Director of Systems Engineering, Integration & Testing (SEIT)

CAE; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CAE is seeking a Director of Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) to lead CAE's integrated systems engineering, architecture, verification, validation and test execution across programs. You will oversee requirements development, change management, system design, readiness, and test artifacts to meet standards for CAE, customers, and regulatory bodies.

The SEIT Director will manage a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers, architects, integration engineers, test directors,

Qualifications

• Senior technical and organizational leadership experience in systems engineering, integration, and test across complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Strategic & organizational leadership to guide SEIT strategy, processes and standards.
• Oversee systems engineering, architecture, integration readiness and test planning across programs.
• Lead requirements, change management, verification/validation, and readiness for product acceptance.
• Drive program execution, governance, risk management and cross-functional coordination.
• Engage with stakeholders and customers during technical reviews, audits and on-site activities.

Job description

Who We Are:

CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers' training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.

CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.

CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

Summary

The Director of Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) is a senior technical and organizational leader responsible for establishing, guiding, and assuring CAE's integrated systems engineering, system architecture, verification, validation, and test execution activities across assigned programs. This role provides unified leadership over requirements development, change management, systems design, integration readiness, test program planning, and product acceptance assuring all engineering processes, artifacts, certifications, and test outcomes meet CAE, customer, and regulatory standards.

The SEIT Director leads a multidisciplinary team spanning systems engineers, architects, integration engineers, test directors, instructional design, systems/software/hardware interface specialists, cyber engineering contributors, and verification/validation personnel. The Director sets vision, defines processes, enforces engineering rigor, and drives execution excellence across the full lifecycle.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic & Organizational Leadership

  Establish and champion CAE's SEIT strategy, operating model, workflows, and technical standards across programs.

  Lead the SEIT organization, overseeing staffing, skill development, resource forecasting, and team performance.

  Serve as the authority for engineering processes, systems engineering plans, integration plans, test approaches, and verification/validation frameworks.

  Ensure alignment and seamless coordination between product IPTs, Test IPT, Chief Engineers (CE), and Program Management as required.

  Develop, update, and enforce SEIT-related policies, plans, and work instructions.

• Systems Engineering Leadership

  Oversee requirements analysis, decomposition, allocation, management, and traceability throughout the full lifecycle.

  Ensure rigorous baseline control, configuration management, and proper change-control processes.

  Guide system architecture development, interface definition, and system/subsystem design integration.

  Champion the technical review process, co-lead major technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, TIMs, etc) with the IPT and CE teams, and ensure readiness artifacts meet required quality standards.

  Promote adoption of modern SE methodologies (MBSE, MOSA principles, DevSecOps-aligned development, digital engineering).

  Ensure engineering products meet cost, technical performance, schedule, cybersecurity, availability, supportability, and quality metrics.

• Integration & Test Leadership

  Oversee development and execution of Integration and Test plans (STP), Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs), readiness assessments, and integration milestones.

  Ensure early involvement of integration/test leadership during subsystem development phases to drive holistic readiness.

  Direct system-level integration activities, including Hardware/Software Integration (HSI), Contractor Engineering Verification Test (CEVT), and customer acceptance events.

  Establish entry/exit criteria, deficiency tracking processes, and issue-resolution methods in collaboration with QA, Test IPT, and customer organizations.

  Ensure test artifacts are complete, accurate, updated, and compliant with all configuration/data management requirements.

• Program Execution & Governance

  Support Bid & Proposal efforts through requirements screening, WBS development, risk identification, BOEs, and SEIT scoping inputs.

  Participate in program start-up, ensuring requirements validation, verification planning, and engineering readiness meet SEIT process and quality standards.

  Provide technical leadership and decision support across cross-functional engineering teams and customer engagements.

  Drive continuous improvement initiatives, engineering efficiency, and standardized process execution across programs.

• Stakeholder & Customer Engagemen t

  Serve as a senior technical interface for system engineering and test matters as needed.

  Support customer technical reviews, acceptance events, audits, and on-site integration/test activities.