System Engineer

Job Description

Company Description At General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada, co-op positions mean hands-on impact. Join an inclusive team that engineers high technology solutions, products, and services that have a real-world impact. Realize your Impact: Our work enables customers to successfully execute missions across diverse domains of operation. Your fresh perspectives and ideas have the power to shape real solutions, influence projects and drive meaningful change. Kick-start your Career: Immerse yourself in various industry facets, gaining insights that span from cutting-edge technology to project management. Elevate your resume with a distinguished company to set the stage for a rewarding career, while paving the way for future full-time opportunities within General Dynamics. Grow your Network: Work side by side with seasoned professionals who are excited to share their experience and develop your skills. Have meaningful interactions, ask questions, and build relationships that can lead to lasting industry connections. Balance your Life: Our flexible environment is designed for you to thrive. With options to work from home or under a compressed nine-day fortnight schedule, we champion work-life balance, ensuring you have time for personal endeavors and your professional aspirations. We encourage applications from women, members of the LGBTQ2+ community, diverse cultural backgrounds and persons with disabilities. We will work with you around any workplace accommodation required during our application process. If you require accommodation or have questions, please contact Human Resources via recruitment@gd-ms.ca. Job Description The Land Command Support System (LCSS) is the system of systems that primarily supports the Canadian Army in operations by providing commanders with the information and information services required to make effective and timely command and control decisions about their forces. It is an interconnected network of digital communications and information systems by which the data needed to plan, direct and control tactical land operations is communicated, stored, processed and displayed. We are currently hiring Co-Op students for both the LCSS Headquarters Systems Engineering Team and the Collaboration and System Administration (CaSA) Team for an eight month. As part of the teams you will work with other system engineers, software developers and integration teams to perform systems engineering activities for products intended for use in military headquarters for planning, deployment, and battle management. You will work closely with and receive mentorship from experienced engineers from different disciplines. The responsibilities and range of activities will vary, but in general will include: Participate in the requirements elicitation process and prepare requirements documents and specifications. Develop and document system designs, define system interfaces, and conduct analyses with support from the lead system engineer and other senior engineers. Build, configure, and validate test environments with some testing and report preparation at the integration/configuration level. Analyze System Integration Testing results and test data. Coordinate with the System Integration team on testing required. Identify and resolve issues/defects. Verbal and written presentations to GDMS-C management and customers. Qualifications Education & Experience Currently pursuing bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, or applicable scientific discipline is required. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, problem solving and analysis skills, and attention to detail. Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment. Enthusiastic contributor, willing to learn new skills, and takes pride and ownership of work. Additional Information Security Clearance Must be able to obtain and maintain Canadian Security Clearance and a positive Controlled Goods Assessment. Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident. Applicants may be required to meet additional security requirements in order to gain access to technical data, classified areas or information that is subject to international regulations.