE practice and standards such as EN 50126 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288. - Coordinate interfaces between vehicle, wayside and control centre systems, and with signalling/train control, traction power, civil, stations and facilities disciplines. - Participate in factory acceptance, site, vehicle (static and dynamic) and integration testing, and commissioning; witness tests and review test procedures and reports. - Support cybersecurity requirements and assurance for communications and OT networks, on the wayside and on board. - Prepare technical reports, memos, cost estimates and contract docum