Director, Systems Integration

Dominion Dynamics; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Equity based on impact

Job summary

Dominion Dynamics in Ottawa, Canada seeks a Director of Systems Integration to own the architecture across a system-of-systems, spanning aircraft, control stations, and ground sensors. You will bridge autonomy and aerospace engineering, define ICDs, and set governance for multi-organization integration.

You will lead system integration reviews, resolve architectural conflicts with authority, and scale the systems integration function as programs evolve, while maintaining eligibility for Canadian

Qualifications

• Experience architecting systems of systems spanning software autonomy and a physical vehicle.
• Track record owning integration architecture across multiple engineering organizations.
• Strong interface control and requirements management between software/autonomy and hardware/vehicle teams.
• Ability to resolve architecture-level conflicts with authority to decide.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain Canadian security clearance (Secret or higher).
• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture for the system of systems - the aircraft, peer platforms, control stations, ground sensors, and command posts - defining how autonomy, mission systems, and the airframe/flight controls interface and interoperate across all of it.
• Bridge the autonomy organization and the aerospace engineering organization - translating autonomy needs into requirements the airframe and flight controls teams can build to, and vice versa.
• Define and control ICDs for mission autonomy software and vehicle management/flight control systems, and for all aircraft subsystems.
• Set systems integration standards, review processes, and architecture governance for a program still defining both organizations underneath you.
• Lead systems integration reviews and represent the integrated architecture at program-level design reviews.
• Identify and resolve architecture-level conflicts between autonomy, mission systems, and vehicle-level constraints before they become schedule or safety risk.
• Build and mentor the systems integration function as the team scales.

Skills

Systems architecture

Integration architecture

Interface control

Requirements management

Conflict resolution

Team building

Security clearance

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MBSE

DO-178C/DO-254

Architecture frameworks

Job description

Director, Systems Integration

The Role

The aircraft doesn't operate alone - it is one node in a system of systems that includes peer aircraft, control stations, ground sensors, and command posts, and someone has to own the architecture that makes all of it function together. That's you. You define how mission autonomy, sensors, and payload systems interface with the aircraft's flight management, GNC, and avionics, and how the aircraft itself interfaces with the control stations, the fighter jets, sensors, and command posts around it - so a decision made anywhere in that system translates into something every other part can safely execute.

You sit across the autonomy and mission systems side and the aerospace engineering side, and when there are disagreements on where a capability lives or how an interface should behave, you're the one with the authority to resolve it at the architecture level, not elevate it and wait for someone else to decide.

What You'll Do

• Own the architecture for the system of systems - the aircraft, peer platforms, control stations, ground sensors, and command posts - defining how autonomy, mission systems, and the airframe/flight controls interface and interoperate across all of it.

• Bridge the autonomy organization and the aerospace engineering organization - translating what autonomy needs from the vehicle into requirements the airframe and flight controls teams can build to, and vice versa.

• Define and control interface control documents (ICDs) not only for mission autonomy software and the vehicle management/flight control systems, but also for all aircraft sub-systems.

• Set systems integration standards, review processes, and architecture governance for a program that is still defining both organizations underneath you.

• Lead systems integration reviews and represent the integrated architecture at program-level design reviews.

• Identify and resolve architecture-level conflicts between autonomy, mission systems, and vehicle-level constraints before they become schedule or safety risk.

• Build and mentor the systems integration function as the team scales.

What You Bring

• Experience architecting systems of systems that span software autonomy and a physical vehicle platform, not just one side of that boundary.

• A track record owning integration architecture across multiple engineering organizations, not just within one.

• Deep comfort with interface control and requirements management between software/autonomy teams and hardware/vehicle teams.

• Experience resolving architecture-level conflicts and trade-offs directly, with the authority to make the call.

• Comfortable building the systems integration function itself, not just operating within an existing one.

• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Canadian security clearance (Secret or higher).

• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.

Nice to Have

• Experience on an autonomous or uncrewed aircraft program specifically.

• Background in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or systems architecture frameworks.

• Experience with flight-critical or safety-critical systems integration (DO-178C/DO-254 or equivalent).

• Exposure to RCAF, DND, or NATO airworthiness pathways for uncrewed systems.

No defence background required.

Why Join Us

Building something meaningful starts with the right people.

At Dominion Dynamics, you'll:

• Shape Canada's future by building real defence capability for the CAF and our allies.

• Make decisions that ship in a high-trust environment with short feedback loops and rapid iteration.

• Move fast, field faster, and work directly with the operator - our systems are in the field with the CAF now.

• Have an impact from day one with equity, responsibility, and direct access to leadership.

If you're curious, hands-on, and driven by the opportunity to make a difference, this is where you belong!

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary and company equity*

• Comprehensive health benefits

• Additional equity granted based on impact*

We use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, including screening and reviewing responses. Final hiring decisions are always made by people and follow all applicable privacy and employment laws in Canada.

*Equity awarded to full time employees only.