Co-op Fall 2025 - Engineering Support Services - 8 months

General Dynamics Missions System International; Calgary; On-site; CAD 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor seeks an Engineering Support Service (ESS) intern to aid in the development of crucial documentation for the Land Command Support System. This role involves creating user-facing training materials and working within an Agile team to support Canadian Armed Forces operations. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and technical knowledge, be enrolled in an engineering or technical writing program, and possess a strong desire to learn.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program or equivalent.
• Strong skills with MS Office Suite tools.
• Experience with MadCap Flare or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of user-facing documentation and training.
• Collaborate in an Agile development environment.
• Ensure documentation is technically accurate and easy to understand.

Skills

MS Office Suite

Communication

Technical Writing

HTML

Education

Bachelor's degree program or equivalent in Engineering or Technical Writing

Tools

MadCap Flare

React Native

Node.js

AWS

Job description

We are seeking an Engineering Support Service (ESS) coop to join the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) team and support the development and delivery of userfacing documentation and training for the Land Command Support System (LCSS).

The LCSS provides the Canadian Armed Forces with missioncritical command and control communications capabilities. A highly integrated tactical system composed of communication networking and information management subsystems LCSS is part of every Canadian Army vehicle weapon platform and headquarters; comprising hardware firmware and software.

The documentation and training produced by the ILS team is essential helping the CAF to understand operate and optimize the use of the system in the field.

As an ILS coop your responsibilities and range of activities may vary but you can expect to :

• Support the adoption of a singlesource publishing tool;
• Support the development of an AI indexing assistant;
• Absorb and understand the technical details of the LCSS and how it will be used in order to generate userfacing documentation / training;
• Collaborate with the Customer engineering mission specialist and ILS teams in an Agile development environment; and
• Ensure that documentation / training is technically accurate and meets ILS standards while being easy to understand and written in plain language.

Qualifications : Essential

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelors degree program or equivalent in Engineering or Technical writing.

Ideal assets (or a desire to develop in these areas)

• Strong skills with MS Office Suite tools including Word Excel Visio and PowerPoint;
• Experience with MadCap Flare or other singlesource publishing tools;
• Working knowledge of HTML;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Clear and concise communication skills and the skill to translate technical jargon into plain language;
• A burning desire to understand how things work and the ability to explain it to nonengineers.

Security Clearance

• Must be able to obtain and maintain Canadian Security Clearance and a positive Controlled Goods Assessment. Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Applicants may be required to meet additional security requirements in order to gain access to technical data classified areas or information that is subject to international regulations.

Additional Information :

We believe the unique contributions of each of our colleagues are key in our ability to drive innovation. By fostering a culture of belonging encouraging idea sharing at all levels and reinforcing the very real impact of what we do we offer an environment where everyone can take pride in their work. If you require accommodation during any stage of the application process please contact Human Resources via

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Intern

Key Skills

React Native,AI,Enterprise Software,React,Node.js,Redis,AWS,Software Development,IOS,Team Management,Product Development,Mobile Applications

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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Engineering Fall 2025 • Calgary, Alberta, Canada