Principal Systems Engineer Class Frigate In-Service Support

System Engineering

Halifax, Nova Scotia

19616

Principal Systems Engineer – Halifax Class Frigates In‑Service Support

The candidate will support the Halifax Class Integrated Combat System In‑Service Support program and will work at Canadian Forces Base Stadacona, Halifax, once the Government of Canada grants the necessary security clearances. They will evolve within a multidisciplinary team and perform engineering tasks covering the entire system lifecycle: specification, design, development, integration and testing, deployment, maintenance, and field troubleshooting.

The candidate will participate in engineering activities that may include the following:

• Ensure daily management of the IBM Rational DOORS MD Object‑Oriented Requirement Management System (DOORS MD) repository: create and modify requirement modules, apply attribute sets, run query‑based reports, and apply version control best practices
• Capture links between requirements, design, and test artifacts, maintaining full traceability from design to product launch
• Collaborate with test, engineering, software, and quality teams to refine DOORS workflows and models, ensuring alignment with global publishing and compliance objectives
• Witness testing
• Review test plans and test sheets
• Review tasks, preliminary design, and detailed design, as well as critical design review
• Perform structured design review
• Offer testing support
• Perform needs analyses
• Conduct market studies
• Define and monitor technical performance measures
• Work on system architecture and design
• Plan system integration
• Create the design document
• Apply system engineering processes and best practices.

• Hold a bachelor's degree from a recognized university in a related discipline or equivalent co‑op education, with at least five years of professional experience, OR at least three years of professional experience with a related master's degree
• Considerable experience in defining, developing, and maintaining requirements for a complex real‑time naval tactical command and control system
• Proven experience in the software, systems, hardware, or maintenance engineering lifecycle
• Solid knowledge of IBM Rational DOORS
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication; demonstrated ability to translate complex technical requirements into clear and actionable documentation
• Proficiency in the fundamentals of requirements engineering (traceability, impact analysis, change control)
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Ability to work well alone or in a team
• Ability to obtain a NATO Secret level security clearance.

• Knowledge of Redmine and Windchill
• Knowledge of requirements management system
• Knowledge of test management system
• Knowledge of technical requirement statements
• Knowledge of Halifax class ship combat system integration performance specifications
• Experience with Combat Management System 330 (CMS 330)
• Agile method experience
• Experience in naval or defense fields
• Experience in change management, testing, security, safety, electromagnetic interference, electromagnetic compatibility, or environmental qualification.

We deliver on our promise when it comes to work‑life balance! Your physical, mental, and financial well‑being are important to us. In addition to working in a highly supportive, friendly, and respectful environment, here’s what you can expect when you join our team as a regular full‑time employee:

• Flexible and compressed work schedules, depending on business needs, where you have the option to take Fridays off, as well as the possibility of working remotely part‑time
• Competitive compensation
• Time to recharge with vacations, personal days, holidays, and parental leave
• Comprehensive family coverage for medical, dental, and optical care available from your first day of employment, as well as:
  • Virtual healthcare (24/7 access to healthcare professionals)
  • A wellness spending account to help you on your wellness journey
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) which includes free in‑person counseling sessions
  • Travel medical insurance
  • On‑site fitness facilities in our main offices
• A registered…