EW Scientist

EW Scientist

Join our 90,000 employee’s strong global technology organisation, a key player in the international defence and security market. Leonardo Canada - Electronics (LCE) continues to grow in Canada; we're seeking motivated, competent and driven professionals with experience in our very specialised business. LCE offers competitive total rewards and a work environment that supports, encourages and challenges all our employees to grow personally.

We are currently hiring an Electronic Warfare (EW) Scientists to join our team to actively work on radar and EO/IR systems modelling, design, analysis and signal processing of sensor data.

Visit us at https://leonardocompany.ca/ and check out our Global organisation at https://www.leonardo.com.

Your Role:

· Developing physics-based Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) design, testing and customer support of our products & models to be integrated within our Sea, Air, and Land simulators

· Enhancing our software architecture products to meet current and future demands

· Developing interfaces between our products and external applications

· Develop and test equations and algorithms written in MATLAB, Simulink, and C/C++

· Create and maintain technical documentation for in-house and end-user applications

· Research military sensor, weapon and ECM systems and develop input data sets that will configure the corresponding product models to match those real-world systems

· Provide EW analysis services to defence-related customers.

What We Are Looking For:

The EW Scientist should have a high level of knowledge and expertise across the following subject areas:

· Experience with Physics-based modelling and simulation using MATLAB/ Simulink, Python or equivalent programming environment

· Experience with Antenna and/or EW System design and analysis

· Knowledge of Radio frequency (RF) and electromagnetic (EM) wave propagation theory

· Understanding of Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protection (EP) and/or Electronic Support (ES) theory, equipment, and capabilities

· Understanding Guided weapon systems (autopilots, tracking, guidance, navigation and control) capabilities and function

· Knowledge of Electro-optics (EO), lasers and infrared (IR) systems

· Understanding of Military systems modelling and simulation

· Experience with debugging, analyzing, and optimizing complex closed-loop simulations and diverse codebases.

· Knowledge of Verification and Validation (V&V) concepts

· Practical experience with standard software test and evaluation tools

· Ability to effectively present and demonstrate electronic warfare concepts to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.

The “nice to haves”:

· Excellent communication skills

· Team player

· Drive and Commitment, maintaining high standards

· Ability to produce clear concise documentation.

· Familiarity with Scrum Agile methodology

· Experience with the Atlassian toolset

Security Clearance

Given the nature of our development work, it is a condition of employment that the successful candidate receive the required security clearances. Successful candidates must be eligible for Controlled Goods Regulations Program (CGRP) government clearances and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). In addition, candidates must be able to obtain a Canadian Industrial Security Clearance to NATO SECRET level.

If you are unfamiliar with the process, you can find information about Security Clearance requests process on the Government of Canada website (search for "Security Clearance Request Process").

In general, to obtain these clearances, you:

· Must be either a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada

· Must have lived in Canada continuously for the past 10 years

· Must not have a criminal record.

Good to know:

· Group benefits are 100% Company-Paid from first day on the job (including dependents)

· Group Health, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Plan (LifeWorks), Out-of-Province travel, E-A-P

· Matching Group RRSP program

· Industry-leading Vacation entitlements

· Generous Paid Personal Leave & additional Company Holidays

· Dynamic Flex-time policy

· Remote & Office work flexibility

· Annual Incentive bonus programme

· Exceptional Employee Referral programme

· Professional Development and Credentialing support - internal (Coursera) and external opportunities

· Exceptional professional environment: you'll join a team of some of the best talent in the business (!)

Special needs of candidates with disabilities will be accommodated. Successful candidates must fulfil requirements for Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and Canadian Security Clearance. Leonardo supports the principles of employment equity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Please apply to this position as indicated.