Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

49North in Canada is seeking a Senior EW Systems Engineer to lead development and integration of electronic warfare capabilities within a cross-functional team across disciplines. Based in Canada, you will mature EW system design, support procurement, FAT, integration, and acceptance trials, while collaborating with suppliers and customers.

Ideal candidates bring experience in large electronic systems, strong communication, and willingness to travel domestically.

Qualifications

• Experience in large Electronic Systems Development or Integration projects, preferably EW systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communications and customer interaction skills.
• Must obtain and hold security clearance at the secret level.

Responsibilities

• Work independently and with a multi-disciplinary dispersed team.
• Develop and allocate system level requirements and design documents.
• Support EW supplier procurements through subcontracts manager.
• Verify and validate system designs against requirements.
• Model and simulate RF performance and interference.

Skills

EW systems

Security clearance

Systems engineering

Tools

DOORS

Confluence

Jira

CAMEO

Job description

Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

49North is a Canadian defence company delivering secure, multi-domain C4ISR capabilities that provide decision advantage in complex and contested environments. A wholly-owned subsidiary of MDA Space, building on more than five decades of trusted Canadian defence delivery, 49North operates as a sovereign Canadian provider of mission-critical C4ISR systems, bringing disciplined prime-contractor execution to defence and security programs.

49North is rooted in the execution of large, complex, and mission-critical programs developed within 49NORTH. This legacy reflects a record of delivery where engineering rigour, operational reliability, and national trust are non-negotiable.

49North Defence strengthens Canada’s sovereign defence capability by delivering integrated mission systems and multi-domain C4ISR integration, enabling trusted Canadian and coalition operations, assured interoperability, and sustained readiness.

Role:

We’re on the hunt for a motivated and positive minded Sr. Systems Engineer with experience developing and integrating Electronic Warfare (EW) systems to join our cross functional, multi-disciplined team.

As a member of the Engineering team, you will work as part of a technical team to develop new capabilities, enhance existing capabilities and deliver solutions to our customer.

The Sr. Systems Engineer – Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer, 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 (FAT), 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 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 for people to be based in either Richmond B.C., Ottawa, ON. or Halifax, N.S. facilities.

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 collaboratively 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
• 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
  • Supports 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

Requirements:

• 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, 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

We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join 49North to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward.

Comments/Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the secret level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Benefits statement:

49North provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of 49North, 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.

Equal opportunity statement:

49North is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.

Accommodations

49North 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 $108,000.00 - $148,500.00 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.