Junior/Intermediate Systems Engineer/Specialist

Department: Technical Capability

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Canada

Reporting To: Rick Fifield

Compensation: $70,000 - $105,000 / year

Description

Job Title: Junior/Intermediate Systems Engineer or Specialist 
Location: Halifax, NS, Ottawa, ON, or Victoria, BC 
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Annual Salary: $70,000-105,000

About BMT
 
BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognizing their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. Learn more about BMT at www.bmt.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Junior/Intermediate Systems Engineer or Specialist is responsible for professionally and efficiently executing work in support of client taskings and projects in the field of Systems Engineering. 

Responsibilities and tasks include:

• Provides and independently undertakes general and systems engineering advice and support to internal and external clients in various systems lifecycle phases. 
• Provides and independently undertakes general and specific requirements management services to internal and external clients in one or more of these areas: 
  • Requirements Elicitation: Execution of elicitation activities, analysis of customer and stakeholder needs, documentation of the outputs. 
  • Requirements Definition: Translation of needs into requirements in accordance with guidelines and best practices. 
  • Requirements Specification: Development of requirements specifications, such as Technical Requirements Specifications and Statements of Work. 
  • Requirements Analysis: Decomposition and allocation of requirements, development of impact assessments, traceability analysis and requirements completion assessments. 
  • Requirements Verification and Validation: Various activities performed on requirements and specifications to ensure quality standards and stakeholder needs are met. 
  • Requirements Management: Support to the design and implementation of requirements specification infrastructures, development of requirements engineering plans, processes, and procedures. 
• Gains exposure to educational workshops, professional publications and/or professional societies. 

Additionally, the incumbent may support the Combat & Systems Engineering team in various technical and project management work, such as: 

• Application of systems engineering principles, regulations, and standards to various applications. 
• Conducting engineering assessments, feasibility studies and technical investigations. 
• Support various projects in a systems engineering capacity in combat and military systems, cybersecurity, naval systems and platforms, and others. 

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Essential: 

• A university degree in Engineering or Applied Science 
• A minimum 4 years’ experience in an engineering working environment 
• Practical experience with one or more of these Requirement Engineering areas: Elicitation, Definition, Specification, Analysis, Verification and Validation, Management 
• Good problem-solving skills 
• Good organizational skills 
• Good written and oral communication skills 
• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills 

Desirable: 

• Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer 
• Experience in a systems engineering role for a complex project (system-of-systems and/or system involving multiple sub-systems) 
• Familiarity in the operation, configuration and administration of requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS and Cradle, or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools. 

Why Work For Us?

At BMT we believe in hiring the best talent, from diverse backgrounds, as this introduces new ideas to the team and our customers. We believe in a cooperative and collaborative work environment and support and encourage career growth. 
  
 The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary commensurate with skill, ability and experience, as well as a comprehensive benefit package including: 

• Medical, dental and vision plan (including a Health Care Spending Account)
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• Parental/Maternity leave top-up program
• RRSP or TFSA matching program
• Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement
• Training and development opportunities 
• Employee recognition program
• Employee referral program 

BMT is committed to employment equity, to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst its workforce. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.