Systems Engineers, Canadian Air

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc

$90K — $140K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant systems engineering experience
  • Defence and Aerospace experience is a plus
  • Experience with requirements development and management
  • Familiarity with systems engineering processes and tools
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Effective technical writing skills

Responsibilities

  • Perform design, analysis, and test activities to meet project objectives
  • Document designs, tests, and analysis, including architecture diagrams
  • Write and execute formal test cases to gather results
  • Prepare and present test reports to clients
  • Investigate and analyze system problem reports for root causes
  • Support higher-level integration and qualification testing
  • Provide technical inputs and reviews of outputs from subcontractors

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents from day one
  • Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and onsite fitness facilities
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan with employer contributions after 3 months
  • Flexible time off including vacation and parental leave top-ups
  • Career development opportunities, including educational assistance and mentoring
  • Employee discounts and an annual scholarship program for children of employees
Full Job Description
Job Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada is hiring for Systems Engineering Analysts to our Canadian Air team. This opportunity is ideal for someone looking to be apart of a team working in mission-critical aerospace programs.

In this role, you will bring strong system level thinking and problem solving skills in order to contribute to critical project milestones through design, analysis, and test activities, including the development and execution of formal test cases. You will review and make updates to requirements, document architecture and diagrams, as well as support root cause investigations. You will also help transfer knowledge to more junior staff and leverage your areas of expertise towards technical solutions. Experience with navigation, RF, communications, or software systems is highly desirable.

The responsibilities and range of activities will vary depending on experience, but in general will include:
  • Performing design, analysis and/or test activities in support of completing the project objectives
  • Documenting analysis, designs and tests (e.g., architecture diagrams,, tech notes, design documents, test plans and test reports)
  • Writing formal test cases and execute them to collect formal test results
  • Preparing written test reports for submission to the end customer
  • Investigating system problem reports and field incident reports; perform root cause and trend analyses
  • Providing technical support during higher level integration and qualification testing
  • Providing technical inputs to, and reviewing technical outputs from subcontractors
  • Product and process improvements; identifying opportunities to improve products and services, and drive those changes
  • Making presentations of work at design reviews or other types of peer review
  • Providing support to the software team to ensure alignment to program requirements and operational performance expectations


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
  • Relevant systems engineering experience with complex electronic systems, or a combination of equivalent education and experience
  • Minimum 5 years of experience; 10+ years preferred
  • Defence and Aerospace experience is highly desirable
  • Requirements development and system design
  • Requirements management tools
  • Systems Engineering processes and tools
  • Supporting System Integration and System Verification
  • Technical writing
  • Understanding of Software and Systems Engineering principles
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to conduct analysis leading to sound conclusions
  • Enthusiastic contributor, willing to learn, and takes pride and ownership of work

It is a requirement that General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada be registered with the Canadian Controlled Goods program and that all of its workforce be security assessed. Successful applicants must meet all applicable security requirements, including but not limited to the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government security clearance. Applicants may be required to meet additional security requirements in order to gain access to technical data, classified areas or information that is subject to international regulations. You must be eligible to work in Canada.

Additional Information

The hiring range for this position is $90,000-$140,000. Our goal is to provide a fair and competitive offer based on an assessment of internal equity and your qualifications, including:
  • Relevant experience
  • Technical and non-technical skills
  • Education and certifications

Benefits
As a full-time employee at General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada, you'll enjoy a competitive total rewards package that supports your professional and personal well-being:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and eligible dependents from day one (no cost), including flexible benefits options (HCSA) emergency travel insurance, and 24/7 virtual care services.
  • Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP), onsite fitness facilities, and employee resource groups.
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan with employer contributions after 3 months, RRSP access from day one, and financial planning support.
  • Flexible time off including vacation, holidays, parental leaves with top-up options, sick leave, and disability programs.
  • Career development through learning platforms, educational assistance, mentoring, and reimbursement of professional memberships.
  • Additional perks such as employee discounts, free onsite parking, social clubs, and an annual scholarship program for employees' children.

Accommodation
If you require accommodation during any stage of the application process, please contact Human Resources via [redacted].

Closing Date
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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