Specialist, Systems Engineering

at  Raytheon

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical, Computer, Systems Design, or equivalent.
• 5 - 9 years of experience in a systems engineering, integration or development environment.
• Experience with radar systems, Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems, and hardware and software integration programs would be an asset.
• Experience with Modeling and Simulation applications and architecture would be an asset.
• Experience as a system architect or project engineer would be an asset.
• Must be eligible for professional registration (Professional Engineer) under the provincial Association of Professional Engineers in the province of practice.
• Must have good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Able to travel globally to visit customer or supplier sites for short periods of times

POSITION ROLE TYPE:

Unspecified
We are currently seeking a Specialist, Systems Engineering for our Waterloo location. This position is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of system engineering activities within an integrated product/project team composed of customers, internal and subcontract members. The primary focus of this position is on system engineering related to design, development, integration, test and acceptance of new and existing technologies. This position will be responsible for applying specialized knowledge and expertise in preparing plans for the designs and specifications to meet specific operational requirements; participating in projects to procure and implement; and providing assistance for life cycle management of the systems and equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage system requirements for developmental systems involving multiple subcontractors.
• Manage and/or generate systems engineering related documentation of legacy and newly developed products (specifications, Interface Control Documents, test requirements, test plans, ongoing maintenance) in support of projects.
• Perform trade studies and make recommendations with respect to insertion of new technologies to meet required capability advances.
• Planning, execution and documenting of formal qualification tests
• Perform job analysis to estimate engineering effort required for specific tasks and projects.
• Responsible for ensuring that systems engineering tasks are performed in accordance with Raytheon Canada Limited engineering policies and procedures.
• Support manufacturing for transition of products from development to production.
• Support business development regarding new system integration projects.
• Support existing programs to meet other customer requirements including conduct of technical investigations, integration development, and program review meetings.
• Support other engineering staff with system engineering related technical issues.
• Support growth of the division with regard to expanding assigned projects and seizing the opportunities for additional work through development initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.