Intermediate Systems Engineer, Defence Communication Systems

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Job Title: Intermediate Systems Engineer, Defence Communication Systems

Job Location: Ottawa, ON

Job Code: 38184

Job Schedule: Day Shift

Compensation Range: Between $85,500 - $135,000 CDN annually

The candidate must have a complete understanding of the systems engineering process from concept phase through in-service support.  The candidate must be adept at functional analysis, requirements allocation & traceability, trade-off studies, system integration and test.  The candidate must be competent interpreting technical requirements, architecture and interface design, and system/subsystem integration.  An understanding of functional and allocated baselines in addition to high level and detailed level design approaches is required. Working knowledge of standard system engineering processes is expected – for example: MIL-STD-499, EIA-632, IEEE 1220 or ISO 15288.

• 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;

• Provide engineering support to manufacturing, integration, test, and in-service support activities.

• 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, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

• Requires proficiency in one or more area of defence communication systems technology (for example,  radio communications, telephony & audio com… [truncated]