Intermediate Shipboard Systems Engineer

Location: Victoria

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Ottawa, ON., Halifax, N.S., Victoria B.C., (CAN), Hybrid

Position Summary
The Department of National Defense has a requirement for Joint Support Ships, which are the replacement Vessels for HMCS PROTECTEUR and HMCS PRESERVER. The principal role of the JSS is to provide support to deployed naval forces in the form of fuel, ammunition, provisions, and other materiel. This facilitates longer periods at sea in distant waters without reliance on the support of other nations.

The JSS will also provide limited sealift and support to operations-ashore capabilities. Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. (VSY) is the Prime Contractor for these non-combatant classes of ships being built on the west coast and as such has entered into contracts with Canada. Thales Canada, Defence & Security has been subcontracted by VSY with the role of the Electronic Systems Integrator (ESI) for the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) non-combatant shipbuilding projects awarded to VSY.

Thales Canada is looking for an Intermediate Shipboard Systems Engineer to join the JSS build program that is currently underway. The systems engineer will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that designs, develops, and tests electronic shipboard systems for the JSS program. The work will involve delivering Engineering work products, managing subcontractors, and the planning, preparation for, and execution of engineering changes and commissioning and set-to-work activities.

Key Areas of Responsibility

In their efforts to develop and sustain Naval systems, Systems Engineers are called upon to integrate a variety of sensors, software, firmware, and apps on commercial and military platforms. The essential functions and responsibilities of a Systems Engineer include:

• Tailor the system engineering process, practices and tools. Provide timely and accurate status updates.

• Develop the preliminary and detailed designs for system and subsystem elements. Identify, characterize, and describe issues in the system or its design through problem reports and document and design reviews.

• Author technical documentation to capture the system and subsystem designs including the architecture, interfaces, and installation elements. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the designs are consistent with needs, desires, and concerns of the end-users.

• Collaborate with other functions during the implementation and integration of the system and subsystem designs. Resolution of technical issues arising during the implementation, integration and testing of the system and subsystem elements. Support the installation and/or integration testing of the systems remotely or on customer site.

For this specific project, typical duties will include:

• Conduct research on assigned shipboard systems, requirements, standards, and new technologies.

• Produce engineering artifacts including (but not limited to) first principles drawings and system schematics, Statements of Work, System Requirements Documents (SRD), Problem and technical reports.

• Take part in Set to Work (STW), Harbour Acceptance Tests (HAT), and Sea Acceptance Tests (SATs) of assigned shipboard systems.

• Planning, authoring, and executing integration and acceptance tests. Coordinating and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary dispersed team.

Minimum Qualifications

• University or college degree in engineering or a related…