Director of Systems Engineering, Integration & Testing (SEIT)

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety efficiency and readiness.

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAEs Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
• CAE Values: Empowerment Innovation Excellence Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance

• A work environment where all employees are valued respected and safe

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver take initiatives and make decisions

• Recognition professional development advancement and having fun!

Summary

The Director of Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) is a senior technical and

organizational leader responsible for establishing guiding and assuring CAEs integrated systems engineering system architecture verification validation and test execution activities across assigned programs. This role provides unified leadership over requirements development change management systems design integration readiness test program planning and product acceptance assuring all engineering processes artifacts certifications and test outcomes meet CAE customer and regulatory standards.

The SEIT Director leads a multidisciplinary team spanning systems engineers architects

integration engineers test directors instructional design systems/software/hardware interface specialists cyber engineering contributors and verification/validation personnel. The Director

sets vision defines processes enforces engineering rigor and drives execution excellence across the full lifecycle.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic & Organizational Leadership

• Establish and champion CAEs SEIT strategy operating model workflows and technical standards across programs.

• Lead the SEIT organization overseeing staffing skill development resource forecasting and team performance.

• Serve as the authority for engineering processes systems engineering plans integration plans test approaches and verification/validation frameworks.

• Ensure alignment and seamless coordination between product IPTs Test IPT Chief Engineers (CE) and Program Management as required.

• Develop update and enforce SEIT-related policies plans and work instructions.

Systems Engineering Leadership

• Oversee requirements analysis decomposition allocation management and traceability throughout the full lifecycle.

• Ensure rigorous baseline control configuration management and proper change-control processes.

• Guide system architecture development interface definition and system/subsystem design integration.

• Champion the technical review process co-lead major technical reviews (SRR PDR CDR TRR TIMs etc) with the IPT and CE teams and ensure readiness artifacts meet required quality standards.

• Promote adoption of modern SE methodologies (MBSE MOSA principles DevSecOps-aligned development digital engineering).

• Ensure engineering products meet cost technical performance schedule cybersecurity availability supportability and quality metrics.

Integration & Test Leadership

• Oversee development and execution of Integration and Test plans (STP) Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs) readiness assessments and integration milestones.

• Ensure early involvement of integration/test leadership during subsystem development phases to drive holistic readiness.
• Direct system-level integration activities including Hardware/Software Integration (HSI) Contractor Engineering Verification Test (CEVT) and customer acceptance events.
• Establish entry/exit criteria deficiency tracking processes and issue-resolution methods in collaboration with QA Test IPT and customer organizations.

• Ensure test artifacts are complete accurate updated and compliant with all configuration/data management requirements.

Program Execution & Governance

• Support Bid & Proposal efforts through requirements screening WBS development risk identification BOEs and SEIT scoping inputs.

• Participate in program startup ensuring requirements validation verification planning and engineering readiness meet SEIT process and quality standards.

• Provide technical leadership and decision support across cross-functional engineering teams and customer engagements.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives engineering efficiency and standardized process execution across programs.

Stakeholder & Customer Engagement

• Serve as a senior technical interface for system engineering and test matters as needed.

• Support customer technical reviews acceptance events audits and onsite integration/test activities as needed.

• Ensure clear communication of technical risks issues mitigations and decision paths in close collaboration with the CE and program teams.

Measurable Team Performance

• Quality and completeness of SEIT artifacts and reviews

• Integration/test schedule adherence and acceptance success

• Requirements traceability accuracy

• Issues/deficiencies closure performance

• Team competency development and organizational health
  
• Stakeholder satisfaction and customer acceptance outcomes

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• 12 years (with Bachelor of Science degree) or 10 years (with Master of Science degree) of industry experience in complex relevant systems engineering-related roles and functional leadership; supporting degree must be in engineering or a relevant technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing system architecture verification/validation processes and system/subsystem integration.

• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams and IPT structures and demonstrated experience in complex systems-software-hardware applications architecture components and technology.

• Full understanding of relevant business concepts and processes to effectively manage organizational budget and schedule performance

• Expertise in systems engineering standards configuration management MBSE integration/test frameworks and specialty engineering domains.

• Experience running major reviews and ensuring compliance with contractual technical and regulatory requirements.

• Strong communication negotiation team building leading through influence and decision-making skills.

• Ability to travel as required for program business and/or functional support.

• Experience with Systems Engineering Software Development Hardware / Software Integration and product testing.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously through proper delegation skills and selective personal involvement.

• Demonstrated ability to motivate and facilitate effective organizational change.

• Eligible for a US DoD Security Clearance

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience as a Systems Engineering Manager

• Masters degree in systems engineering

• 10 years experience in the Aerospace & Defense Sector

Security Responsibilities

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.

Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials in any form. Shall not divulge any information or afford access to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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