About This Role

CAE is leading the way to a more sustainable future for pilot training. As part of our efforts to reduce aviation greenhouse emissions, we will convert a significant portion of our basic training aircraft fleet from leaded fossil fuel piston engines to a battery-electric propulsion system. 

Together with our network of partners and suppliers, our small development team will soon build, fly and certify our first converted electric aircraft. We are looking to enhance our team and bring-in skills and expertise that will help accelerate the process and get a great product into the hands of our student pilots as soon as we can. 

We have a talented team and are looking to augment that in a number of areas including Propulsion Integration, Flight Sciences, Safety Analysis, System Integration and Certification. If you have skills and experience in one or more of these areas and would be excited to expand into other fields, then this might be the role for you. 

In this role, the Senior Technical Specialist – Aircraft Integration will be expected to: 

• Follow the general guidance given by the Chief Aircraft Integrator and Design Lead. 
• Understand how an aircraft design is integrated and be able to identify consequences of design choices such that the aircraft performs as intended. 
• Identify areas of risk and pro-actively develop mitigation plans with their teammates, suppliers and partners. 
• Provide direction and expertise in their own specialist field(s) and participate in solving our collective challenges. 
• Do what the team needs of them: be flexible, curious, constructive and be a great teammate. 
• Provide leadership and take ownership for items that require it.    
• Use skills, broad expertise, and/or unique knowledge, to meet the program’s goals in creative and effective ways.  
• Undertake and/or refine design, development studies and prototyping for new system architecture as well as bringing the existing design to a certifiable condition. 
• Research technical development in the industry to remain aware of new innovative technologies that may affect and improve current system's performance. 
• Participate in the aircraft ground and flight test program, including developing test plans, defining instrumentation needs, analyzing data and proposing conclusions from the testing. 
• In conjunction with our certification delegates, ensuring that our design complies with the applicable certification requirements and generating supporting standard proposals, analysis, and reports. 
• Prepare the appropriate documents to support certification activities. 
• Lead technical discussions with suppliers, partners, and customers. 
• Resolve issues consistently and make recommendations. 
• Gain an understanding of how our product will be used in a flight training environment, look ahead to ensure that the design will meet customer requirements and that all the supporting infrastructure is identified and harmonized with the aircraft design and capabilities. 
• Provide guidance and coaching to junior engineers. 
• Represent the company and program at external events such as technical conferences and committees. 
• Ability to code is an asset, preferably in Python. 

Requirements and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in job-related field. 
• Minimum of 8 to 12 years of relevant experience. 
• Fluency in English and French.  
• Expert knowledge in at least one of the following fields, as it pertains to aircraft development:  Propulsion Integration, Flight Sciences , Safety Analysis, System Integration, Certification.

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CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CAE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As "One CAE," we take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, Veteran status, age, or other legally protected characteristics.  

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please get in touch with us at rh-hr@cae.com.