Senior/Principal Engineer

Ultra Maritime•Dartmouth, NS

About The Position

Ultra Maritime is seeking Senior/Principal Engineers to play a leading role in a multi-disciplinary project team developing new and innovative solutions for the Royal Canadian Navy and its partners in the Anti-Submarine Warfare (AWS) domain. The successful candidates will be the technical authority for their domain across Ultra Maritime’s underwater sensing portfolio, including sonobuoys, sonar systems, acoustic arrays, and ASW technologies. The engineers will use their domain technical expertise to propose, guide, design, test and substantiate solutions to a technical and non-technical audience. Candidates will be required to perform non-specialism engineering tasks and support within their general discipline to support project and business needs. This role is ideally suited to engineers who enjoy applying deep specialist expertise while remaining actively involved in the broader engineering challenges associated with the design, development, manufacture, integration and support of complex systems.

Requirements

Detailed knowledge of the Systems Engineering lifecycle and formal processes and methodologies - preferably in the defense sector.
Experience communicating and interfacing with a wide range of stakeholders including senior management and external customers.
Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.
Master’s or PhD related to domain. Examples include Materials Science, Acoustic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Metallurgical / Polymer Engineering.
Has achieved 12+ years of experience in defense, aerospace, marine or subsea engineering environments.
Proven technical authority and expertise in one or more of the identified specialist domains.
Exposure to sonar, underwater acoustics, or sonobuoy systems is highly desirable.
Experience with several of the following tools: SolidWorks, COMSOL, MATLAB Simulink, OrcaFlex, ProteusDS, Gazebo, Bellhop, Wader.
Experience developing acoustic models of sonar, sonobuoy or underwater sensing systems to predict system performance, detection range, and operational behavior.
Strong understanding of underwater acoustics, acoustic propagation, beamforming, signal generation, and acoustic performance analysis.
Experience interpreting customer and system requirements to develop acoustic performance specifications and verification strategies.
Experience in supplier material and process governance ensuring quality, traceability, and process control.
Experience analyzing and correlating modelling results with laboratory, tank, or sea-trial test data.
Familiarity with acoustic modelling tools such as COMSOL, Bellhop, MATLAB, Wader, or equivalent.
Expertise in multi-material systems particularly metallic, polymer, ceramics and adhesives.
Deep understanding of corrosion, fatigue, fracture mechanics, pressure effects, and environmental degradation.
Familiarity with additive manufacturing, including process selection & qualification, design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), and polymer / metal AM technologies.
Experience with environmental design and qualification of mission-critical systems in harsh environments.
Experience in modelling and simulation (FEA, fracture mechanics, viscoelastic modelling, thermal and corrosion modelling).
Experience with Hydrodynamic Modelling is an asset.
Experience in the design, development, analysis, and qualification of electroacoustic transducers for underwater applications.
Strong understanding of piezoelectric materials, ceramics, polymers, composites, and associated manufacturing processes.
Experience translating system and acoustic requirements into transducer performance specifications and detailed designs.
Experience with transducer modelling using analytical methods, finite element analysis (FEA), or multiphysics simulation tools (e.g. COMSOL).
Knowledge of transducer characterization, impedance analysis, sensitivity, bandwidth, directivity, and power handling.
Experience supporting prototype manufacture, integration, testing, and qualification of transducers in laboratory and field environments.
Familiarity with high-voltage drive electronics, matching networks, or acoustic array integration would be considered an asset.

Nice To Haves

preferably in the defense sector
Exposure to sonar, underwater acoustics, or sonobuoy systems is highly desirable.
Experience with Hydrodynamic Modelling is an asset.
Familiarity with high-voltage drive electronics, matching networks, or acoustic array integration would be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership within your specialist discipline while working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
Act as technical authority for your specialist domain, providing guidance through the engineering lifecycle.
Work closely with all engineering functions to develop robust, innovative and cost-effective solutions that satisfy customer and project requirements.
Lead and support root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions to improve product robustness in accordance with established Failure Review Board processes.
Drive innovation and define roadmaps in your specialist area.
Develop and substantiate engineering solutions using analysis, modelling and simulation, testing and experimentation, while effectively communicating technical concepts, risks and recommendations.
Provide technical mentoring and guidance to junior engineers and support the development of engineering capability within the organization.