Principal Combat Systems Engineer

Principal Combat Systems Engineer
Victoria, BC

Expected Salary: $103,223 to $137,630
To determine final salary, Babcock considers a variety of factors including the successful Candidate’s skills and experience and internal equity. The final base salary offer is at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

Your Role

What You Do Here Matters In a complex world marked by the threat of war, natural disasters, and geopolitical instability, national security has never been more important. Babcock is an international defence company providing support and product solutions to enhance our customers’ defence capabilities and critical assets. Our Canadian team combines their talent and expertise with deep global knowledge and experience from our operations in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australasia and Africa. Working for us, you’ll help ensure that Canada’s critical services and assets are readily available, reliable, and capable for our defence and civil customers and contribute to Babcock’s Purpose, ‘Creating a safe and secure world, together.’ Be Part of Something Big. Babcock is a people business. Our people and customers matter most to us. Here you will experience a challenging and rewarding work environment with the support you need to deliver and thrive in your career alongside inclusive teams you respect that value your skills and dedication.

Our Babcock Principles create the foundation for how we deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. By collectively embodying these Principles in all the work we do, our colleagues help make us great:

• Be Curious - We believe in challenging the status quo and asking, ‘how might we?’
• Think: Outcomes - We believe in measuring success by the results we deliver and the positive impact we make
• Be Kind - We believe in being kind to ourselves, kind to each other, and kind to our planet.
• Collaborate - We believe that Babcock is greater than the sum of its parts.
• Be Courageous - We believe in being brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Own and Deliver - We believe everybody has a part to play in Babcock’s and our customers’ success.

Our people are at the heart of creating a safe and secure world. We offer a collection of programs and benefits designed to support their well-being:

Health & Well-being

• 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums
• Our Wellness benefit promotes a work environment that supports healthy lifestyles and well-being
• Our Employee and Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) offers support and solutions for a wide range of life’s challenges
• A Maternity/Parental Leave top-up payment is available for our colleagues as their family grows

Planning for the Future

• Babcock Canada matches a portion of earnings towards our RRSP/DPSP program. Additionally, colleagues can contribute directly to a TFSA

Flexibility in How We Work

• We offer an agile workplace for several positions
• An option of a compressed work schedule supports work/life interests
• Competitive annual vacation time off and additional time off during our holiday closure

Growth and recognition

• A comprehensive colleague recognition program and bonus program
• Training and support for professional development and professional membership dues

We encourage you to learn more about Babcock Canada by exploring our website: babcockcanada.com.

Description

In this role, you will:

• Provide Principal Engineer level leadership, governance, and technical direction across the growing Combat Systems portfolio.
• Apply broad Combat Systems and Systems Engineering expertise to resolve complex technical challenges in accordance with applicable procedures, codes, and standards.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary technical work in the definition, design, integration, verification, and delivery of emergent work in support of new and existing Combat Systems.
• Maintain oversight of the quality, accuracy, completeness, and technical integrity of engineering outputs throughout the engineering lifecycle for Combat Systems.
• Collaborate with program managers, customers, and internal stakeholders to prioritize, plan, monitor, and deliver engineering activities to the required quality, schedule, and cost.
• Support technical governance, assurance, reviews, and verification activities in Combat Systems.
• Identify, assess, communicate, and manage technical and program risks, including the development, implementation, and assessment of mitigation actions.
• Build effective relationships with customers, external partners, and internal technical teams, clearly communicating complex issues, options, solutions, and risks to