Chief Systems Engineer

Chief Systems Engineer (Permanent)

Victoria, BC; Ottawa, ON; Halifax, NS 

Expected Salary: $108,558 to $156,806

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.

Babcock is grateful to work on the traditional territories of many Nations across Canada. Babcock respects the special relationship that the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis have with the land and recognizes that we are privileged to use and share this land. Babcock is committed to being a good neighbor, ensuring that we are positively contributing to society’s progress and building meaningful and mutually beneficial relations with Indigenous peoples, businesses, and communities.

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

In this role, you will:

• Take a growth-oriented approach to help build the use of Systems Engineering Principles for project and product delivery within Babcock Canada’s Land, Aviation and Marine sectors;
• Plan and support internal Systems Engineering governance and verification activities and be a champion for the introduction of Systems Engineering processes;
• Be proactively involved across the organization and throughout the Systems Engineering product lifecycle, providing engineering domain knowledge and guidance to institute Systems Engineering best practices from across the Babcock International Group;
• Mentor or lead multi-disciplinary teams of engineers and technologists in the development, design, and integration of engineering solutions for new or existing systems;
• Provide assurance for the quality and accuracy of engineering project or product outputs throughout the engineering project lifecycle, ranging from requirements definition through to product delivery and in-service support;
• 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 engineering projects to the required quality, time, and cost;
• Influence and inject Systems Engineering principles and processes during early stage solution development to reduce technical risk and maximize customer benefits;
• Maintain effective partnerships with a wide variety of stakeholders including external stakeholders, customers, and other internal technical teams; and
• Act as a Systems Engineering Subject Matter Expert, providing thought leadership within Babcock Canada and communicating Systems Engineering subjects, issues, solutions and risks to all stakeholders (i.e. technical and non-technical stakeholders).

The ideal candidate brings:

• An engineering degree from an accredited Canadian educational institute or from a recognized foreign equivalent;
• A Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licence in good standing with current registration or immediate eligibility to register in Canada;
• Extensive experience (15+ years) as an engineer in a high-integrity engineering environment;
• Significant experience (10+ years) relevant to Systems Engineering and technical product development and delivery;
• Proven leadership skills through significant experience (10+ years) leading technical teams and delivering technical projects;
• Deep understanding and proven experience in the application of Systems Engineering Principles to the design lifecycle;
• Experience in the physical and functional integration of systems within a Defence 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/