Winter 2027 Co-op - Human Factors Engineering Team

Lockheed Martin; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Ottawa is offering a four-month co-op position with the Human Factors Engineering (HFE) team within the River Class Destroyer program. You will join a multi-disciplinary team to support requirements, task planning, and workshop activities.

The role emphasizes collaboration across HW and SW teams, generating reports, and engaging in customer workshops. Strong communication, organizational skills, and eligibility for NATO clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in System Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Strong communication and writing skills.
• Aptitude for solving challenging problems in a team environment.
• Must be detail oriented, highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Eligible for NATO Secret clearance in a timely manner.
• Candidate must be available for four (4) months, starting January 2027.

Responsibilities

• Support in managing requirements in DOORS.
• Planning and managing team tasks in JIRA.
• Managing team information in Confluence.
• Generating reports and metrics on tasks and deliverables.
• Support the HW team in clarifying guidelines and design recommendations for equipment.
• Support the SW team in clarifying guidelines and design of HMI.

Skills

MS Office

Strong communication

Team problem solving

Detail oriented

Organized

NATO clearance eligibility

Time management

Education

Engineering in Systems/Mechanical/Electrical or related field

Tools

DOORS

JIRA/Confluence

Job description

Standard Job Description

This co-op position is to support the Human Factors Engineering (HFE) team within the River Class Destroyer (RCD) Program. The candidate will be joining a multi-disciplined team environment.

The Responsibilities Would Include

• Support in managing requirements in Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS)
• Planning and managing team tasks in JIRA
• Managing team information in Confluence
• Generating reports and metrics on tasks and deliverables
• Support the Hardware (HW) team in clarifying guidelines and giving recommendations on the design of their equipment
• Support the Software (SW) team in clarifying guidelines and giving recommendations on the design of their Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)
• Support the ship integration team in clarifying guidelines and giving recommendations on the layout of the HFE impacted compartments
• Support HFE Workshops with the customer by preparing workshop material, attending workshops and analyzing workshop findings
• Review design documents from vendors
• Support technical reviews and regular team status meetings
• Support engineering planning and reporting status
• Generate meeting minutes for HFE meetings (design meetings, review meetings or team status meeting)
• Support customer interactions while ensuring customer involvement and overall satisfaction.

Basic Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in System Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
• Working knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Aptitude for solving challenging problems in a team environment
• Must be detail oriented, highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks
• Eligible for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secret clearance in a timely manner
• Candidate must be available for four (4) months, starting January 2027

Desired Skills

• Experience with Jira/Confluence would be an asset
• Experience with HFE Standards (i.e. MIL-STD-1472G) would be an asset
• Experience with HW and/or SW HMI design would be an asset
• Active security clearance would be an asset