Senior Systems Engineer (Electronic Attack Analyst)

Our defense client is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (Electronic Attack Analyst) to develop engagement models and mission libraries using SADM and MATLAB/Simulink

Contribute to high-impact naval electronic warfare by delivering Electronic Attack mission libraries for the Royal Canadian Navy at the Naval Electronic Warfare Centre in Ottawa. Embedded onsite, this role builds engagement models in SADM and leverages modelling and simulation tools to create and test libraries across ships, sensors, EA assets, and threat systems. The work includes verification and validation of digital models with opportunities to support shore-based and sea trials.

Interested candidates must hold an active Secret / NATO Secret Clearance or higher, as the selected candidate will require an active NATO secret clearance prior to the contract start date.

40 hours per week. Fully on-site in Ottawa, ON (Nepean). 

Responsibilities

• Develop Electronic Attack (EA) mission libraries for the Royal Canadian Navy
• Use SADM and other modelling and simulation tools to create and test mission libraries
• Conduct open and classified literature research and engineering analysis for system parameters and behaviours
• Perform mathematical modelling based on first principles to estimate system parameters
• Execute simulation engagements between ships, sensors, EA assets, and threat systems
• Run Monte Carlo simulations
• Perform analysis and verification to confirm system model behaviours

Must Haves

• A bachelor’s degree in mathematics, physics, or engineering with 10 years’ experience, or a master’s degree with seven years’ experience
• Radar systems design and radar signal processing with analysis
• Modelling and simulation using Ship Air Defence Model (SADM) and MATLAB/Simulink
• NATO Secret prior to start
• Canadian Citizen with dual-citizenship limitation due to ITAR classified data restrictions 

Nice to Have

• Electronic Warfare (EW) systems design and analysis
• EA and electronic protection concepts and systems
• Electronic support measures design and analysis
• Antenna design and analysis
• Guided weapon systems (autopilots, tracking, guidance, navigation, and control)