Senior Sonar Systems Engineer, Air & Naval

General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

EFAP

Pension plan

Educational support

Mentoring program

Employee discounts

Onsite parking

Scholarship program

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada is hiring System Engineers to join the Air & Naval Division. You will work on complex sonar architectures, driving system-of-systems integration, interfaces, and performance of navy-grade sonar solutions.

Role emphasizes requirements, design, testing, and collaboration with clients, with security clearance and opportunity to advance in defense technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years in systems engineering with complex electronic systems.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of system development lifecycle and requirements management.
• Experience with software/hardware engineering processes and tools.
• Excellent technical writing and communication abilities.
• NATO level clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Perform system requirements analysis for evolving products and ensure interoperability among subsystems.
• Design system architecture and define interfaces across integrated sonar suites.
• Plan and execute system integration, including lab setup and testing.
• Lead or support qualification and acceptance testing activities.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation and reports.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external clients on integration strategies.
• Investigate system issues with root cause analysis and trend review.
• Support process improvement and internal tool development.

Skills

Systems engineering

Naval sonar

Requirements management

Technical writing

Team leadership

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

AI/ML familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent in related field

Tools

Requirements management tools

Job description

General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada is hiring System Engineers to join the Air & Naval Division. You will work on complex sonar architectures, driving system-of-systems integration, interfaces, and performance of navy-grade sonar solutions.

Role emphasizes requirements, design, testing, and collaboration with clients, with security clearance and opportunity to advance in defense technologies.