Intermediate Systems Engineer - AJISS Engineering Change

Location: Ottawa 1 Chrysalis, Canada

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

This role is Hybrid in Ottawa or Halifax, NS.

Position Summary

Thales Canada, Defence & Security is engaged in supporting the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) through its In-Service Support (ISS) Programs. Between the AOPS & JSS In-Service Support (AJISS) and Minor Warships & Auxiliary Vessels (MWAV) programs, Thales Canada provides support to over 70% of the RCN fleet. Thales Canada is leveraging cutting edge solutions to deliver preventative and corrective maintenance, Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), Program Management, Engineering and Lifecycle Material Management (LCMM), and new capabilities to numerous platforms.

Thales Canada is looking for an Intermediate Systems Engineer - Engineering Change with specialization in Requirement Management to join the Engineering Change (EC) team on the AJISS program. The EC Team is a multi-disciplinary team that develops and delivers enhanced and new capabilities for RCN platforms through a broad portfolio of EC projects 

The Intermediate Systems Engineer with specialization in Requirement Management will ensure that contractual, technical, and regulatory requirements are systematically captured, traced, verified, and controlled to deliver Engineering work products through all stages of the EC process.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Systems Engineer with specialization in Requirement Management strive to understand the end-user’s needs, limitations, and concept of employment for the system and ensure that they are accurately captured, analyzed, documented, and maintained throughout the system lifecycle.  They play a significant role in ensuring that we build systems which are fit for purpose and not merely technically compliant.

The essential functions and responsibilities of a requirements engineer include:

• Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of system, subsystem, and interface requirements;

• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure requirements and related work products are consistent with the needs, desires, and concerns of the end-users;

• Ensure that requirements are unambiguous, feasible, testable, and verifiable;

• Develop and maintain requirements specifications and related artefacts within the requirements management tool;

• Ensure bidirectional traceability between requirements and architecture/design, verification, and validation artefacts;

• Perform / Review requirements decomposition / fan-out, including coverage and gap analysis;

• Plan and participate in requirements reviews, walkthroughs, and sign‑off activities with engineering and customer representatives.

• Manage requirements baselines and changes, including impact analysis and configuration control.

For this specific project, typical duties will include:

• Contribute to the design of the requirements tracking architecture

• Configuring tool modules, views, attributes, and automated compliance reports

• Writing, decomposing, reviewing, and maintaining up-to-date requirements

• Reviewing impact analyses and proposed changes to requirements

• Assisting subject matter experts in producing detailed, high-quality requirements

Basic Qualifications

Skills and Abilities:

• At least 4 to 6 years of professional experience in the design and integration of complex systems in commercial and/or military domains.

• At least 2 years of professional experience with a major focus on requirements.

• Ability to succeed in cross-functional/multidisciplinary teams.

• Ability to obtain clearances as specified under the Regulatory Compliance section, below.

Education:

• University or college degree in engineering or a related discipline.
 

Preferred Qualifications

In addition to the minimum professional experience specified above, experience in any of the following areas would be considered an asset:

• Requirements management tools such as DOORS and/or Polarion;

• Familiarity with DXL;

• Scripting and Integration technologies - REST APIs, XML/ReqIF exchange formats, Python, Database queries;

• Experience in the in-service-support of naval platforms;

• P. Eng designation is considered an asset.

Physical Demands

Standard office work.

Special Position Requirements

• Full time, standard business hours. Possibility of travel to east or west coast sites for technical support / installation / inspection onboard ships in dock.

• 40 hours per week

• Hybrid position – a mix of working from home

Pay Transparency
 

The anticipated Total Target Compensation (TTC), inclusive of annual salary and bonus eligibility, for this role is $92,400 to 115,500 CAD Annual​. The Company reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, provincial, and federal laws.

What We Offer

• Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.

• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following: 

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave. 

• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.