Project Engineer – Space & Defense

PROJECT ENGINEER – SPACE & DEFENSE

TAKE YOUR NEXT CAREER STEP AT ABB WITH A GLOBAL TEAM THAT IS ENERGIZING THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY AND INDUSTRY TO ACHIEVE A MORE PRODUCTIVE, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. AT ABB, WE HAVE THE CLEAR GOAL OF DRIVING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ACROSS ALL DIMENSIONS: GENDER, LGBTQ+, ABILITIES, ETHNICITY AND GENERATIONS. TOGETHER, WE ARE EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY WHERE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, WELCOMES AND CELEBRATES INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES.

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Interact directly with project managers and clients to fully understand their respective needs and iterate over their requirements.
Do the technical coordination of a multidisciplinary project team with Agile methodology.
Follow up on technical actions and plan short-term schedules.
Define the effort required to meet the current objectives and follow-up on these estimates.
Assist the project manager in strategic and execution planning, as well as project costs follow-up.
Manage system requirements; oversee system design and conformity, monitor system performances, manage technical risks.
Regularly make presentations, in French as well as in English, to clients and members of the technical team during design reviews and other project milestones.
Develop and continuously improve our systems engineering tools, including Model-based Systems Engineering.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering, or the equivalent with 8 years of experience as a system leader or system engineer senior.
• Solid experience for infrared optical instrumentation development for space mission or remote sensing.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytic, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability in delivering clear and concise project documentation and in configuration management for documents and product.
• Proven ability to work within standard procedures and methodologies for operational space and provide inputs for space 2.0.
• Master the following tools: Magic Draw, JIRA, Windchill, MS-Project, Office suite.
• Bilingual English-French (spoken and written).
• English is required as this position will service internal and external clients from other provinces.

BENEFITS

• Retirement plan
• Healthcare plan
• Accident insurance
• Wellbeing program

MORE ABOUT US

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. For the 8th year in a row, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s top employers by Forbes Magazine. Also named as Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Montreal’s Top Employers, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, Canada’s Greenest Employers and in 2021 Best Candidate Experience Award (CandE Award), ABB’s culture and commitment are to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and supported. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process. ABB’s Military Reservist Policy offers Canada’s Reserve Force members the flexibility to undergo military training and activities while maintaining job security, seniority, pay, benefits, and privileges as ABB employees, including up to 15 paid working days per year for training, as well as extended leave for operations both in Canada and abroad, ensuring seamless career integration with our nation’s defense forces. #LI-Hybrid