System Architect-EN

About the role

CAE Defense & Security is seeking a Simulator System Architect to support our rotary aircraft simulator product line. The System Architect is responsible for designing, integrating, and overseeing the end-to-end architecture of high-fidelity flight and maintenance training systems.

Responsibilities

• Translates mission/training requirements into a coherent, scalable architecture that balances performance, safety, and cost.
• Guides overall design decisions and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Led the technical solution activities as the overall design authority during capture and program execution phases.
• Ensures the system architecture adheres to security, interoperability, and performance standards, plus cost targets.
• Selects the appropriate technologies and tools that best meet system requirements, considering IRAD, future scalability, sustainability, and cost.
• Analyzes the system to ensure that it will meet the stated performance requirements (e.g. flight performance, stability, weight, power, timing, human factors, throughput, etc.).
• Provides system-level decision making regarding trade-offs (e.g. cost vs performance).
• Creates the product line roadmap in compliance with the technology roadmap, reference architectures and functional product roadmaps.
• Defines “how” the training system can be structured to best comply with the Customer Requirements, including the extent of re-use of existing components and equipment.
• Identifies technical risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure simulator reliability and operator safety.
• Works closely with program, product and functional management to guide technical direction and ensure that the training system meets schedule and cost requirements.
• Stays current with emerging simulation technologies, industry standards, and best practices; recommend and implement process improvements.
• Represents CAE USA at industry technical forums and customer oral presentations.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer or Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in simulation, avionics, or real-time systems engineering.
• 3+ years in a leadership or architect role.
• Familiarity with aircraft communication standards (UDP/TCP, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC).
• Flight-dynamics and avionics modeling experience.
• Motion and control loading system experience.
• Knowledge of graphics pipelines (OpenGL/DirectX/Vulkan) and rendering engines.
• Experience with distributed simulation interoperability standards (DIS, HLA, GSI).
• System modeling (SysML, UML) experience.
• Applied performance profiling and optimization techniques.
• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related technical field.
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or equivalent (e.g., INCOSE).
• Mentoring and team leadership experience.
• End-to-end System Design experience in a Modeling tool: SysML, Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
• Experience with various rotary wing aircraft including MH-60R, UH-60, CH-47, V-22, FLRAA.

Preferred Skills

• Security Responsibilities.
• Representing CAE USA at industry technical forums and customer oral presentations.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer or Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in simulation, avionics, or real-time systems engineering.
• 3+ years in a leadership or architect role.
• Familiarity with aircraft communication standards (UDP/TCP, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC).
• Flight-dynamics and avionics modeling experience.
• Motion and control loading system experience.
• Knowledge of graphics pipelines (OpenGL/DirectX/Vulkan) and rendering engines.
• Experience with distributed simulation interoperability standards (DIS, HLA, GSI).
• System modeling (SysML, UML) experience.
• Applied performance profiling and optimization techniques.
• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related technical field.
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or equivalent (e.g., INCOSE).
• Mentoring and team leadership experience.
• End-to-end System Design experience in a Modeling tool: SysML, Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
• Experience with various rotary wing aircraft including MH-60R, UH-60, CH-47, V-22, FLRAA.

Physical Demands

• Sit for extended periods of time.
• Stand for extended periods of time.
• Lift 25 lbs. to various heights.

Work Environment

• Office environment and manufacturing facility.
• Able to work overtime on and off-shifts as required.
• On call 24x7 for the resolution of problems and issues.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.