Intermediate Systems Engineer - AJISS Engineering Change

Thales • Halifax, NS

59d • Hybrid

About The Position

Thales Canada, Defence & Security is engaged in supporting the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) through its In-Service Support (ISS) Programs. Between the AOPS & JSS In-Service Support (AJISS) and Minor Warships & Auxiliary Vessels (MWAV) programs, Thales Canada provides support to over 70% of the RCN fleet. Thales Canada is leveraging cutting edge solutions to deliver preventative and corrective maintenance, Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), Program Management, Engineering and Lifecycle Material Management (LCMM), and new capabilities to numerous platforms. Thales Canada is looking for an Intermediate Systems Engineer - Engineering Change with specialization in Requirement Management to join the Engineering Change (EC) team on the AJISS program.
The EC Team is a multi-disciplinary team that develops and delivers enhanced and new capabilities for RCN platforms through a broad portfolio of EC projects
The Intermediate Systems Engineer with specialization in Requirement Management will ensure that contractual, technical, and regulatory requirements are systematically captured, traced, verified, and controlled to deliver Engineering work products through all stages of the EC process.

Requirements

• At least 4 to 6 years of professional experience in the design and integration of complex systems in commercial and/or military domains.
• At least 2 years of professional experience with a major focus on requirements.
• Ability to succeed in cross-functional/multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to obtain clearances as specified under the Regulatory Compliance section, below.
• University or college degree in engineering or a related discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Requirements management tools such as DOORS and/or Polarion
• Familiarity with DXL
• Scripting and Integration technologies - REST APIs, XML/ReqIF exchange formats, Python, Database queries
• Experience in the in-service-support of naval platforms
• P. Eng designation is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of system, subsystem, and interface requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure requirements and related work products are consistent with the needs, desires, and concerns of the end-users
• Ensure that requirements are unambiguous, feasible, testable, and verifiable
• Develop and maintain requirements specifications and related artefacts within the requirements management tool
• Ensure bidirectional traceability between requirements and architecture/design, verification, and validation artefacts
• Perform / Review requirements decomposition / fan-out, including coverage and gap analysis
• Plan and participate in requirements reviews, walkthroughs, and sign‑off activities with engineering and customer representatives.
• Manage requirements baselines and changes, including impact analysis and configuration control.
• Contribute to the design of the requirements tracking architecture
• Configuring tool modules, views, attributes, and automated compliance reports
• Writing, decomposing, reviewing, and maintaining up-to-date requirements
• Reviewing impact analyses and proposed changes to requirements
• Assisting subject matter experts in producing detailed, high-quality requirements

Benefits

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level