CareerPlan

Junior Systems Engineer – ISTAR

Ottawa, ON, caFull-timeCA$75k2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, develop, integrate, and test complex systems supporting military communications, situational awareness, and operational decision-making for the Canadian Army.

Role type

Junior Systems Engineer

Builds

Advanced Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities

Domain

Defence / Military Communications / Systems Engineering

Required skills

Systems engineering principles, system design, integration, testing, architecture modelling, requirements management, verification and validation, problem decomposition, networking concepts

Preferred skills

Enterprise Architect, IBM DOORS, DoDAF/DnDAF frameworks, Agile methodologies, software development, hardware integration

Technologies

Enterprise Architect, IBM DOORS, VLAN, Microsoft Applications

Responsibilities

Develop and document system designs and interfaces, support external validation test events and field trials, investigate system defects, assist in planning solution development, provide coaching and mentorship to team members

Seniority

Junior, early-career IC