Engineer VI

General Atomics; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 145,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Job summary

General Atomics in Canada seeks a senior engineer to act as the primary liaison between GA-ASI Senior Design Engineer and the customer Weapon System Manager for initial and continuing airworthiness responsibilities.

The role requires independent work to set objectives, oversee engineering plans, and provide direction to experienced staff while ensuring compliance, safety, and proper documentation across the program lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Provide on-site representation to customer Weapon System Manager organization for initial and continuing airworthiness responsibilities.
• Determine technical objectives for solutions to advanced engineering problems.
• Represent the organization as a prime technical contact within an engineering team.
• May function in advisory or leadership role, guiding less experienced staff.
• Formulate plans and guide development and deployment of engineering solutions including testing and documentation.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance of engineering solutions including documentation, reporting, and presentations.
• Plan for future applications of solutions based on new engineering developments.
• Participate in or lead development of new or expanded business opportunities.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site company representation to customer technical Weapon System Manager for airworthiness responsibilities.
• Determine objectives for engineering solutions to advanced problems.
• Act as a prime technical contact within an engineering team on projects.
• Guide and mentor junior staff when needed.
• Develop and deploy engineering solutions with testing, documentation, and integration.
• Coordinate maintenance, reporting, and presentations to ensure solution viability.
• Explore future applications of emerging engineering tech.
• Support and drive new business opportunities.
• Observe laws and company obligations in all activities.
• Work safely following operating procedures.

Job description

This position serves as the primary liaison between GA-ASI Senior Design Engineer and customer Weapon System Manager within the Contractor Management Office for the execution of Initial and Continuing Airworthiness responsibilities. With limited direction, this position exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives for the review, research, design, development, and/or solution to advanced technical engineering problem(s). May function in an advisory or project leadership role providing direction to experienced professional staff. Formulates plans, typically long term, for solution(s) development, documentation, and deployment, as well as meeting various compliance, reporting, and safety standards. Evaluates the integration of the engineering solution within the overall engineering environment; and ensures that appropriate documentation, testing, maintenance, and engineering updates are completed. Communicates with engineering professionals, solution users, and management throughout the solution development cycle, represents the company as a prime technical contact on contracts and/or projects, interacts with senior external personnel on technical matters requiring coordination between the organizations, and participates in the development of new or expansion of existing business.

Duties And Responsibilties

• Provide on-site company representation to customer technical Weapon System Manager organization in the furtherance of initial and continuing airworthiness responsibilities of the MQ-98 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Acceptable Technical Organization
• Determine technical objectives for solution(s) to advanced technical engineering problems.
• Represent the organization as a prime technical contact within an engineering team for assigned project(s)/program(s).
• May function in an advisory or leadership role for a project/program and provide direction and guidance to less experienced professional staff or team of professional staff.
• Formulate plans and guide the development and implementation of engineering solution(s) including deployment, resource requirements, testing, documentation, integration and compliance and safety.
• Plan and coordinate the maintenance of engineering solutions including documentation, reporting, publishing, and making technical and other presentations to ensure viability of the solution(s) in an evolving environment.
• Plan for future applications of solutions based on new developments in engineering technology.
• Participate in or may lead the development of new or expansion of existing business opportunities.
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
• Base salary 145,000 - 190,000 Canadian Dollar; Position is bonus eligible.