Ship Integration Systems Engineer (Defence)

MDA; Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Extended healthcare

Dental and vision

Life insurance

Group retirement savings plans

Employee and family assistance program

Job summary

49North, a Canadian defence contractor and subsidiary of MDA Space, seeks a Systems Engineer to support ship integration for UAS programs. You will work on a multi-disciplinary team across procurement, development, and deployment phases, delivering engineering changes and installation documentation.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 5+ years in engineering environments, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to work independently with internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, aeronautical, software engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in engineering/technical environment.
• Ability to work independently on technical integration tasks.
• Experience producing engineering drawings and interface control documents.
• Experience designing ship modifications for installs.
• Strong communication, planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Be a member of a multi-disciplinary team through procurement, development and implementation phases of a complex UAS project.
• Support design of engineering change specs for a ship to operate a UAS from the ship.
• Support shipboard installation planning, preparation, installation and QA checks.
• Produce and maintain artefacts such as an engineering change guidance package and installation manual.
• Execute multiple technical work packages from definition to final acceptance.
• Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders including sub-contractors and customers.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Self-motivated

Team player

Adaptable

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/aeronautical/software engineering

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

QA software systems

Job description

49North, a Canadian defence contractor and subsidiary of MDA Space, seeks a Systems Engineer to support ship integration for UAS programs. You will work on a multi-disciplinary team across procurement, development, and deployment phases, delivering engineering changes and installation documentation.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 5+ years in engineering environments, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to work independently with internal