Systems Engineer, Electronic Warfare & Spectrum Monitoring - Canada
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Kanata, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Recently named by Newsweek as one of the Best American Mid-Sized Workplaces in 2026, Rohde & Schwarz is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support and grow our Electronic Warfare (EW), Spectrum Monitoring, and ISR system business within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). This individual will serve as a technical leader supporting customer engagements from initial requirements through system deployment and sustainment. Working closely with customers, sales, product management, and engineering teams, the successful candidate will translate operational requirements into mission-ready solutions while demonstrating the value of Rohde & Schwarz technologies to government and defense stakeholders. Candidates should possess a strong understanding of EW, SIGINT, spectrum monitoring, and communications systems and be comfortable engaging directly with both operators and technical decision makers. Prior military or government experience within communications, EW, SIGINT, intelligence, or spectrum management organizations is highly desirable.
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We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Equal opportunities are important to us. We are looking forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.
Rohde & Schwarz is a global technology company with approximately 14,000 employees and three divisions: Test & Measurement, Technology Systems and Networks & Cybersecurity. For 90 years, the company has been developing cutting-edge technology, pushing the boundaries of what is technically possible and enabling customers from various sectors such as business, government and public authorities to maintain their technological sovereignty.
Our offer
Your tasks
- Serve as the technical lead for EW, Spectrum Monitoring, and ISR system opportunities throughout the customer engagement lifecycle.
- Work directly with CAF and government customers to understand operational requirements and develop effective technical solutions.
- Translate customer concepts of operation (CONOPS) and mission requirements into system architectures, technical proposals, and solution designs.
- Conduct product demonstrations, technical workshops, proof-of-concept activities, and field evaluations.
- Support system integration, testing, deployment, acceptance, and lifecycle sustainment activities.
- Collaborate with sales teams to identify, qualify, and shape new business opportunities through technical engagement with customers.
- Develop technical responses to RFIs, RFPs, proposals, and other customer requests.
- Provide technical leadership during customer design reviews and project execution phases.
- Support customer training, knowledge transfer, and post-deployment technical support activities.
- Provide feedback from customers and operational users to product management and development organizations
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with Electronic Warfare (EW), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Spectrum Monitoring, Communications Intelligence (COMINT), RF systems, or related defense technologies.
- Experience designing, integrating, testing, or deploying complex mission systems.
- Strong understanding of RF principles, spectrum operations, antenna systems, and signal processing concepts.
- Familiarity with Canadian government, defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure organizations and their operational environments.
- Ability to translate customer requirements into technical solutions and system architectures.
- Experience conducting customer-facing demonstrations, training, technical presentations, and requirements discussions.
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.
- Must be a Canadian citizen or resident capable of obtaining the appropriate government security clearance.
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Equal opportunities are important to us. We are looking forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.
Rohde & Schwarz is a global technology company with approximately 14,000 employees and three divisions: Test & Measurement, Technology Systems and Networks & Cybersecurity. For 90 years, the company has been developing cutting-edge technology, pushing the boundaries of what is technically possible and enabling customers from various sectors such as business, government and public authorities to maintain their technological sovereignty.
Our offer
- Flexible working hour models
- Training & continuing education
- Privately owned company
- Promoting innovation
- Long-term & attractive work environment
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Responsibilities
Lead technical engagement for electronic warfare, spectrum monitoring, and ISR opportunities, translating customer operational requirements into system architectures, proposals, and mission-ready solutions. Support demonstrations, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment, training, and technical collaboration with customers, sales, product management, and engineering teams.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant technical discipline and at least five years of experience in electronic warfare, SIGINT, spectrum monitoring, RF systems, or related defense technologies. Candidates should have experience with complex mission systems, strong RF and spectrum knowledge, customer-facing technical communication skills, willingness to travel up to 50%, and Canadian citizenship or residency sufficient to obtain the required security clearance.
Skills
- Electronic Warfare
- Signals Intelligence
- Spectrum Monitoring
- Communications Intelligence
- RF Systems
- Spectrum Operations
- Antenna Systems
- Signal Processing
- Systems Integration
- System Architecture
- Requirements Analysis
- Technical Proposals
- Customer Demonstrations
- Technical Presentations
- System Testing and Deployment
- Customer Training
Benefits
- Flexible Working Hours
- Training and Continuing Education
- Innovation-Focused Environment
- Long-Term Work Environment
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Categories
- Engineering
- Government & Public Sector
- Security & Safety
- Technology
- Sales
Keywords
- Electronic Warfare
- EW
- Signals Intelligence
- SIGINT
- Spectrum Monitoring
- ISR
- Communications Intelligence
- COMINT
- RF Systems
- Spectrum Operations
- Antenna Systems
- Signal Processing
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Government and Defense
- Mission Systems
- Concepts of Operation
- System Architecture
- Technical Proposals
- RFI
- RFP
- Product Demonstrations
- Proof of Concept
- Field Evaluations
- Systems Integration
- System Testing
- System Deployment
- Lifecycle Sustainment
- Customer Training
- Security Clearance
- Requirements Analysis