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Senior Systems Engineer

@ Actalent

Ottawa, Ontario

$120k–$140k/yrFull-time10+ years experienceBilingual
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Overview

Actalent is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer on a permanent, full-time basis in Ottawa, ON, supporting the Land Vehicle Crew Training System program for Canadian military vehicle crews. The role owns system requirements, architecture, integration and verification across customers and multiple subcontractors, with 60 to 80% of time spent on vendor management. The posting states a hybrid schedule of three days onsite and a pay range of $120,000 to $140,000 per year.

Pay:

$120,000–$140,000 a year

Responsibilities:

  • Gérer les exigences système avec les clients et sous-traitants
  • Diriger la conception, l'intégration et la validation des systèmes
  • Produire spécifications, ICD et plans de test
  • Gérer les fournisseurs et la conformité technique
  • Encadrer et mentorer les ingénieurs moins expérimentés

Requirements summary:

  • 10 ans et plus d'expérience en ingénierie système complète
  • Expérience en gestion des exigences avec DOORS
  • Expérience en leadership technique auprès des fournisseurs
  • Expérience en défense, simulation ou systèmes militaires
  • Admissibilité aux biens contrôlés et habilitation de sécurité

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Employer posting date
2026-10-26
First seen by our source
2026-10-26
Source record updated
2026-11-02

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentEngineering
Experience10+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Scheduleday
Work settingOffice, Client sites
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish, French
Licences & certificationsControlled Goods eligibility, Government of Canada security clearance
Security clearanceOther clearance

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Actalent

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An Engineering and Sciences Services Company | People to Possible

Full company description

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.  Our expertise spans capabilities in engineering including product and manufacturing, systems and software, construction management, environmental, architecture and civil; and power and utilities. We focus on sciences capabilities in laboratory sciences, healthcare, and clinical research. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.

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426,642
People associated on LinkedIn
6,504
Reported office locations
  • Hanover, Maryland 21076, US
Business categories
  • Business Information Systems
  • Business Development
  • Consulting
  • Professional Services
Other recorded names
  • Actalent
Specialties
  • Engineering
  • Science
  • Talent Solutions
  • and Services
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Yes
Reported total investment
0

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Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. Our…

FieldValue
IndustryBusiness Consulting and Services
Company size5,001-10,000 employees
HeadquartersHanover, Maryland
Organization typePrivately Held
SpecialtiesEngineeringScienceTalent Solutionsand Services
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Job description
Job Title: Senior Systems EngineerJob Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. This role involves supporting the anticipated Land Vehicle Crew Training System (LVCTS) program, which aims to create high-fidelity simulated training environments for Canadian military vehicle crews, commanders, and drivers. The program includes facilities, software, manufactured simulators, and supporting integration laboratories.

Responsibilities
  • Own and manage system requirements across customers, internal teams, and multiple subcontractors.
  • Lead or materially contribute to system design, architecture, interface definition, integration, verification, validation, testing, and acceptance.
  • Produce specifications, Interface Control Documents, test requirements, test plans, and Statements of Work.
  • Conduct trade studies and recommend technologies.
  • Manage supplier engineering, technical compliance, risks, opportunities, and performance measures.
  • Support formal engineering reviews, lifecycle management, effort estimation, status reporting, and Earned Value accountability.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentor less experienced engineers.
  • Spend an estimated 60% to 80% of the role interacting with suppliers, subcontractors, customers, and internal stakeholders.
Essential Skills
  • 10+ years of experience in full-lifecycle systems engineering, including requirements, architecture/design, interfaces, integration, verification, and validation.
  • Enterprise requirements management using DOORS or a credible equivalent, including decomposition and traceability.
  • Supplier, subcontractor, and customer-facing technical leadership (Vendor Management).
  • Authoring and governance of specifications, SOWs, ICDs, test requirements, and test plans.
  • Complex defence, simulation, military vehicle, mission-system, or closely transferable regulated-system experience.
  • Controlled Goods eligibility and ability to obtain and maintain required Government of Canada security clearance.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
  • Direct land-vehicle crew-training simulation experience.
  • Experience with tanks, LAVs, TAPVs, or comparable military ground platforms.
  • Systems Integration Laboratory and physical simulator build/integration experience.
  • MBSE, INCOSE-aligned methods, UML, DoDAF, or similar frameworks.
  • ILS, digital implementation, lifecycle management, EV/EAC, TPMs, and risk/opportunity management.
  • Aerospace simulation experience; DND/PSPC familiarity; capture experience; bilingual French/English.
Work Environment

The work environment involves a hybrid work expectation of three days onsite, typically Monday through Wednesday, with core hours generally from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Practical flexibility is provided for exceptional needs. Calgary is the priority location, with Ottawa as secondary. The environment is formal, collaborative, and process-driven, with significant documentation, governance, engineering reviews, and long-term sustainment accountability. Approximately 60 to 80% of the role involves vendor management.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Ottawa, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $140000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Ottawa, ON.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Ottawa,ON.

À propos d'Actalent

Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services dingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives dingénierie et de science grâce à laccès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent léchelle, linnovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, lAsie et lEurope, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers dêtre lune des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de lEngineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.

Actalent est un employeur souscrivant au principe de légalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de lâge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut dancien combattant, dun handicap, de lorientation sexuelle, de lidentité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

Si vous souhaitez faire une demande daccommodement raisonnable, tel que la modification ou lajustement du processus de demande demploi ou dentrevue à cause dun handicap, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [email protected] pour connaître dautres options daccommodement.

Ordonnance sur légalité des chances de San Francisco: Conformément à lOrdonnance sur légalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels.

Utilisation de lintelligence artificielle (IA): Nous pouvons utiliser lintelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus dembauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et lévaluation des candidatures. LIA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à laide doutils dIA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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