ABOUT MDA SPACE
Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure.
The global MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one.
For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we’ll take you there.
The Position
We’re looking for a motivated and positive minded Systems Engineer with experience developing and integrating Electronic Warfare systems in a naval environment to join our cross functional, multi-disciplined team.
Our mission is to turn data into insight. From detecting changes in fragile ecosystems to monitoring northern ice floes and shipping routes, our near-real time data of Earth observation and the environment makes our Geointelligence team a leader in geospatial imagery, ground stations, enterprise geospatial systems and defence programs.
Project Descriptions:
MDA is a key member of the River Class Destroyer (RCD) program and is responsible for the development and integration of the Electronic Warfare (EW) systems as the lead for the EW Integrated Product Team (IPT) within the Combat Systems Integration team led by Lockheed Martin Canada (LMCa). The project is looking for motivated and positive minded Systems Engineers with experience developing and integrating Electronic Warfare Systems to join our cross functional, multi-disciplined team.
Position Description:
The Systems Engineer – Electronic Warfare Systems will work as part of a dynamic systems engineering team that will mature the EW system design and support procurement of EW subsystems through all design phases, Factory Acceptance Testing, Integration, Set-to-Work and final acceptance trials.
Excellent internal and external communication and leadership skills are necessary to work closely within our distributed team, our customer (LMCa) and their technical teams, our suppliers, and other external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have a blend of systems engineering discipline, EW systems knowledge and operational mission awareness, as well as understanding the customers’ needs and potential options. Experience or background of the maritime and/or naval domain would be an asset. The successful candidate will be an integral part of an engineering team, under the direction of the Program Engineer, EW IPT Lead, and Systems Engineering Lead.
We are looking are people to be based in either Richmond, BC or Ottawa, On facilities.
Responsibilities:
The systems engineering team is structured to be flexible and able to respond and evolve with the program needs. Responsibilities could include:
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary dispersed team
- Develops relationships with customers, contractors and subcontractors
- Support the EW supplier procurements through the subcontracts manager
- Produces and/or reviews technical documents, specifications and standards, including System Requirements, Interface and Design Documents
- Domestic and/or international travel to support program needs
- Predominantly office work but will be required to occasionally work in dockyards and onboard Naval ships
- Supports the project team addressing design & integration issues
- Actively participate in program and test reviews
- Performs the following engineering functions for highly complex systems:
- Supports the development and allocation of system level requirements
- Reviews, develops and documents system level operational concepts and mission statements
- Supporting the development and generation of documents such as, design reports, technical deliverables.
- Our team supports the full scope of system engineering lifecycle aspects including compatibility and interoperability, human factors, cyber-security, modelling and simulation, ILS, and verification and testing
- Models and simulates system performance and RF interference / integration into mission platform and other platform sensors
- Supports system/product integration
- Verifies and validates system designs to ensure conformance with functional specifications and customer requirements
Required Experience:
- Experience working in a well-structured systems engineering teams
- Experience in large Electronic Systems Development or Integration projects, preferably with Electronic Warfare Systems, and a strong understanding of project execution processes from requirements through commissioning and support
- Experience maintaining close working relationships with other system engineers and customer representatives in a location distributed environment
- Must have excellent verbal and written communications and customer interaction skills
- Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills
- Enthusiastic contributor, willing to learn new skills, and takes pride and ownership of work
Preferred experience and skills:
- Experience with the design and development of Electronic Warfare systems
- Experience with the design and development of maritime and/or naval systems, including environment qualification, human factors, and maritime certifications
- Knowledge of advanced antenna technologies and performance
- Ability to model antenna performance for received and transmitted signals
- Ability to analyze and model atmospheric propagation of RF signals
- Understanding of antenna patterns, polarization, bandwidth, beamwidth etc.
- Understanding of the RF Chain, including signal to noise ratio
- Understanding of Radar and Missile System employment and capabilities
- Understanding of Radar and Laser Warning Receivers and SIGINT sensors and countermeasure systems and signal processing techniques
- Highly proficient with MS Office applications (e.g. MS Word, Excel, PPT, Visio)
- Experience working with engineering tools such as DOORS, Confluence/Jira and CAMEO
- Knowledge of agile and/or iterative development methods
- Ability to work with and uphold classified information
Education:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position
Comments/Special Considerations:
Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the NATO SECRET status level (Active clearances are preferred) and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).
We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.
We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.
MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.
MDA is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
The compensation range for this position is $80,000 - $118,000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
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