Quality Assurance - Intern

Location: Toronto, Canada
Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.
Thales provides world-leading Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and interlocking for mass rail transit applications globally. The Centre of Competence for Urban Rail Signalling is located right before you at mid-town Toronto. As the largest office in Canada, we house a department for every step of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)! This includes Software, Hardware, Systems Design, Verification & Validation, Operations, etc. The supporting corporate shared services teams in Finance, Human Resources and IT is also located at the office. Our office space was designed to provide a sustainable, healthy workplace that expresses TRSS's brand while increasing collaboration. Features include Greenguard furniture, EnergyStar appliances, low-emitting adhesives, sealants, and sliding glass doors on internal offices provide daylight and views to the outside. Come join the big Transport family, here in Toronto!
We are currently looking for a Quality Assurance Intern to join us for a 12-month internship at our Toronto office.
The successful candidate will be introduced to the exciting world of urban transit. You will be exposed to and be able to contribute to process/practices improvements and to vastly improve your understanding of project/product lifecycle and process associated with it.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist quality department on various tasks related to software and hardware Quality Assurance, as well in updating processes in our Thales Quality Management System such as:

• Assist Management System Admin with publication of process documents
• Assist Quality Functional Manager in follow up with QAMs (Quality Assurance Managers) on various tasks
• Support the metrics collection and update KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
• Update of QCI process documents to address process CRs (Change Requests)
• Support QAMs with metrics included in QAM to Project Core Team reports
• Update scripts or tools used by Quality team
• Assist other departments on as needed basis

Required Skills and Experience:

• The successful candidate should be working towards a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Business Administration or equivalent
• Fluent in English both in written and oral communication skills
• Able to work full time hours (40 hours) with the start date and the agreed work term
• Desire and ability to learn quickly and to contribute
• Ability to work independently (find solutions and seek help when needed)
• Hands-on experience with Excel and PowerPoint

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Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.