Chief Combat Systems Engineer

Chief Combat Systems Engineer (Permanent)

Victoria, BC 

Expected Salary: $104,483 to $150,920

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services.

Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.

Babcock’s Purpose is to create a safe and secure world, together. Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. They keep us on the right course, unify the way we work and guide us towards success. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do:

• Challenge the status quo, Be Curious, and ask, ‘how might we?’
• Whenever measuring success, Think: Outcomes and positive impacts.
• Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
• Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts,
• Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Everyone has a part to play - Own and Deliver to be successful.

We encourage you to explore our Babcock Canada website to learn more about us at www.babcockcanada.com.

In this role, you will:

• Provide engineering domain knowledge in line with all applicable procedures, codes and standards to technically support the full engineering change lifecycle management of systems within the Combat System discipline;
• Technically lead and/or mentor multi-disciplinary teams of Engineers, Technologists and Designers in the development, design, and integration of complex engineering solutions to new or existing Combat Systems;
• Support the identification and prioritisation of tasks in collaboration with program managers, customers, and internal stakeholders and bring your experience in delivering projects to support the planning, monitoring and delivery of Combat System projects to the required quality, time, and cost;
• Influence and provide innovation during early stage solution development to reduce technical risk and maximize customer benefits;
• Be responsible for the quality and accuracy of Combat System engineering outputs, including using domain and system engineering knowledge to engage in the engineering life cycle, ranging from requirements definition through to project delivery and in-service support;
• Plan and support internal engineering governance and verification activities.
• Maintain effective partnerships with a wide variety of stakeholders including external stakeholders, customers, and other internal technical teams; and
• Communicate engineering subjects, issues, solutions and risks effectively to all stakeholders (i.e. technical and non-technical stakeholders) and act as a Combat Systems SME, providing thought leadership within the submarine combat system enterprise.

The ideal candidate brings:

• An engineering degree from an accredited Canadian educational institute or from a recognized foreign equivalent; and
• A Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licence in good standing with current registration or eligibility to register in the Province of British Columbia; or
• Graduation from an accredited engineering technologist program along with extensive relevant experience in lieu of an engineering degree and P.Eng licence.
• Extensive experience (15+ years) as an engineer / technologist in the defence or high-integrity engineering environment;
• Significant experience (10+ years) relevant to combat systems engineering design or systems engineering;
• Proven leadership skills and significant experience (10+ years) leading technical teams and delivering technical projects;
• Understanding and proven experience in the application of the system engineering design lifecycle;
• Experience in the physical and functional integration of Combat and/or Mission Systems within the Naval environment is considered an asset; and
• Strong demonstrable leadership qualities and excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to work with others, at all levels within the organization and often without direct or formal authority.
• You are eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance.

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs:

• Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
• Wellness days
• Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
• Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
• Employee recognition and bonus programs
• Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
• Relocation assistance for individuals and families

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. One that welcomes everyone to contribute to our success regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.

Applicants, please apply online at https://www.babcockinternational.com/careers/