Junior Systems Engineer - LCISR

Position: Junior Systems Engineer - LC4ISR
Location:

Ottawa, Canada In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

This is a hybrid role in Ottawa, Ontario.

Position Summary

Thales Canada, Defence & Security is engaged in supporting the Canadian Army’s Land Command, Control, Communications & Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (
LC4

ISR
) systems which enable critical decisions on a daily basis. Together with industry partners, Thales is building on the existing networks and applications to enhance digitized operations, support communications between joint and allied forces, and monitor and defend against the threats and evolving capabilities of potential adversaries.

Thales Canada is looking for people interested in directly contributing to the evolution of advanced digitized operations for the Canadian Army into the future, both in Canada and on overseas deployments as part of our agile teams. There are opportunities available in each of the four LC4

ISR programs, which include:

• System of systems engineering and integration

• Core network

• Applications

• Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR)

You will join the Systems Engineering teams located in Ottawa, Canada and provide system engineering support throughout the project execution cycle from specification, design, development, integration, test, and acceptance. In your efforts to develop and sustain mission systems you will integrate a variety of sensors, software, firmware, and apps on commercial and military platforms.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements:

Canada

Access to Trade Controlled Items

Access to Controlled Goods

Security Clearance
Specific need:

CGP, NATO Secret, COMMSEC

Key Areas of Responsibility

A junior systems engineer operates in multidisciplinary and collaborative teams, taking on tasks such as:

Develop the preliminary and detailed designs for system and subsystem elements;

Identify, characterize, and analyze issues in the system or its design through problem reports and document and design reviews;

Estimate and appropriately decompose work in an agile lifecycle process;

Provide timely and accurate status updates;

Assess the impact of planned changes on the existing system;

Author or review 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;

Support the development of verification and validation artifacts including plans and procedures;

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; and/or

Support the installation and/or integration testing of the systems remotely or on customer site;

Basic Qualifications

Successful candidates must possess:

University or college degree in engineering or a related discipline; and

Ability to obtain clearances as specified under the Regulatory Compliance section, below.

Preferred Qualifications

Any kind of professional experience in the design and integration of complex systems or software would be an asset.

Physical Demands

Minimal lifting of test and electronic equipment, connecting equipment in a lab environment or job site (including onboard vehicle or vessel).

Special Position Requirements

Hyb…