Ing. Systèmes Numériques/digital Systems Engineer

Digital Systems Engineer

Join an engineering and environmental consulting leader that shapes sustainable cities and infrastructure worldwide. This role involves driving innovation and delivering impactful projects. We are seeking a highly motivated Digital Systems Engineer with expertise in transit bus fleets, battery electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, private fleet operations, and zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) transition strategies. You will provide technical expertise and lead multidisciplinary projects involving fleet transitions, electric charging infrastructure systems, fleet management technologies, telematics, and depot management solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead fleet engineering efforts for transit and fleet electrification projects, including diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel cell buses.
• Develop, author, and review technical specifications, functional requirements, and integration plans for vehicle systems, charging infrastructure, and digital solutions such as Telematics, CAD/AVL, battery degradation modeling, Asset Management Planning, Depot and Yard Management, SCADA, IoT, Charging and Energy Management Systems, and Interoperability.
• Define system architecture and data flows between vehicles, digital platforms, and infrastructure to ensure seamless end-to-end integration.
• Collaborate with clients, including transit agencies, municipalities, and private operators, to define operational requirements, transition roadmaps, and technology selection.
• Conduct feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, and risk assessments for ZEV deployment, considering lifecycle, resilience, and maintainability.
• Transpose client needs into formal requirements registers.
• Provide technical input during technical and digital workshops led by the project manager, ensuring feasibility of integration choices.
• Support procurement processes by preparing technical evaluation criteria, vendor compliance checklists, and contributing to bid evaluations.
• Specify and oversee integration of charging management systems, yard management systems, SCADA, telemetry, and fleet management systems for real-time monitoring and diagnostics.
• Coordinate with civil, electrical, and IT/OT teams to ensure seamless infrastructure and system integration.
• Define data architecture requirements to enable predictive maintenance, fleet optimization, and energy efficiency improvements.

Essential Skills:

• 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience.
• Experience with Telematics.
• Experience with Fleet Management Systems.
• Possession of a P. Eng Certificate.
• Experience with CAD/AVL.

Additional Skills and Qualifications:

• Expertise in fleet management systems, telematics, and systems engineering.
• Knowledge in control system engineering and electric vehicles.

Work Environment:

The role requires a mandatory presence of 3 days on-site at the head office in Montreal.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Montreal, QC.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $70.00/hr.

Workplace Type:

This is a hybrid position in Montreal, QC.

About Actalent:

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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