Testing & Materials Engineer

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The Opportunity

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Shape critical asset integrity decisions for railway rolling stock and infrastructure through senior-level expertise in nondestructive testing, materials engineering, and failure analysis. You will lead complex investigations, guide inspection strategies, and help clients turn technical evidence into risk-informed actions that protect people, performance, and long-term asset value.

Your Impact

• Lead complex NDT, materials engineering, and failure investigations for critical railway components and systems.

• Define risk-based inspection and testing strategies that strengthen condition-based maintenance and asset integrity programs.

• Provide senior technical judgement on repair, replacement, monitoring, life extension, and fitness-for-service decisions.

• Direct multidisciplinary assessments of fatigue, fracture, corrosion, wear, cracking, weld quality, and manufacturing defects.

• Guide incident investigations and root cause analyses, developing defensible conclusions and practical corrective actions.

• Advise clients on supplier qualification, manufacturing quality, technical specifications, and standards compliance.

• Review and approve high-impact technical deliverables while communicating findings to clients and non-technical decision-makers.

• Mentor engineers and specialists, strengthen technical practices, and contribute to proposals and client relationships.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related discipline; an advanced degree is an asset.

• Professional Engineer designation in Canada, or eligibility for registration in the applicable jurisdiction.

• 8+ years of progressive experience in materials engineering, NDT, failure analysis, quality assurance, or asset integrity.

• Demonstrated leadership of complex inspections, failure investigations, root cause analyses, and risk-informed engineering decisions.

• Advanced knowledge of metallic, polymeric, composite, welded, and fabricated component degradation and characterization.

• Strong command of relevant AAR, ASTM, AREMA, CSA, ISO, or comparable standards and quality requirements.

• Ability to lead field activities safely in active railway, industrial, laboratory, and manufacturing environments.

• NDT certification in methods such as UT or MPI, and experience with supplier qualification or welding quality programs, are assets.

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Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $114,600 - $151,800

MB & ON: $104,500 - $143,900

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $103,500 - $137,400