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L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Associate, Systems Engineering
Job Location: Ottawa, ON
Job Code: 46323
Job Schedule: Day Shift
Compensation Range: Between $71,000 - $121,000 annually

The candidate must have a complete understanding of the systems engineering process from concept phase through in-service support. The candidate must be adept at functional analysis, requirements allocation & traceability, trade-off studies, system integration and test. The candidate must be competent interpreting technical requirements, architecture and interface design, and system/subsystem integration. An understanding of functional and allocated baselines in addition to high level and detailed level design approaches is required. Working knowledge of standard system engineering processes is expected – for example: MIL-STD-499, EIA-632, IEEE 1220 or ISO 15288.

Essential Functions:

- Contribute to bids and proposals by analyzing customer requirements, developing system architectures,



selecting subsystems and/or components, and evaluating design compliance and technical risks;
- Create and maintain system architecture documents;
- Allocate and derive requirements for subsystem elements;
- Coordinate interfaces between system components and develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs);
- Conduct engineering studies and analyses;
- Manage technical performance measures and engineering budgets (power, weight, design margin, link budgets, etc.);
- Identify risks, write risk statements, and prepare risk mitigation strategies;
- Manage engineering changes and design baselines;
- Develop test plans and procedures to verify and validate requirements;
- Design, implement and execute system test cases. Analyze and evaluate test results;
- Develop technical specifications for suppliers and subcontractors, identify potential suppliers, define selection criteria and evaluate vendor proposals;
- Develop system level designs;
- Document designs; and
- Provide engineering support to manufacturing, integration, test, and in-service support activities.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience;




- Requires proficiency in one or more area of defence communication systems technology (for example, radio communications, telephony & audio communication systems, secure data networks);
- Experience applying systems engineering processes within a defence project or within a similar project structure;
- Working knowledge of regulations, standards and processes related defence communication systems; and
- Proficient in MS Office tools.

Preferred Additional Skills:

- Flexible team player able to adapt successfully to a rapid-paced agile environment;
- Results-driven achiever with planning and organizational skills;
- Dependable, responsible and committed to excellence and success;
- Knowledge of environmental and EMI/EMC requirements and/or ship classification;
- Knowledge about naval ship classification;
- Knowledge of naval communication systems;
- Experience working in different operating systems (Windows, Linux, etc.);
- Working knowledge of IBM DOORS®; and
- Strong verbal and written communication.

Operational requirements:

- Must be eligible for registration to the Controlled Goods Program; and
- Must be eligible to obtaining and maintaining the government of Canada’s "Reliability" status and Level 2 (Secret) security clearance.

Benefits of working at L3Harris Ottawa:

- 9/80 work schedules
- 12 statutory holidays per year
- 15 days paid time-off per year
- 7 sick & 2 personal days
- Complete medical & dental health benefits from day 1 (employee & family)
- Life insurance, Short-term & Long-term disability insurance
- Group RRSP with employer matching (up to 5%)
- Employee Assi

📌 Senior Associate, Systems Engineering (Ottawa)
🏢 L3Harris Technologies
📍 Ottawa