Systems Engineer

Lockheed Martin Canada; Ottawa, Halifax, Quebec; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and compressed work schedules

Competitive compensation

Vacation and personal days

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Travel medical insurance

Registered retirement savings plan with employer matching

Access to a wide range of development tools

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Canada in Ottawa is seeking a talented engineer to design and develop product solutions for the naval market. The role involves analyzing requirements, supporting hardware solutions, and coordinating supplier activities.

The ideal candidate possesses a degree in engineering with at least two years of experience, strong communication skills in English and French, and proficiency in tools like DOORS and Jira. The position offers flexible work schedules and comprehensive benefits from day one.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of professional experience; a related master’s degree preferred.
• Ability to read, edit and prepare technical documents.
• Daily communication with a virtual team outside Québec.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and traceability for integrated systems.
• Coordinate with procurement and suppliers for product selection.
• Support design to meet performance and cyber-accreditation criteria.
• Review industry trends and define technology selection criteria.

Skills

Strong communication skills in English and French

Problem-solving within a team environment

High degree of initiative and autonomy

Knowledge of requirements management

Good knowledge of industry collaboration tools

Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools

Knowledge of configuration management processes

Education

Degree in engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

Job description

About the Role

As part of the product engineering team, the successful candidate will design and develop top product solutions for Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. focusing on the naval market. The role involves designing common IT solutions and network architecture, building supplier relationships, evaluating equipment, and supporting backbone system hardware from prototype through end of life. Leadership responsibilities include interest in new technologies, work estimates, improvement proposals, risk analyses, and design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, derivations, verification and traceability for integrated systems including hardware and software.
• Produce and/or review design artifacts for systems and hardware products.
• Produce and/or review white papers and market studies for systems and hardware products.
• Coordinate activities with procurement and liaise with suppliers to select appropriate products.
• Establish, produce and maintain a Bill of Materials to support equipment definition.
• Support design and demonstrate selected hardware solutions meet required performance and cyber‑accreditation criteria (operational environment, network, processing, storage, interfaces, protections, data and network security, storage architecture, middleware, processing utilization, system configuration and management, measurements and optimization of technical performance).
• Review off‑the‑shelf technologies and industry/technology trends, including cost‑benefit studies and prototype demonstrations; define technology selection criteria based on required performance and lead cost‑benefit analyses.

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree in engineering or related field with minimum two years of professional experience; a related master’s degree preferred.
• Strong communication skills in English and French with technical and non‑technical staff, management, personnel and external suppliers.
• Ability to solve difficult problems within a team environment.
• High degree of initiative and autonomy, strong capacity for learning, and ability to adapt and perform in a dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of requirements management for hardware lifecycle from design to procurement and obsolescence.
• Good knowledge of industry collaboration tools such as DOORS, Jira and Confluence.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Good knowledge of configuration management processes.
• Daily communication with a virtual team outside Québec and with clients and suppliers located outside Canada.
• Ability to read, edit and prepare technical documents for primary clients.

Language Requirements

• English required for all functions; French acceptable for communication within Québec.

Benefits

• Flexible and compressed work schedules, possibility to take Fridays off, option for part‑time remote work.
• Competitive compensation.
• Vacation, personal days, statutory holidays and parental leave.
• Comprehensive family medical, dental and vision coverage available from day one, including virtual healthcare, wellness spending account and employee and family assistance program.
• Travel medical insurance and on‑site fitness facilities at main offices.
• Registered retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions from day one and access to financial advisors.
• Employee discounts on goods, services and recreational activities.
• Access to a wide range of development tools, including free learning resources, education assistance program, reimbursement of professional memberships and self‑directed mentorship.