Project Engineering Software Lead

Project Engineering Software Lead

Job Description

Description

At General Dynamics Land Systems we put our Customers at the centre of everything we do. Our commitment to protect and enable the people who serve drives us to develop products and systems that give them a clear advantage for mission success. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver innovative, unique solutions to our Customers.

Key Job Elements:

• Manage technical, schedule and cost requirements against the execution plan and to applicable procedures and standards
• Manage and approve ED&T software deliverables and documentation
• Manage vehicle and TDP software configuration management and Software Integration Lab software configurations
• Plan software requirements and software drops, ensuring software development is accomplished in a systems integrated manner
• Collaborate with Program Management and act as primary GDLS-C ED&T Customer facing representative related to software.
• Act as technical lead for coordinating GDLS-C ED&T response to pending new program software requirements and regulations.
• Manage definition of software architectures based on analyzed requirements, which includes evaluation, selection and integration of all necessary technical components
• Lead B&P activities related to software projects and programs related to proposal generation, requirements definition, software strategy solutions, and negotiation activities.
• Ability to bridge across multiple disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical and Software) to make appropriate system-level design trade-offs
• Collaborate with Project Engineering, Software Requirements & Test, and Software & Cybersecurity teams supporting specific program requirements, including synchronizing plans to support prototypes, RRUs or other test assets build and test
• Coordinate software verification and regression testing activities and manage resolution of issues/bugs
• Lead Software CCB meetings authorizing change scope and timing
• Manage subcontracted software development and qualification
• Support deployment of software to production environment, including collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering on software load procedures/instructions, software loading utilities and hardware requirements
• Establish and monitor software project management metrics
• Coordinate development of software design review materials to support internal checkpoint reviews as well as Customer milestones
• Conduct regular briefings with the Customer as well as internal leadership to status project execution

Required Qualifications:

• University Degree in technical domain such as Engineering or Science
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in professional project management
• Proficiency in application of Systems Engineering Management
• Strong communication, organization and prioritization skills
• Highly organized and capable to coordinate numerous simultaneous tasks across internal and external stakeholders/customers
• Interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team environment, including the ability to give presentations and influence internal and external customers.
• High level of self-accountability and motivation to work through ambiguous situations to find solutions.
• Must be able to work in Canada and to obtain CGP (Controlled Goods Program) clearance and be eligible for access to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) controlled data/hardware. The incumbent must have or be able to obtain and maintain Secret Level clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• University Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar discipline
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in professional software development
• Experience working the full life cycle of a project from bidding and requirements definition, through design, build, qualification and support of fielded products.
• Prior software project management experience
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle management and Agile/SCRUM software practices
• Experience with industry and military standards relevant to military vehicle design
• Experience with DEF STAN 00-82
• P. Eng or eligibility for P. Eng status

General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada is committed to providing a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for our employees. We welcome and encourage applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous Persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or expression.

If you require an accommodation to assist you with any aspect of the hiring process, we will work with you to meet your needs. Contact londonHR@gdls.com if you need accommodation.

It is a requirement that General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada be registered with the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and that all of its workforce be security assessed. As such, successful applicants must meet all applicable security requirements, including, but not limited to, the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government security clearance to secret level.

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