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About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

We are looking for a Site Deployment Intern to join us for a 12 month internship at our Toronto office.

You will support Site Deployment Test & Commissioning activities on a given project under the guidance and supervision of more senior staff. You will assist in performance of tests in accordance with established test plans and procedures.

Lastly, s/he will prepare problem reports describing test failures and defects.

Work Term: 12 Months to start in September 2024

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the Development of field test plans at System level
• Assist in performance of field tests
• Assist in scheduling/planning testing activities to meet project milestones
• Assist in developing possession requests
• Prepare test reports which record the pass, fail status of planned tests and identify problems reports generated during the tests
• Acquire product knowledge through active participation in formal, and on the job training, as well as self-study
• Prepare test reports upon completion of field test sessions
• Prepare problem reports in the defect tracking system describing test failures and defects
• Recognize anomalous system behaviour and document the behaviour into the problem tracking system
• Maintains test tracking database at end of test sessions
• Conducts initial review of test results through incorporating analysis of collected data with observed system responses
• Communicate test observation and results in both oral and written media to other engineering staff, superiors and customers
• Adheres to the company’s Processes and Work Instructions
• Note that this position requires significant night shift and weekend work on top of regular day shift duties
  
  

Key Requirements:

• The successful candidate should have completed 2 years in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Systems Engineering or Equivalent
• Fluent in English both in written and oral communication skills
• Able to work hybrid full time hours (40 hours) on the start date and for the agreed work term
• Computer literacy including word processing, spreadsheet, and databases
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Computer literacy using special application software such as problem tracking, requirement management and parsing software
• Understanding of System Engineering principles, life cycle models, and requirements analysis
• Hardware and/or Network troubleshooting experience
  
  

This position may require some travelling to the project site. Depending on project assigned, some tailoring and flexibility of individual’s schedule will be required to ensure collaboration with peers in Toronto and peers/customers across the world can occur successfully. As a result, working hours are 40hrs/week but completely flexible as long as the tasks planned during the week are completed within estimated time and project schedules and milestones are not missed.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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