At General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada, co-op positions mean hands-on impact. Join an inclusive team that engineers high technology solutions, products, and services that have a real-world impact.

• Realize your Impact: Our work enables customers to successfully execute missions across diverse domains of operation. Your fresh perspectives and ideas have the power to shape real solutions, influence projects and drive meaningful change.
• Kick-start your Career: Immerse yourself in various industry facets, gaining insights that span from cutting-edge technology to project management. Elevate your resume with a distinguished company to set the stage for a rewarding career, while paving the way for future full-time opportunities within General Dynamics.
• Grow your Network: Work side by side with seasoned professionals who are excited to share their experience and develop your skills. Have meaningful interactions, ask questions, and build relationships that can lead to lasting industry connections.
• Balance your Life: Our flexible environment is designed for you to thrive. With options to work from home or under a compressed nine-day fortnight schedule, we champion work-life balance, ensuring you have time for personal endeavors and your professional aspirations.

We encourage applications from women, members of the LGBTQ2+ community, diverse cultural backgrounds and persons with disabilities. We will work with you around any workplace accommodation required during our application process. If you require accommodation or have questions, please contact Human Resources via [email protected].

The General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada Advanced Vetronics Systems division is looking for an Engineering student to support multiple programs on a 4 or 8 month term. This multi-disciplinary team develops electronics systems for armored tactical vehicles. These systems include in-vehicle video management, smart displays, fire control, ballistics computing, and vehicle control. This team develops products in-house, including the mechanical systems, power supplies, circuit boards, optics, FPGAs and software.

The successful candidate will support the development team progress new product developments and automated test environments. You will be working with high-reliability product design experts.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate circuits and electrical solutions against system requirements.
• Develop new test approaches to meet evolving needs of new product developments.
• Conduct, monitor, modify and document engineering test procedures.
• Support the lab manager in maintaining the lab and implementing improvements.
• Execute and document various engineering investigations, root cause and corrective action processes, design verification testing and qualification activities.
• Capture and maintain configuration control of project related developments.
• Identifies and resolves technical issues.

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.

Essential Skills

• Innovative self-starter with excellent communication, documentation and teamwork skills, interfacing with mechanical, electrical, software and electro-magnetic interference engineers.
• Ability to interpret and verify requirements.
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of electronic systems.
• Strong understanding of computer systems, from low-level hardware to OS applications.
• Ability to understand and interpret schematic diagrams, drawings, parts lists, bills of materials, assembly processes, quality tracking systems, failure reports, quality charts, process routing sheets, acceptance test procedures and tests results.
• Ability to work in a time-critical environment.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and schedule tasks to meet project goals.
• Ability to use common lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.

Security Clearance

• 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.
• Applicants may be required to meet additional security requirements in order to gain access to technical data, classified areas or information that is subject to international regulations.