UVS System Engineer (Senior)

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

Our competitive employee offering framework supports the purpose, values, and behaviours that we take pride in. This framework includes rewarding for performance, safety and wellbeing, learning and development, responsibility and sustainability, adaptability and flexibility, and diversity and inclusion. Our people are critical to our success, so it is vital that we create a workplace that is inclusive; where our differences are not only embraced but make us stronger. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here Diversity & Inclusion.

As part of the QinetiQ team, you play a critical role in what makes our company a great place to work. So, it is important that working with us is inspiring, that you have the opportunity to realize your full potential and feel recognized for your contribution. You’ll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package. Our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of employee offerings that we provide begin with a competitive benefits package, extended health spending account, an additional health and wellness spending account, TFSA/RRSP matching, a personal development fund, an employee referral program, annual salary review, a flexible hybrid working environment and much more. Read more about our employee offerings here Benefits. 

About QinetiQ
 

We offer our customers world-class expertise in advice, services and innovative technology-based products. We deploy our scientific and technological knowledge, proven research capabilities and unique, purpose-built facilities to provide both services and products that meet the needs of a wide range of global customers. We operate primarily in the defence, security, and critical national infrastructure markets.

QinetiQ is a company of over 6,000 people dedicated to being on the side of their customers. They are pragmatic and hugely experienced, looking always for enterprising, agile ways to create real benefit and added value. They are also natural collaborators, adept at making vital connections through forging industry partnerships and harnessing the best talents within the supply chain. It is these qualities, demonstrated every day by our employees, that mean QinetiQ can be trusted as a partner to enable, assure, and protect our customers' interests.
 

QinetiQ manages and operates extensive testing and evaluation capabilities for air, land, sea and target systems. We collaborate closely and responsively to give defence departments, industry customers and academia a competitive edge through the safe and secure conduct of operational and tactical training exercises that combine both realy world and simulated events. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The UVS System Engineer acts as both a Systems Engineer and a Project Engineer and is responsible for all technical items related to the interdisciplinary engineering of the requirements definition, design aspects, integration, customization, of Uncrewed Vehicle Systems (including surface, ground, fixed wing, rotary-wing & supersonic vehicles) at QinetiQ Target Systems in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

• Project management of small multi-discipline design projects.
• Project Technical lead on medium to large design projects.
• Working in conjunction with other technical disciplines & departments to achieve overall system requirements,
• Working in conjunction with other departments and sites to meet operational and business requirements.
• Working in conjunction with customer to determine their goals and requirements for a product or service project.
• Creating and/or assisting with cost estimates for customizing existing and new products and/or services.
• Collaborating to develop and maintain, product roadmaps, product requirements, and value engineering initiatives.
• Review and approval of design reviews, drawings, test & quality plans, build instructions, training materials and other technical documents, including the work of junior engineers and other technical staff.
• Reliable and committed to adopting, upholding, and complying with QinetiQ values, ethics, policies and procedures including health and safety, work in line with the ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015, general data protection regulations and use of IT, HR policies and procedures, equality and diversity, security and confidentiality, and code of conduct etc., and

To meet changing business needs, it may be necessary to make some amendments to the role purpose and accountabilities, and to take on additional responsibilities

Education/Work Experience Requirements:

• Eligibility as a Professional Engineer with APEGA (or equivalent)
• Computer proficiency (Document Management Software, MS Office – Word, Excel, MS Project, MATLAB, and Outlook).
• Proficient knowledge of various design software suites and analysis tools
• 9 years of systems design work.
• 5 years of project related engineering development experience.

Additional desirable assets would include:

• Project Management Certification
• Strong Technical writing experience
• Aerospace, Automotive, or Marine system engineering design

Skill Requirements:

• Strong communications, prioritization, organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work under stress and tight schedules.
• Strong critical thinking ability.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong writing skill.
• Ability to receive constructive criticism.
• Ability to work as a team or individual.
• Punctual

Additional desirable assets would include:

• Other assets to be listed here
• Resilient.

Security Requirements:

• Able to obtain a Canadian Class 2 Security clearance
• Must have a clean background history and obtain criminal record check

Safety Sensitive:

This position is safety sensitive due work requirements of being on the factory floor near equipment and field deployment and testing requirements.