Co-op-Systems Engineer Winter'27 (8-12 months)
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Kanata, ON, K2V 1C2, Canada
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Original job description
LEONARDO DRS, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leonardo which employs more than 45,000 people worldwide. We offer a competitive compensation package and a business culture which rewards performance. For additional information on LEONARDO DRS, please visit our website at www.drs.com. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in the defense and aerospace industry.
Job Summary
At Leonardo DRS, Systems Engineering co-op students contribute from day one. You’ll support the definition, design, and development of complex systems, working across software, hardware, and mechanical disciplines on both existing and developmental products. This co-op role will be based out of our location in Kanata, Ottawa and will be hybrid. This role is for the Winter 2027 term, with a start date in January 2027.
Why Leonardo DRS?
- Hands-on learning with advanced engineering tools
- Real responsibility on active, mission-critical programs
- Close-knit team culture within a growing global organization
- Cross-disciplinary exposure across software, hardware, and mechanical systems
- Collaboration with teams, including manufacturing operations in Halifax
What You’ll Do?
- Support systems analysis and functional evaluations
- Assist with interface definitions and control drawings
- Help develop system requirements and requirement traceability
- Create inputs for technical documentation and diagrams
- Support testing, installations, and ILS activities
- Assist with safety, reliability, and human factors studies
- Participate in project meetings, reviews, and documentation
What We’re Looking For?
- Students enrolled in Engineering or Computer Science programs
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to evolving technologies
- Organized, flexible, and able to manage multiple tasks
- Build, Analyze, Test, Innovate with Leonardo DRS
DRS Technologies Canada Ltd. (DRS Canada), is a leading mid-tier Canadian defence electronics company specializing in military voice and data communications systems; electro-optics (EO) and infrared search and tracking systems (IRST); command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) systems integration; deployable flight data recorders; defence/space electronics manufacturing
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Responsibilities
Support the analysis, design, and development of complex systems across software, hardware, and mechanical disciplines, including requirements, interfaces, control drawings, and technical documentation. Assist with testing, installations, integrated logistics support, safety and reliability studies, and project reviews.
Requirements
Applicants must be enrolled in an Engineering or Computer Science program. They should communicate and collaborate effectively, learn quickly, adapt to evolving technologies, and manage multiple tasks with flexibility and organization.
Skills
- Systems Analysis
- Functional Evaluation
- Systems Engineering
- Interface Definition
- Control Drawings
- Requirements Development
- Requirements Traceability
- Technical Documentation
- Systems Testing
- Installation Support
- Integrated Logistics Support
- Safety Analysis
- Reliability Analysis
- Human Factors
- Communication
- Teamwork
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Categories
- Engineering
- Technology
- Manufacturing
- Government & Public Sector
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Systems Engineering
- Systems Analysis
- Functional Evaluation
- Software Systems
- Hardware Systems
- Mechanical Systems
- Interface Definitions
- Control Drawings
- System Requirements
- Requirements Traceability
- Technical Documentation
- System Diagrams
- Testing
- Installations
- Integrated Logistics Support
- Safety Studies
- Reliability Studies
- Human Factors
- Mission-Critical Programs
- Defence Electronics
- Military Communications
- Voice and Data Communications
- Electro-Optics
- Infrared Search and Tracking
- C4I Systems Integration
- Flight Data Recorders
- Engineering
- Computer Science