Systems Engineering Co-op: Flexible Hours in Defense Tech

Gdmsi; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eligibility for future co-ops or full‑

Flexible work hours

Hybrid work model

Networking across teams

Onsite amenities and events

Corporate discounts

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada is offering student placements in Ottawa and Halifax to support Air & Naval Sonar Systems. You will work with senior engineers on mission-critical defense systems, contributing to requirements, architecture, integration, and testing while learning processes and tools.

Ideal candidates are engineering students with strong communication and writing skills, capable of independent and collaborative work.

Qualifications

• Student must be enrolled in a recognized university program in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently and with teams.
• Exposure to integration with third-party equipment or system interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Perform system requirements analysis and definition for new or evolving products.
• Support system architecture design and define interfaces.
• Assist planning and executing system integration, lab setup, tests, and troubleshooting.
• Support qualification and acceptance testing activities.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation (requirements, design specs, interfaces, test plans).
• Collaborate with internal teams to provide technical support and ideas.
• Conduct root cause and trend analyses on system-level issues.

Skills

Strong communication

Independent & collaborative

Technical writing

Root cause analysis

AI/ML familiarity

Education

Engineering student (Sys/Electrical/CS)

Tools

Requirements management tools

Job description

General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada is offering student placements in Ottawa and Halifax to support Air & Naval Sonar Systems. You will work with senior engineers on mission-critical defense systems, contributing to requirements, architecture, integration, and testing while learning processes and tools.

Ideal candidates are engineering students with strong communication and writing skills, capable of independent and collaborative work.