Jobs at Groundwater Modelling Decision Support Initiative (GMDSI)

Develop and manage system requirements, interface specifications, information flows, operational models, and traceability for complex Canadian Armed Forces C5ISR-T systems. Apply MBSE techniques using DNDAF and UAF, create system diagrams, support verification and validation activities, review test artifacts, and produce VCRMs. Collaborate with DND and internal stakeholders, present status updates, deliver engineering work products, meet milestones, and mentor team members.

Develop, test, integrate, and maintain software supporting mission-critical aerospace and defense systems. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, software design, coding, documentation, code reviews, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, system integration, validation, technical support, and presenting technical content. The role requires collaboration across teams and adherence to software standards, with positions based in Ottawa or Halifax.

Develop secure system architectures and cybersecurity controls for mission-critical defense systems. Conduct threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, security testing, operating system and container security evaluations, risk analyses, and technical validation. Create security documentation and audit artifacts, support Security Assessment and Accreditation activities, align systems with military and industry standards, and mentor junior team members.

Develop secure system architectures, cybersecurity controls, threat models, vulnerability assessments, and security testing procedures. Conduct technical assessments of operating systems and containerized environments, validate exploitability, support security audits and accreditation, and produce security plans, risk assessments, test reports, and related artifacts. The role also involves stakeholder engagement, compliance with military and industry standards, vulnerability remediation tracking, and mentoring junior team members.

Support FPGA development, simulation, and verification for safety-critical avionics and mission-computing systems supporting the UK's next-generation combat aircraft. The role involves collaborating with industry, government, and academic partners while contributing to advanced defence technologies and sovereign UK capability.

Supports CAD and mechanical design, testing and qualification activities for next-generation combat aircraft systems. The role contributes to aerospace technology development, collaborates with engineers across industry, government and academia, and supports UK defence capability and international collaboration. Work is hybrid or office-based in the Hastings area, with an assessment centre required during hiring.

Supports software development, testing, and integration for advanced safety-critical avionics and mission computing systems supporting next-generation combat aircraft. The role involves collaborating with engineers across industry, government, and academia to develop innovative aerospace and defence technologies, including artificial intelligence and digital model-based engineering. Candidates contribute to UK defence capability while working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Supports electronic hardware development and laboratory testing for advanced avionics and mission computing systems supporting next-generation combat aircraft. The role involves collaborating with engineers across industry, government, and academia, contributing to AI and digital model-based engineering initiatives, and helping develop sovereign UK defence capabilities. Candidates need a relevant engineering degree or equivalent, strong motivation and professionalism, flexibility, innovation, and commitment to delivery.

Operates unmanned helicopter systems for flight testing, R&D, post-production testing, customer training, technical support, and commercial demonstrations. Responsibilities include preparing and executing flight plans, writing technical reports, training clients, and collaborating with engineering on product improvements. Requires Transport Canada advanced drone pilot certification, a private or higher pilot license, drone flight experience, and MS Office 365 proficiency. Canadian work eligibility and the ability to obtain required security authorization are necessary.

Operates, tests, maintains, calibrates, and troubleshoots electronic test equipment and circuits from system to component level. Performs basic soldering and mechanical rework, interprets schematics and technical documentation, records test and quality results, resolves technical issues, and mentors technicians in debugging and product testing. The role is full-time and on-site in Ottawa, with production-floor work and eligibility requirements for Canadian government security clearance.

Supports systems engineering for a Canadian Armed Forces C5ISR-T headquarters program. Responsibilities include eliciting and defining requirements, developing MBSE models and system diagrams, creating interface specifications and information flows, maintaining requirements traceability, supporting verification and validation, reviewing test artifacts, and presenting status to stakeholders. The role requires ownership of technical deliverables and collaboration with government and internal teams.

Leads a six-person RMT&S engineering team and owns enterprise safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, and trainability capabilities. Serves as Safety Authority, oversees safety management and technical governance, allocates matrixed resources, develops staff, and provides technical leadership across the system lifecycle. The role includes hazard analysis, safety cases, reliability and maintainability analyses, failure investigations, compliance, proposal support, continuous improvement, and executive reporting for complex defense and regulated systems.

Supports systems engineering for communication systems installed in military vehicles and mobile structures. Responsibilities include developing requirements, conducting technical analyses and trade studies, participating in peer reviews and system integration, documenting recommendations, inspecting vehicles, supporting installations, developing cable harness interconnection diagrams, and creating vehicle communication system diagrams. The role requires collaboration with customers and OEMs, travel to vehicle locations, and eligibility for Canadian security clearance.

Develop system requirements, interface specifications, models, use cases, and information flows for a Canadian Armed Forces C5ISR-T program. Apply MBSE techniques using DNDAF and UAF, maintain requirements traceability, support verification and validation activities, review test cases, produce VCRMs, and communicate status to internal and external stakeholders. The role also requires ownership of deliverables, milestone commitments, and collaboration with the Department of National Defence.

Develops system requirements, interface specifications, information flows, operational models, and traceability for Canadian Armed Forces C5ISR-T systems. Responsibilities include creating MBSE diagrams and system views, eliciting requirements from Department of National Defence stakeholders, supporting verification and validation, writing test cases, producing VCRMs, and presenting technical updates. The role also contributes to systems analysis, requirements management, and stakeholder reviews.

Develop and execute system integration, verification, and validation tests for complex defense systems in laboratory and field environments. Create test plans, procedures, automated test programs, and verification methods; troubleshoot networks, servers, radios, and software; investigate and resolve complex defects; and collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, customers, and Agile program teams.

The Project Controller supports project managers and control account managers with scope, schedule, finance, risk, change, and bid management. Responsibilities include developing work breakdown structures and baseline schedules, tracking costs and milestones, analyzing scope and spending changes, maintaining risk registers, facilitating risk reviews, monitoring mitigation actions, and preparing schedules, resource demands, and cost estimates for bids. The role requires Microsoft Project and Office proficiency, risk management experience, and the ability to obtain appropriate UK security clearance.

Develop software for the Bowman product suite and internal research projects, spanning requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, peer reviews, debugging, defect resolution, integration testing, demonstrations, and delivery. The role involves creating moderate-complexity software components, collaborating across engineering functions, and working on projects ranging from prototypes to production systems.

Develop, optimize, test, and verify FPGA-based solutions using Vivado, VHDL, and HLS. Implement video interfaces and processing, maintain reusable IP cores, integrate FPGA designs with hardware and software systems, troubleshoot issues in lab and field environments, and contribute to architecture, proposals, estimates, and technical documentation.

Supports the integration, configuration, testing, verification, and troubleshooting of hardware, software, and network components in tactical communications and information systems. Responsibilities include building system rigs, executing test procedures, documenting results, investigating defects, preparing reports, maintaining technical records, supporting automation and continuous improvement, and assisting with field trials and acceptance activities.