A wholly-owned subsidiary of MDA Space, building on more than five decades of trusted Canadian defence delivery, 49North operates as a sovereign Canadian provider of mission-critical C4ISR systems, bringing disciplined prime-contractor execution to defence and security programs. This legacy reflects a record of delivery where engineering rigour, operational reliability, and national trust are non-negotiable.

Systems

Engineer with experience developing and integrating Electronic Warfare (EW) systems to join our cross functional, multi-disciplined team. As a member of the Engineering team, you will work as part of a technical team to develop current capabilities, enhance existing capabilities and deliver solutions to our customer.

Systems

Engineer – Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer, will work as part of a dynamic systems engineering team that will mature the EW system design and support procurement of EW subsystems through all design phases, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Integration, Set-to-Work and final acceptance trials. Excellent internal and external communication and leadership skills are necessary to work closely within our distributed team, our customer and their technical teams, our suppliers, and other external stakeholders. The successful candidate will have a blend of systems engineering discipline, EW systems knowledge and operational mission awareness, as well as understanding the customers’ needs and potential options.

Experience or background of the maritime and/or naval domain would be an asset. The successful candidate will be an integral part of an engineering team, under the direction of the Program Engineer, EW IPT Lead, and Systems Engineering Lead. S.



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The systems engineering team is structured to be flexible and able to respond and evolve with the program needs. Develops relationships with customers, contractors and subcontractors Produces and/or reviews technical documents, specifications and standards, including System Requirements, Interface and Design Documents Domestic and/or international travel to support program needs Supports the project team addressing design & integration issues Actively participate in program and test reviews Performs the following engineering functions for highly complex systems: Supports the development and generation of documents such as, design reports, technical deliverables. Our team supports the full scope of system engineering lifecycle aspects including compatibility and interoperability, human factors, cyber-security, modelling and simulation, ILS, and verification and testing Models and simulates system performance and RF interference / integration into mission platform and other platform sensors Verifies and validates system designs to ensure conformance with functional specifications and customer requirements Experience working in a well-structured systems engineering teams Experience in large Electronic Systems Development or Integration projects,



preferably with Electronic Warfare Systems, and a strong understanding of project execution processes from requirements through commissioning and support Experience maintaining close working relationships with other system engineers and customer representatives in a location distributed environment Must have excellent verbal and written communications and customer interaction skills Experience with the design and development of Electronic Warfare systems, including environment qualification, human factors, and maritime certifications Knowledge of advanced antenna technologies and performance Ability to model antenna performance for received and transmitted signals Understanding of Radar and Laser Warning Receivers and SIGINT sensors and countermeasure systems and signal processing techniques Highly proficient with MS Office applications (e.g.

MS Word, Excel, PPT, Visio) Experience working with engineering tools such as DOORS, Confluence/Jira and CAMEO Knowledge of agile and/or iterative development methods Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the secret level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR. extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program. 49North is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.

📌 Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 MDA Space Canada
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality