# Junior Systems Engineer – ISTAR

Build bold. Deliver impact. Win together. At General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada, we’re not just engineering technology - we’re shaping the future of defence and security. Our teams design and deliver advanced, mission-critical solutions that enhance national security, strengthen communities, and protect the people we serve. If you’re looking for meaningful work that contributes to a safer, more secure world, you’ll find purpose here. Every day, your skills will directly impact programs that matter. We are currently seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to join our Land Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (LC5ISR) team, supporting the development of advanced Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities for the Canadian Army. In this role, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary engineering team to help design, develop, integrate and test complex systems that support military communications, situational awareness and operational decision-making. As part of an Agile development team, you will gain hands-on experience across the systems engineering lifecycle, working alongsid

- **Id**: 3768865
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/general-dynamics-junior-systems-engineer-istar>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Ottawa, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T16:31:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T21:58:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7594
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Parental leave, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Naval Systems, Armored Vehicles, C4ISR, Aircraft Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 5754
- **Name**: General Dynamics
- **Domain**: gd.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/general-dynamics-missions-system-international>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 7
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.429
- **Repost share**: 0.143
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 40
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 75000
- **Max**: 80000
- **Currency**: CAD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 57293

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **DoDAF** — Optional: no
- **IBM DOORS** — Optional: no
- **Verification & Validation** — Optional: no
- **VLAN** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T20:58:51Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:early, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 57293
- **Is top pay**: no

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