Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineering - Internal CommunicationsJob Location: Ottawa, ONJob Code: 46326Job Schedule: Day ShiftCompensation Range: Between $85,000 - $135,000 annuallyAbout your next challenge as the Systems Engineer - Internal Communication SystemsWorking as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team including software, hardware, and systems engineering, the candidate will be responsible for delivery of internal communication systems as part of a modern integrated naval communication system. The successful candidate will possess knowledge of the principles, architecture, and operation of naval shipboard internal communications systems, supported by experience leading the design, integration, interface definition, verification, and implementation of internal communications capabilities within a complex ship systems environment. Success criteria for this role will include:
- Successful achievement of design review milestones;
- Delivery of produceable designs for assembly;
- Development of use-cases and system configuration sheets to support software and systems integration;
- Compliance with system requirements and successful sell-off to customers; and
- Successful completion of customer/end-user tests and trials.
What you will do:- Be a System Owner to deliver the design through CDR, Environmental Qualification Testing, FDR & Set to Work activities;
- Contribute to bids and proposals by analyzing customer requirements, developing system architectures, selecting subsystems and/or components, and evaluating design compliance and technical risks;
- Create and maintain system architecture documents;
- Allocate and derive requirements for subsystem elements;
- Coordinate interfaces between system components and develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs);
- Conduct engineering studies and analyses;
- Manage technical performance measures and engineering budgets (power, weight, design margin, link budgets, etc.);
- Identify risks, write risk statements, and prepare risk mitigation strategies;
- Manage engineering changes and design baselines;
- Develop test plans and procedures to verify and validate requirements;
- Design, implement and execute system test cases. Analyze and evaluate test results;
- Develop technical specifications for suppliers and subcontractors, identify potential suppliers, define selection criteria and evaluate vendor proposals;
- Develop system level designs;
- Document designs; and
- Provide engineering support to manufacturing, integration, test, and in-service support activities.
Required skills and experiences:- Knowledge and experience designing integrated shipboard internal communications systems, including voice networks, intercoms, public address and general announcing systems, alarm and warning systems, sound-powered communications, telephony, data/IP networks, end-user devices, and associated interfaces to other ship systems;
- Knowledge of systems engineering processes;
- Experience working on complex defence projects;
- Proficient with software tools used for systems engineering (ie. requirements management, systems architecture and modeling, engineering change management, product life-cycle management, etc.); and
- Planning, organization and information management skills.
Preferred additional skills, education and certifications:- Experience working in naval or marine environments;
- Basic knowledge of project management;
- Licensed Professional Engineer or other relevant professional certification; and
- Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
Operational requirements:- Must be eligible for registration to the Controlled Goods Program; and
- Must be eligible to obtaining and maintaining the government of Canada's "Reliability" status and Level 2 (Secret) security clearance.
Benefits of working at L3Harris Ottawa:9/80 work schedules
12 statutory holidays per year
15 days paid time-off per year
7 sick & 2 personal days
Complete medical & dental health benefits from day 1 (employee & family)
Life insurance, Short-term & Long-term disability insurance
Group RRSP with employer matching (up to 5%)
Employee Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
