03 Oct
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Volatus Aerospace
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Vaughan
03 Oct
Volatus Aerospace
Vaughan
Volatus Aerospace is a Canadian aerospace and defence technology company developing next-generation uncrewed and autonomous aerial systems, subsystems, and mission payloads. Our R&D; portfolio spans platform development, certification, avionics, autonomy, and advanced sensing technologies for defence and commercial applications. We are seeking a Solution Architect to be a dedicated technical partner to our Strategic Funding, Partnerships, and Business Development teams, providing timely, accurate technical support for partner engagements, funding submissions, and government challenge proposals.
This role exists to make sure external stakeholders always have a knowledgeable, responsive technical point of contact, so that partnership and funding activities can move quickly without waiting on product engineers who are focused on program delivery.
This is a technical hybrid role: strong engineering fluency across multiple domains, but not a hands‑on design or development position.
Solution
Architect act as a dedicated technical resource for Strategic Funding, Partnerships, and Business Development, ensuring their external engagements always have knowledgeable technical support available Represent Volatus technically in discussions with partners, primes, and funding organizations, providing accurate specifications, program status, and technical context on the company's behalf Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP, NATO), as well as commercial end users, to understand operational requirements and communicate platform and system capabilities Prepare technical content for whitepapers, funding submissions, and partner-facing documentation,
working closely with Business Development and Strategic Partnerships to meet submission deadlines Respond promptly to incoming technical questions from external stakeholders and internal partnership teams, resolving what can be addressed directly and coordinating quickly on anything that needs deeper subject-matter input Bring in the right subject-matter engineer for specific technical questions that genuinely require it, coordinating with the relevant Program/Project Manager so this happens in a planned, low-friction way rather than as an unplanned interruption to program teams Maintain a working technical understanding across multiple concurrent programs (platforms, subsystems, and sensing systems) so partners and funding bodies get quick, credible answers without needing a new briefing each time Flag to the relevant engineering lead any request involving proprietary design information, IP disclosure, certification commitments, or contractual/legal exposure, to ensure these are handled with appropriate care Help Strategic Funding and Partnerships move faster by being consistently available and responsive, reducing delays partners and funding bodies experience waiting on technical answers Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering (Master's preferred) ~7+ years of engineering experience,
ideally spanning multiple technical domains (e.g., Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical or partially technical external audiences ~ Experience representing engineering in external-facing settings (partner meetings, funding applications, customer discussions) ~ Must be a Canadian citizen and eligible for security clearance Experience in a Solution Architect, Systems Engineer, or technical program liaison role bridging engineering and business/partnership functions Familiarity with confidentiality and information-control requirements in partner and government engagements CAF, RCMP, NATO) or commercial end users in an operational requirements or capability-demonstration context Due to a mandatory requirement of the applicable government contract, candidates must be Canadian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain the required Government of Canada security clearance. The standard work schedule consists of forty (40) hours per week, typically performed Monday to Friday, subject to operational requirements.
At Volatus
Aerospace, you will be joining an cutting-edge, fast-paced company with a strong commitment to customer success and industry advancement.
We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive group benefits plan, and a group RRSP. You will have the opportunity to work with a passionate global team on cutting-edge aerospace projects while continuing to grow your career in a collaborative and supportive work environment where your contributions directly impact company growth and operational success. #
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