Lead, Systems Engineering — Defense Tech Leader

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 127,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris in Ottawa, Canada, is seeking a Lead, Systems Engineering to steer a multidisciplinary team across defense projects. You will implement robust tools, processes, and metrics to support design data and baselines, align milestones, and drive engineering excellence.

The role requires guiding a broad tech group, coordinating with management and stakeholders, and ensuring design reviews, training, and documentation meet high standards with security considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 9+ years of relevant experience; graduate degree with 7+ years; or 13+ years of equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• Extensive knowledge of systems engineering processes for defense projects.
• Experience leading diverse teams on large, complex programs.
• Proficiency with tools for requirements, architecture, and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the systems engineering management plan for the department and projects.
• Oversee systems engineering activities and the execution of engineering processes.
• Contribute to bids and proposals by reviewing design proposals and preparing estimates.
• Plan engineering metrics and implement measurement and reporting plans.
• Identify training needs and develop training programmes.
• Drive process improvements and implement them effectively.
• Assess tools and software for systems engineering and recommend enhancements.
• Review and ensure quality of system artefacts and documentation.
• Manage budgets and resources allocated for systems engineering.

Skills

Systems engineering processes

Leadership of diverse teams

Requirements management tools

Systems architecture modeling

Engineering change management

Product lifecycle management

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Graduate degree (preferred)

Extensive experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Requirements management

Systems architecture modeling

Engineering change management

Product lifecycle management

Job description

L3Harris in Ottawa, Canada, is seeking a Lead, Systems Engineering to steer a multidisciplinary team across defense projects. You will implement robust tools, processes, and metrics to support design data and baselines, align milestones, and drive engineering excellence.

The role requires guiding a broad tech group, coordinating with management and stakeholders, and ensuring design reviews, training, and documentation meet high standards with security considerations.