Junior Systems Engineer

Kraken Robotics Inc.•Mount Pearl, NL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kraken Robotics is currently recruiting for a Junior Systems Engineer to join our Dartmouth, Nova Scotia office or Mount Pearl, NL. The Junior Systems Engineers at Kraken are responsible for supporting the Systems Engineering processes at Kraken under the guidance of Senior Systems Engineers and Intermediate Systems Engineers. As part of this role, the Junior Systems Engineer will apply knowledge of standard and Kraken-specific Systems Engineering concepts to product and project development. This role has a primary focus on requirements engineering, including development/derivation, documentation, and maintenance of documented requirements; verification and validation planning for documented requirements; interface definition and management; system architecture definition and management; and concept of operations definitions and management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
A background in developing systems from concept through production and deployment
Highly motivated team player with excellent communication skills, initiative, problem solving skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and willingness to learn and adapt
Must be able to obtain and maintain Canadian Security Clearance and a positive Controlled Goods Assessment.
Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident
Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada “Reliability” status and Level 2 (Secret) security clearance.

Nice To Haves

ASEP certification from INCOSE or equivalent an asset.
Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with subject matter experts, colleagues, clients, and users
Skills in standard Microsoft Office, including MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
Familiarity with diagramming tools such as Microsoft Visio, draw.io, Figma etc.
Experience working within the defense, maritime and/or aerospace domains
Experience working with designs for marine environments
Experience in autonomous vehicle systems or robotics

Responsibilities

Applying engineering knowledge and a Systems Engineering mindset/approach to large and/or complex projects in the design, development, test, integration, verification, validation and operation of complex, specialized products and/or technologies
Collaborating with external and internal stakeholders to assist in the development and maintenance of Concept of Operations/Operational Scenarios, generate System Architecture concepts for solutions, and develop/decompose technical system requirements from functional business, customer and other stakeholder requirements
Maintain requirements traceability throughout projects
Collaborate with Functional Engineering and Systems Engineering team to generate and maintain trade studies, analyses, and modeling in support of requirements and systems development, and Sub system Architectures and flow down to component level CIs
Interface with functional engineering teams during the design process to ensure derived and explicit requirements are met.
Build detailed verification and validation test plans based on developed requirements, in collaboration with the functional engineering team.
Assist in the execution of integration and testing based on developed plans.
Participate in system and subsystem commissioning, deployment and servicing.
Assist in the development and continual improvement of Kraken's System Engineering processes
Work with Discipline Engineers and Operations to assist with technical reviews, support investigations and troubleshooting as needed, support integration and testing activities, and assist in the development of test plans and procedures for verification and validation activities
Maintain the necessary Systems Engineering processes used within Kraken
Additional Systems Engineering tasking as required