We are seeking an Acoustics Specialist with experience in underwater acoustics and submarine detection, ideally within the Airborne or Naval Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) domain. In this role, you will support the development, testing, and operational use of acoustic processing systems. Responsibilities include designing operator interfaces and documenting system behavior, performing acoustic and post-mission data analysis to improve system performance, and supporting operational test and evaluation activities such as harbour and sea acceptance trials. You will also develop training and realistic acoustic test scenarios, contribute to proposal and product development efforts, support demonstrations and industry engagements, and collaborate with customers on system requirements, design, testing, and verification of compliance.
In this role you will:
- Designs the Operator Machine Interface for new Acoustic systems features and documents expected system behavior in product operator manuals.
- Conducts Acoustic Data analysis as well as Post Mission analysis with an eye to improving product performance.
- Performs & directs operational testing and evaluation for Acoustics systems both at GDMS-C and customer premises, including but not limited to the planning and execution of Harbour and Sea Acceptance Test events.
- Develops and conducts product training for experienced Acoustics operators.
- Develops realistic Acoustic test scenarios for the testing and qualification of the Acoustic Processor products.
- Provides support for proposal development by proposing requirements and design for new features.
- Provides support for Business development in Canada and internationally by travelling to tradeshows to perform Acoustic systems demonstrations and developing business relationships.
- Liaises with customer counterparts on system feature requirements, design, test and proof of compliance matters.
Additional Responsibilities
- When required assists Test Leads in producing plans for system integration and formal system test.
- When required assists Test leads in producing system test descriptions.
- When required assists Test leads for traceability of system requirements to test. Supports this activity for hardware and software.
- When required reports to the project engineer on all aspect of system integration and formal test.
- When required assists Test lead in preparing formal test reports.