JOB INFORMATION

Requisition ID: 12769

Number of Vacancies: 1

Department: Vehicle Programs (20000049) - Engineering Services (30000489)

Salary Information: $111,129.20 - $138,975.20

Pay Scale Group: 10SA (CAN/S/J/10SA)

Employment Type: Regular (Hybrid)

New or Existing Vacancy: Existing

Weekly Hours: 35 Off Days: Sun/Sat Shift: Day

Posted On: March 27, 2026

Last Day to Apply: April 10, 2026

Reports to: Manager, RAMS

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

The full Plan can be viewed on ttc.ca.

If you had previously applied to Req ID 11669, you do not need to reapply as all applications will be considered. Thank you.

Please see TTC website for full posting.

Career Opportunity

Looking for a new and exciting opportunity? We are looking for a Senior Safety Engineer to join our team!

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Manager - RAMS, you will be responsible for safety activities relating to new vehicles, charging infrastructure, system acquisitions and applications.

Other responsibilities of your role will include:

• Working closely with external suppliers as a project-specific hazard controller in the verification and validation of processes to ensure compliance with the system assurance requirements and performance of safety compliance audits, and with internal customers in development and acceptance of solutions.
• Providing safety engineering support services relating to new transit vehicles, system acquisitions, charging infrastructure, and applications through monitoring, validating, and auditing supplier’s System Safety and Assurance Plans and other plans developed to support TTC policies and the Commission-wide System Safety Plan.
• Developing, managing and implementing Vehicle and System Safety Certification Plans and Safe Operating Procedures in conjunction with suppliers; inspecting and monitoring related equipment; conducting risk assessments; and ensuring work is completed within defined timeframes and budgets.
• Coordinating all activities relating to assigned safety and systems engineering aspects of transit vehicles, charging infrastructure, and equipment acquisition projects and programs.
• Developing and collaborating in the development of specifications, standards and System Safety Certification Plans and System Safety Program Plans for various transit vehicles applications.
• Preparing, reviewing, monitoring and managing project-specific hazard logs, in the capacity of a hazard controller.
• Coordinating and auditing vehicle design, manufacture and commissioning to ensure compliance with safety legislation, standards, specifications and operating protocols.
• Conducting safety compliance audits to ensure that safety components on new vehicles and charging systems meet or exceed engineering specifications.
• Liaising with internal stakeholder departments and suppliers as necessary to ensure smooth implementation and transfer of knowledge and responsibility, including development of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Managing technical reviews of FMEA/FMECA, FTA, and hazard analysis for electric and rail systems.
• Additionally, this role may involve traveling within Ontario, Canada, and worldwide throughout the stages of new transit vehicles and equipment design, development, manufacturing, delivery, etc. as required.
• Participating in the TTC's Customer Service Ambassador Program
• Promoting a respectful work and service environment that supports diversity, inclusion, and is free from harassment and discrimination. You will also provide leadership in the development and implementation of inclusive and accessible policies, programs and/or services for employees and customers in accordance with TTC’s commitments and obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and Related Orders, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and TTC’s policies.

What Qualifications Do You Bring?

• Your educational background will consist of the completion of a post-secondary college diploma or university degree in a related discipline (i.e. Electrical Engineering) or a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent.
• Your application will demonstrate a minimum 3 years of rail industry experience.
• Your registratio